Plate 8 Black Printings
The "O" Flaw Stage 1 appears on most of the impressions of row AA through
OJ. The "O" Flaw Stage 2 appears on most of the impressions from
OK though TL. In some of the later repairs by re-entry the "O" flaw
is eliminated. The roller used for repair of this plate did not have
the "O" Flaw
and obliterated the flaw during the process of repair. Also,
the roller had blank corner squares and effected the star corners, causing
the so called
white star flaw in the north-east corner.
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Characteristics of Plate 8 Black Printing
Earliest Known Date of Use | 11 September 1840 |
Flaw | "O" Flaw Stage 1 and 2 |
No Flaw | Stage 1: most stamps of row AA-OJ
Stage 2: most stamps of OK-TL |
Re-entries | DL, RL, TA, TJ |
Double Letters | HA, MI |
Constant Varieties | BL, HL, TL |
Horizontal Guide Lines | EL, FB, FG, FH, NB, SC |
Vertical Guide Lines | AA, AE, AF, AJ, AK, BC, BG, BI, BK, CC, CD, CI, DA, DC, DD, DG, DH, DI, DK, EA, EB, EC, EF, EG, EI-EL, FC, FD, HA, HC, HG, HH, HI, IB, JE, LB, LD, LF, LI, MA, ND, OD, OF, OI, OK, PB, PC, PD, PG-PK, QA-QE, QH-QK, RA-RG, RI, RJ, SA-SD, TB, TC |
Guide Dots | In or below the L squares: AL, EL, GL, HL, IL, ML, OL, PL, QL, SL, TL; south-west corner: AB, AD, AH, AK |
Printing in Red | State1, State 1 Provisional, State 2 Provisional |
Color of Maltese Cross | Red or Black |
Bleute Paper | Exists |
Thin Paper | Exists |
Inverted Watermark | Exists (uncommon) |
Plate 8 Red Printings
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"O" Flaw |
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Characteristics of Plate 8 Red Printing State 1
Earliest Known Date of Use | January 1841 |
Flaw | "O" Flaw Stage 1 and 2 |
No Flaw | Stage 1: most stamps of AA-OJ
Stage 2: most stamps of OK-TL |
Re-entries | DL, RL, TA, TJ |
Double Letters | HA, MI |
Horizontal Guide Lines | EL, FB, FG, FH, NB, SC |
Vertical Guide Lines | AA, AE, AF, AJ, AK, BC, BG, BI, BK, CC, CD, CI, DA, DC, DD, DG, DH, DI, DK, EA, EB, EC, EF, EG, EI-EL, FC, FD, HA, HC, HG, HH, HI, IB, JE, LB, LD, LF, LI, MA, ND, OD, OF, OI, OK, PB, PC, PD, PG-PK, QA-QE, QH-QK, RA-RG, RI, RJ, SA-SD, TB, TC |
Guide Lines | In or below the L squares: AL, EL, GL, HL, IL, ML, OL, PL, QL, SL, TL; south-west corner: AB, AD, AH, AK |
Constant Varieties | BL, HL, TL |
Color of Maltese Cross | Black |
Inverted Watermark | Exists |
Characteristics of Plate 8 Black Printing State 2 (1840 Repair)
GE, HE | No "O" Flaw |
Characteristics of Plate 8 Red Printing State 2 (1840 Repair)
GE, HE | No "O" Flaw |
Characteristics of Plate 8 Red Printing State 1, Pre-Provisional
Repair by Re-entry | DK, PG, PK, RF, RG, RH, SE, SF, SG, TE, TF, TG, TH |
Characteristics of Plate 8 Black Printing State 2
22 January - 03 February
"O" Flaw Removed | DK, PG, PK, RF, RG, RH, SE, SF, SG, TE, TF, TG, TH |
Characteristics of Plate 8 Red Printing State 2
22 January - 03 February
"O" Flaw Removed | DK, PG, PK, RF, RG, RH, SE, SF, SG, TE, TF, TG, TH |
Plate 8 Late Red Printing Repair of 1841
Non-coincidental Re-entry | State 2 AE-AL |
Coincidental Re-entry | State 2 AD, BH, BI, BJ, BK, BL, CJ, CK, CL, DI, DJ, EG, EH, EI, EJ, EK, EL, FG, FH, FI, FL, GL, HK, HL, II, IJ, IK, IL, NE, NF, NG, NH, PI, PJ, PL, QE, QF, QG, QH, QI, QJ, QK, QL, RD, RE, RI, RJ, RK, SD, SH, SI, SJ, TB, TC, TD, TI |
Coincidental Re-entries | State 3: DK, PG, RF, RG, SE, SF, SG, TE, TG, TH |