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1841-51 Red Plates
1841 Issues Plate 11
Plate 11 in Red Plate 11 in Black
January 27, 1841 February 1, 1841 (p)
40,000 sheets Provisional Printing
Blur NW, SE recut 700 sheets
Dickenson Silk
Thread Paper Trial
May 1, 1841 (p)
Trial Printing
8 sheets
(rejoined pair)
Liverpool to Ormskirk. Black “LIVERPOOL / SE 18 / 1841” backstamp and
black “ORMSKIRK / SE 19 / 1841” receiving marks.
Plate 11 began printing in red on January 29, 1841. Three days later, printing in red was halted and
700 sheets were printed in black to meet immediate needs. Printing then resumed in red.
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