SG156a - Eight Pence of 1876 (Purple Brown)

SG 156a 8d 1876 purple brown

Plate 1

Image source British Postal Museum from the R M Phillips Collection. Vol XXXIV Pg 42.

Two plates were made, plate two was unissued

Plate 1 and Plate 2

Image source British Postal Museum from the R M Phillips Collection. Vol XXXII Pg 50

Also shown is the unissued plate 2 in orange. The current number of the two plates also differs as would be expected

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Image sources British Postal Museum from the R M Phillips Collection. Vol XXXIV Pg 41 and Vol XXXIV Pg 40

Only five registration sheets sheets were printed of plate 2, the issued stamp was in orange from plate 1

SG156a SG156  
Plate 1 1 2
Current number 503 503 510
Colour Purple-brown Orange Orange
Watermark Large Garter Large Garter  
Perf 14 14  
Put to press July 1876 11 Sep 1876  
Number issued Unissued 20,000 sheets Imprimatur sheet only

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