Selvage markings on line-engraved stamps

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current number selvage sg43 pl 195
plate number 175,
current number 208		 1d marginal ornament plate number 195,
current number 232,
marginal inscription
     
selvage ribbing
current number 223 ribbing 2d marginal ornament

The sheets are 10½ x 19¾ inches (26.7 x 50.2 cm)
There are 20 rows of 12 stamps with 240 stamps to a sheet
each stamp has corner letters corresponding to its position on the sheet

  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                     BL  
  DA                     DL  
  EA                     EL  
  FA                     FL  
  GA                     GL  
  HA                     HL  
  IA                     IL  
* JA                     JL *
KA                     KL
  LA                     LL  
  MA                     ML  
  NA                     NL  
  OA                     OL  
  PA                     PL  
  QA                     QL  
  RA                     RL  
  SA                     SL  
  TA TB TC TD TE TF TG TH TI TJ TK TL  

Half sheet of 2d, perf 16, plate 4 (1854) (click sheet to enlarge)

Image source British Postal Museum from the R M Phillips Collection. Vol XLV.

For more details of line-engraved selvage markings see "The Postage Stamps of Great Britain" Part One
by J B Seymour and C Gardiner-Hill

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