The extension of the frame from the recesses at the top is found on:
stamps 30 and 36: from the LH recess, left corner;
stamps 1 (minor), 4, 5, 10, 21, 32 and 38 from the RH recess, left corner;
stamp 42: horizontal LH recess, left corner.
Blunt corners on the recesses are found on:
stamp 36: right recess, left corner;
stamps 23, 36 a: right recess, right corner.
The start of the damage to the lowest row of the sheet.
Worst printing in thos stamp starts about 7 mm to the left of POSTAGE.
The extension of the frame from the recesses at the top is found on:
stamps 30 and 36: from the LH recess, left corner;
stamps 1 (minor), 4, 5, 10, 21, 32 and 38 from the RH recess, left corner;
stamp 42: horizontal LH recess, left corner.
Blunt corners on the recesses are found on:
stamp 36: right recess, left corner;
stamps 23, 36 and 41: right recess, left corner;
stamp 5: right recess, right corner.
Major break to lower left corner.
Major break to lower left corner and all lower border is indistinct.
Damage to top right recess corners.
Very weak lower frame especially to left of POSTAGE.
Stray retouch marks to lower part of the right recess.
Very weak lower frame with breaks to the left of POSTAGE.
Use the links below to go to plating in the following sources:
Overview map for plating the 1897 1d (1/-) Victorian stamp.
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