1840 Issue One Penny Black, One Penny Red

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1840 Issue One Penny Black, One Penny Red Plates
Registered in 1840 Plates 1-10
Plate 1a in Black
Plate 1b in Black
Plate 1b in Red
Plate 2 in Black
Plate 2 in Red
April 27, 1840 to December 11, 1841 17,000
April 27, 1840 to December 11, 1841 30,000
April 27, 1840 to December 11, 1841 6,000
April 27, 1840 to November 19, 1841 30,000
April 27, 1840 to November 19, 1841 8,000
Plate 3
Plate 4
Plate 5 in Black
Plate 5 in Red
May 9, 1840 to October, 1840 20,000
January 27, 1840 to January 9, 1841 35,000
January 27, 1840 to November 12, 1841 36,000
January 27, 1840 to November 12, 1841 16,000
Plate 6
Plate 7
Plate 8 in Black
Plate 8 in Red
January 27, 1840 to January 9, 1841 38,000
January 27, 1840 to January 9, 1841 25,000
January 27, 1840 to September 8, 1841 30,000
January 27, 1840 to September 8, 1841 22,000
Plate 10 in Red State 1
Plate 10 in Red State 2
Plate 9 in Black
Plate 9 in Red
Plate 10 in Black
January 27, 1840 to October 7, 1843 16,000
January 27, 1840 to February 21, 1843 24,000
January 27, 1840 to October 7, 1843 35,000
January 27, 1840 to February 21, 1843 9,000
January 27, 1840 to February 21,
1843 24,000 Pre-Provisional
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1841 Issue One Penny Red, Provisional Black
Printing Plates Registered in 1841 Plates 11-22

Plate 11 was registered on January 27, 1841 and
printings in red commenced two days later. A
provisional printing of 700 sheets in black  was
performed on February 1 and 2, 1841. The
following day printings in red were
resumed. Additionally, as a trial, 8 sheets were
printed on Dickenson Silk Thread paper.
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1841 Issue One Penny Red Plates Registered in
1842 Plates 23-30
Plate 30
December 6, 1842 to August 18, 1843 41,000
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1841 Issue One Penny Red Plates Registered in
1843 Plates 31-41
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1841 Issue One Penny Red Plates Registered in
1844 Plates 42-52
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1841 Issue One Penny Red Plates Registered in
1845 Plates 53-64
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1841 Issue One Penny Red Plates Registered in
1846 Plates 65-72
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1841 Issue One Penny Red Plates Registered in
1847 Plates 73-77
Plate 77
April 19, 1847 to December 2, 1848 82,400
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1841 Issue One Penny Red Plates Registered in
1848 Plates 78-87
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1841 Issue One Penny Red Plates Registered in
1849 Plates 88-98 (Plate 95 Registered Late)
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1841 Issue One Penny Red Plates Registered in
1850 Plates 99-106
Plate 106
June 12, 1850 to October 22, 1851 44,000
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1841 Issue One Penny Red Plates Registered First
Half of 1851 Plates 107-121
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1841 Issue One Penny Red Plates Registered Second
Half of 1851 Plates 122-131
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1841 Issue One Penny Red (Alphabet II) Plates
Registered First Half of 1852 Plates 132-148
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1841 Issue One Penny Red (Alphabet II) Plates
Registered Second Half of 1852 Plates 149-160
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1841 Issue One Penny Red (Alphabet II) Plates
Registered in 1853 Plates 161-177
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1840 Issue Two Pence Blue Plates Registered in
1840 Plates 1-2
1841 Issue Two Pence Blue (White Lines
Added) Plate Registered in 1841 Plate 3
Plate Registered in 1840 Plate 4
November 29, 1849 to 1854 200,000
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1840 Issue One Penny Black Postal Usages
Plate 1a. May 6, 1840. Used on wrapper from
London to Dublin. Dublin circular date stamp
(May 7, 1840) on verso.
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1840 Issue Two Pence Blue Plates Registered in
1840 Plates 1-2
Plate 1
Plate 1
May 2, 1840 to December 11, 1841 16,962
Steel Blue
1841 Issue Two Pence Blue (White Lines
Added) Plate Registered in 1841 Plate 3
10 in Maltese Cross
February 25, 1841 to December, 1849 191,000
Plate Registered in 1840 Plate 4
November 29, 1849 to 1854 200,000