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This plate held up really well and was in service
during the entire rose-red period. 1,011,900 sheets were produced
of which only about
140,000 were on blued paper. Alignment
of this plate was very good and copies are well centered. Rose-red
printings began in July of
1857. Below are examples of re-entry
(AC) and a frame line skewed because the letter punch struck close to the
side of the check letter square. The
South Kensington Exhibition Proof of 1872 was taken from this
plate.
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