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1852-53 Red Plates – Alphabet II
1852 Issues Plates 151-160
Plate 151 Plate 152 Plate 153 Plate 154
July 27, 1852 July 27, 1852 July 27, 1852 July 27, 1852
64,600 80,000 63,800 57,600
Top line extends East NW ray flaw, “G” defective Corners recut
Plate 155
State 2
Plate 155
State 1
September 16, 1852
62,000
Blur SW
Returned to press following repair early November 1853.
Blur SW, Check letters and corner boxes thinned
Imperforate examples of State 2 are uncommon, as the
plate repair occurred just before the introduction of perforations,
Plate 156 Plate 157 Plate 158 Plate 159 Plate 160
September 16, 1852 September 16, 1852 September 16, 1852 September 16, 1852 September 16, 1852
60,000 84,000 58,800 50,600 85,000
Top extends, Guide line in “C” NW ray flaw
marks in “O” of “One”
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