SG53 (G6c) Three halfpence of Oct 1870
Showing error of lettering OP-PC for CP-PC (plate 1)
Plate 1
Image source British Postal Museum from the R M Phillips Collection. Vol XXIX Pg 46
As 66,134 sheets were printed there were 66,134 examples of this stamp issued (one from each sheet). The error was not discovered until 1894 so not many examples will still exist now. (Rikki C Hyde)
| Plate 1 | ||
| Watermark | Large Crown | |
| Perf | 14 | |
| Registered | 22 March 1860 | |
| Number issued - pl 1 | 15,872,160 | 66,134 sheets |
| Number issued - pl 3 | 29,640,000 | 123,500 sheets |
The 1½d value (plate 1) was introduced in Oct 1870 to be used in the
new 2 ounce rate.
In 1860 it was printed in rosy mauve but was never
issued
| Not exceeding 1 ounce | 1d |
| Not exceeding 2 ounces | 1½d |
| Not exceeding 4 ounce | 2d |
| Each additional 2 ounces beyond 4 ounces, ½d, max 12 ounces |
Position on plate, also shown is position of stamp PC
which on plate 1 has the error OP-PC instead of CP-PC
| AA | AB | AC | AD | AE | AF | AG | AH | AI | AJ | AK | AL |
| BA | BB | BC | BD | BE | BF | BG | BH | BI | BJ | BK | BL |
| CA | CB | CC | CD | CE | CF | CG | CH | CI | CJ | CK | CL |
| DA | DB | DC | DD | DE | DF | DG | DH | DI | DJ | DK | DL |
| EA | EB | EC | ED | EE | EF | EG | EH | EI | EJ | EK | EL |
| FA | FB | FC | FD | FE | FF | FG | FH | FI | FJ | FK | FL |
| GA | GB | GC | GD | GE | GF | GG | GH | GI | GJ | GK | GL |
| HA | HB | HC | HD | HE | HF | HG | HH | HI | HJ | HK | HL |
| IA | IB | IC | ID | IE | IF | IG | IH | II | IJ | IK | IL |
| JA | JL | ||||||||||
| KA | KL | ||||||||||
| LA | LL | ||||||||||
| MA | ML | ||||||||||
| NA | NL | ||||||||||
| OA | OB | OC | OL | ||||||||
| PA | PB | PC | PD | PL | |||||||
| QA | QB | QC | QL | ||||||||
| RA | RL | ||||||||||
| SA | SL | ||||||||||
| TA | TB | TC | TD | TE | TF | TG | TH | TI | TJ | TK | TL |