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The Sixpence Stamp 1859 to 1895
‘Dot After Six’ Variety
Surprisingly, this constant plate marking was not documented by philatelists until 1962. The discovery of the
variety on a stamp from the first printing shows that the flaw was introduced either during the manufacture
of the plate, or as the result of damage during the initial print run.
10th Printing - Pane 12
The ‘Dot After Six’ variety is on the third stamp on the fourth row.
