Page 74 - Sierra Leone to 1961 - The Collection
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The Second Victorian Keyplate 1896 to 1901
One and a Half Pence Value
This stamp was used as a make up value only as there were no 1½d rates in Victorian times. Printed only from
Keyplate 2.
Proof of duty plate Plate 2: Three printings during 1897
Total 2,200 sheets
20 May 1899 - Registered letter from Freetown to Leeds, United Kingdom.
The 1d postage plus 2d registration fee is paid by a pair of 1½d adhesives.