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1840 Black Plates
1840 Issues Plate 10

State 1

Red Cross

Black Cross

Initial Printing in Black
December. 8, 1840
7,000 sheets
“O” flaw, blur NW

Pre-Provisional Printing
December 30, 1840 (p)
~6,000 sheets
“O” flaw, blur NW

Printing in red began at the end of December 1840. Following a repair to the plate in January 1841, a small provisional
printing in black was made to meet current needs prior to the scheduled mid-February transition to a red penny
adhesive. Printing in red then resumed and continued until the plate was retired in March 1841.

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