Pane markings on surface-printed stamps

3d 6d SG 141 2.5d pl 4 sg157 pl 23
pane marking pane marking pane marking pane marking
sg144 sg152 pl 15 sg97 9d
pane marking pane marking pane marking pane marking
interpane block 4d colour trial current number 253
inter-pane marking pane marking current number
selvage detail showing plate number top of pane
showing plate number 14 2½d plate 14 1879  

Pane and sheet arrangement

Pane Pane Pane
Pane Pane Pane
Pane Pane Pane
Pane Pane Pane

12 Panes to a sheet, each pane consists of
20 stamps in 5 rows of 4 stamps

Only the surface-printed stamps have panes
the line-engraved stamps are printed as a sheet with no panes

Sheet arrangement

Sheet arrangement for the 3d, 6d, 9d, 10d, 1s or 2s stamps with watermark emblem or spray. There are 12 panes of 20 stamps making 240 stamps per sheet. There can be marking on the selvage of the sheet or on the selvage of a pane. A pane is like a miniature sheet. Stamps with SE corner letters D, E, H or I will be wing-margin examples.

AA AB AC AD
BA     BD
CA     CD
DA     DD
EA     ED
AE AF AG AH
BE     BH
CE     CH
DE     DH
EE     EH
AI AJ AK AL
BI     BL
CI     CL
DI     DL
EI     EL
FA FB FC FD
GA     GD
HA     HD
IA     ID
JA     JD
FE FF FG FH
GE     GH
HE     HH
IE     IH
JE     JH
FI FJ FK FL
GI     GL
HI     HL
II     IL
JI     JL
KA KB KC KD
LA     LD
MA     MD
NA     ND
OA     OD
KE KF KG KH
LE     LH
ME     MH
NE     NH
OE     OH
KI KJ KK KL
LI     LL
MI     ML
NI     NL
OI     OL
PA PB PC PD
QA     QD
RA     RD
SA     SD
TA TB TC TD
PE PF PG PH
QE     QH
RE     RH
SE     SH
TE TF TG TH
PI PJ PK PL
QI     QL
RI     RL
SI     SL
TI TJ TK TL

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