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1882 Issue
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1884 Issue A
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1884 Issue B Introduction

Commencing in 1884 De La Rue & Company began using paper watermarked Crown CA. They were perforation 14.

Specimens section includes about the information of the Specimen overprints. The Issued Stamps sections shows mint and used examples. The Covers section includes usages of the various printings on cover. For constant plate varieties, see link on top navigation bar. 

Watermark varieties are treated on a single page which can be found here: 
Watermark Varieties


The 1884 Issue B

ant841pA.jpg (19474 bytes)ant841pB.jpg (22071 bytes) 1d carmine red
1d rose

watermarked Crown CA,  perforated 14

84Bmint6.jpg (22410 bytes) 6d deep-green

watermarked Crown CA,  perforated 14


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