Twopenny Blue 1840-69

Issued on 8th May 1840


blue rainbow colour trial 1840
A colour trial of 1840
no corner letters


The issued stamps, imperforate

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plate 1 Die I, plate 1, Alph I Die I, plate 2, Alph I
red maltese cross black maltese cross
red maltese cross black maltese cross

DP43 - Two Pence small trial plate of 1841

DP43 small trial twopence plate
white line added, no corner letters
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  Plate 3 1841
MX postmark
Plate 4 1849
"1844" postmark
white lines added, Alph I, imperforated, letters in corners  

Perforated Stamps 1854

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plate 4, Alph I, die I
plate5, Alph II plate 5, Large crown plate 6, Alph III

Letters in all four corners die II 1858

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plate 8
thick white line
plate 14
thin white lines

Two Pence blue of 1869

SG 47 2d-blue pl-13
thin white line plate 13

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