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The Edward VII Keyplate 1902 to 1912
1908 Sixpence Dull & Bright Purple. Five printings, all from Plate 1:
Date Despatched Sheets of 60 Stamps
8 May 1908 206 12,360
6 Oct 1908 208 12,480
14 Feb 1910 206 12,360
14 Feb 1910 204 12,240
20 Mar 1911 208 12,480
Total 1,032 61,920
Plate 1. Top two rows from right pane.
7 December 1909 - Freetown to London, England.
Higher value stamps used to pay insurance fee of 5d for first £12 value plus 2d for each additional £12.
Postage and registration fee were extra. Franked by stamps from 1907 and earlier series.
