Page 15 - Barbados Britannia Issues - Robert Lebow
P. 15

Un-issued


                                       Printing: recess by  Perkins, Bacon & Co., London

                                                Unwatermarked/b/uish paper
                                                        Im perforate
                                                 Quantity printed: unknown



               This stamp was never issued having been discovered in the  1887 "Great Find" of Perkins Bacon stamps.
                         The complete sheet of 110 stamps ( 10 x 11) shows the first plate type and layout.
                       This layout was used for subsequent plates until the Three Pence Issue in early 1873.
                                  At that time the layout was changed to  120 stamps (10 x 12).






                                                    slate blue (shades)
























                                            block (4)              right margin  block (4)














                                                reverse showing heavy bluing
                                                typical for this stamp printing








               On the full sheet to the right is the "patch on sail" variety (row 11  - pos. 4)
               and "gash in  throat" variety (row 11  - pos. 9)








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