GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48

Plate 48

• Put to Press Date: 2 Feb 1857
• Destroyed: Not known but withdrawn from the press 1 Mar 1864
• Sheets printed : Thought to be around 800,000
• Blued paper is very rare thought to be approx 1000 sheets.
• Constant Plate characteristics:
  • Large Crown Watermark
  • Perforation 14 (Known perf 16 from the Dec '57- Mar '58 emergency operations)
  • QL and TL were both repaired by hand and thereby exist in 2 states.
  • Main North East Ray of North East square is generally short. (Plates 37-49 & 52-60)
  • Most units showing the ⅔ break in East frame (Plates 37-49 & 52-60)

A Row |	B Row |	C Row |	D Row |	E Row |	F Row |	G Row |	H Row |	I Row |	J Row |
K Row |	L Row |	M Row |	N Row |	O Row |	P Row |	Q Row |	R Row |	S Row |	T Row |

A Row

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More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 AF.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 AG.jpg More Images	More Images East extends North, Blur outside NW
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 AI.jpg More Images Large mark in P of POSTAGE	More Images	More Images	Missing Imprimatur position More Images Mark above L vertical possibly double punched

B Row

More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 BB.jpg More Images North frameline extends East	More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 BE.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 BG.jpg More Images Fresh Entry marks in star corners and below value, both letters recut by hand.	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 BH.jpg More Images
More Images Small coloured dot on bust	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 BL.jpg More Images

C Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 CA.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 CC.jpg More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 CE.jpg More Images Mark below E touching frame in later prints	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 CF.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images
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D Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 DA.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images Diagonal blur below NN of PENNY in margin (cf. EC)	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 DD.jpg More Images
More Images	More Images	More Images	More Images D punched far left and serifs touch the West frameline. short scratch in North West corner of H square
More Images Short horizontal scratch above ST of Postage	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 DL.jpg More Images

E Row

More Images East frameline extends North slightly	More Images	More Images Mark in margin above G of POSTAGE, North East square very weak.	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 ED.jpg More Images
More Images	More Images	More Images	More Images Small blur on frameline below each foot of the H
More Images	More Images	More Images Small spot on face below corner of eye and ear	More Images

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F Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 FA.jpg More Images East frameline extends North slightly	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 FB.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 FD.jpg More Images
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More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 FK.jpg More Images	More Images A small horizontal scratch above the F

G Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 GA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 GB.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 GD.jpg More Images G double punched
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 GE.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 GH.jpg More Images
More Images Second N of PENNY malformed	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 GK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 GL.jpg More Images L doubled below (weak)

H Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 HA.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images East frameline extends South connecting to the North East square of IC	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 HD.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 HE.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 HH.jpg More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 HI.jpg More Images	More Images	Missing Imprimatur position More Images	Missing Imprimatur position More Images

I Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 IA.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images East frameline extends North connecting to the South East square of HC	More Images
More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 IG.jpg Missing Imprimatur position More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 IH.jpg Missing Imprimatur position More Images
Missing Imprimatur position More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 IJ.jpg Missing Imprimatur position More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 IK.jpg Missing Imprimatur position More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 IL.jpg Missing Imprimatur position More Images

J Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 JA.jpg More Images	More Images South frameline extends West slightly	More Images	More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 JF.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 JH.jpg More Images
More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 JK.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 JL.jpg More Images J recut by hand foot is wider than normal (on the plate) and enlarged

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K Row

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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 KE.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 KG.jpg More Images	More Images Two small dots i corner below the right foot of the H
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 KI.jpg More Images South frameline extends East slightly	More Images	More Images	More Images

L Row

More Images	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 LD.jpg More Images South frameline extends West slightly
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 LE.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 LF.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 LI.jpg More Images	More Images Spot to the right of the mouth. J square has a large blur halfway up on the left margin	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 LL.jpg More Images

M Row

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More Images	More Images Bottom right serif of M extends and touches the right frame of square	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 MG.jpg More Images	More Images
More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 MJ.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 MK.jpg More Images	More Images

N Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 NA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 NB.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images
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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 NI.jpg More Images Large dot below the 6 o'clock ray of the North East square	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 NJ.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 NK.jpg More Images	More Images

O Row

More Images Heavy blur on the North East squares South East main ray	More Images	More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 OE.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 OH.jpg More Images South frameline extends East slightly
More Images I punched very high in its square causing the frame to bulge upwards	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 OL.jpg More Images

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P Row

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File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 PE.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 PF.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 PH.jpg More Images
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Q Row

More Images North frameline extends East	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 QB.jpg More Images North frameline extends East	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 QC.jpg More Images C has a large blur attached on its left side	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 QE.jpg More Images	More Images South frameline extends West	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 QG.jpg More Images	More Images
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 QI.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 QJ.jpg More Images	More Images South frameline extends West	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 QL.jpg More Images Large scratch running from nose to below the eye. This was repaired by hand retouch to give a State 2

R Row

More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 RB.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 RC.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 RD.jpg More Images Blurred mark on margin below the upright of the D
More Images	More Images	More Images	More Images R punched close to the right hand side of its square. Short vertical scratch in the North East corner of the RH square
File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 RI.jpg More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 RK.jpg More Images small blurred mark below South West corner of the South West square	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 RL.jpg More Images

S Row

File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 SA.jpg More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 SB.jpg More Images	More Images	More Images
More Images	More Images	More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 SH.jpg More Images S punched far right of square almost touching at top serif
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T Row

Missing Imprimatur position More Images	Missing Imprimatur position More Images	Missing Imprimatur position More Images	Missing Imprimatur position More Images
Missing Imprimatur position More Images	Missing Imprimatur position More Images	Missing Imprimatur position More Images	Missing Imprimatur position More Images
Missing Imprimatur position More Images	File:GB 1d Red Die II Plate 48 TJ.jpg Missing Imprimatur position More Images	Missing Imprimatur position More Images	Missing Imprimatur position More Images Dot below the corner of the L square, later repaired by hand retouch

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