1846 1D PL. 70 (SG8)(PG) EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE 13th AUGUST 1846. Large piece with 1d pl. 70 (SG8) lettered PG, just touched NW square otherwise fine margins tied London '3' Inland Office numeral. On reverse very clear London date stamp 13 AU 1846. NEW EARLIEST DATE OF USE FOR THIS PLATE, Statham records as 31st August 1846 which is confirmed by Alan Oliver in his Magnus Opus 'Life Span of the Printing Plates For All the Postage stamps Of Queen Victoria'. (Ref 53645).
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