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The Edward VII Keyplate 1902 to 1912
1909 Three Halfpence Dull Orange.
Four printings, all from Plate 1:
Date Despatched Sheets of 60 Stamps
20 Nov 1909 206⅓ 12,380
14 Feb 1910 208 12,480
26 Apr 1910 608 36,480
20 Mar 1911 206 12,360
Total 1,228⅓ 73,700
Block of ten used at Freetown on 26 November 1912.
These SPECIMEN overprints are not the same as any recorded UPU examples,
nor are they known to be printers’ samples.
Two examples of the small break in the top right-hand corner of the country name frame line.
This is a constant variety on the keyplate and occurs in several positions.
