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1840 Black Plates
1840-41 Issues Plates 1b, 1c
Second State (Plate 1b)
May 26 , 1840 (p)
30,000 sheets
NW ray flaw, NE weak
Used locally in London. Red London tombstone “JU 20 / 1840” on the reverse.
Second and Third States (Plates 1b, 1c)
February 25, 1841 (EKU)
6,000 sheets
NW ray flaw, NE weak
CG State 3 (Plate 1b); EL State 2 (Plate 1b). Tain to Dingwall. Boxed “TAIN / JU 5 / 41” datestamp in
black on the reverse.
In December 1840, between the end of the printings in black and the start of printing in red, 45 of the 240
positions, including position CG, were re-entered, creating a third state for these plate positions. Position
EL was not re-entered or repaired following the printings in black, so it remained in the second state for
the remaining life of the plate
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