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1840 Black Plates
1840 Issues Plate 9
Red Cross Black Cross
November 9, 1840
16,000 sheets
Frame line extends SE
London to Sussex. Black “PADDINGTON / FE 20 / 1841” datestamp on the reverse.
The ink color of the Maltese cross was changed from red to black on or about
February 8, 1841 to deter cleaning and reuse of adhesives.
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