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The George V Keyplate 1912 to 1931
Ninepence Value
A new colony name subsidiary die was made, with wider letters ‘O’ and ‘R’ than the Victorian die it replaced.
No common postal rate existed in 1912 that needed a 9d stamp, making non-philatelic uses difficult to find.
Proof of duty plate Plates used: 1a, 1b, 6 & 10
Four printings from 1912 to 1922
5 November 1912 - Receipt for parcel posted at Freetown.
Earliest recorded use of a 9d stamp, just six weeks after the despatch on 27 September 1912.
