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The George V Large Format Issues 1912 to 1931

1912 - 1921 Threepence Purple on Yellow Paper

As with all values produced in the large format, these threepence stamps were all printed from plate number
one only. The shades of both the ink and paper varied considerably over five printings.

Printings: 5 Nov 1912 12,000 6 Feb 1920 45,420
6 Dec 1912 92,280 11 May 1921 30,000
6 Oct 1916 61,560 241,260
Total

Purple Ink Pale Purple Ink

Yellow Pale Yellow

Paper Paper

Duty plate die proof