Position 48

  • Early Printing / Impression ancienne
  • Impression tardive / Late Printing
Perforation:
Perforation:
Early and Late Proof Images
Calder's notes
Dot in margin East of the foot of the South East "7"; moving position or travelling dot is in the East oval ornament a shade East of centre; main position dot is oval and South West slightly South centre nearly full towards the West.
Kershaw's notes
There are guide dots in both LH and RH ovals. The RH oval dot is centered right.
Morel's notes
Right oval dot positioned between 6th and 7th vertical hatch lines, on centre line.Left oval dot 3/4 full, at 4 o'clock.

Stamps from printing orders 1 to 5A were perf. 11.75, stamps from printing orders 5B to 7 were perf. 12 x 11.75 and those from printing orders 8 to 12 were perf. 12.