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Plate - Intaglio - 1854-1855 Intaglio Plates, defaced showing (a) bust (b) 2 annas (central design) (c) 4 annas (d) Complete 2 annas (e) top and crown with floral decoration. Steel. India. Stone: 'India 1854 Essays and Dies. Multiple Dies Plate (IV) [Roman numerals refer to plates in The Postage and Telegraph Stamps of British India (Stanley Gibbons 1907)] of copper, engraved by Numerodeen: a. Four Annas Essay Head. b. Two Annas Essay. c. Four Annas Die, surrounded with wavy lines and rosettes.