SG66 - Four Pence of 1857
Scan courtesy Elstree Stamps
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| Watermark | Large Garter |
| Perf | 14 |
| Put to press | Jan 1857 |
| Number issued | 28,776,960 |
The 4d value was first introduced in 1855 to prepay letters to France and
the die was engraved by Jean Ferdinand Joubert de la Ferté (1810-1884) a
refugee from Napoleonic France.
The Surface printed stamps were printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co.