Great Britain

1880 Issue, 2sh brown (plate 1)
four different plate positions: JL, KJ, LK and PI
 

Sperati reproduced four different sheets positions of the 1880 issue 2s pale brown from four separate clichés. Each cliché was each made by replacing the corner squares on transfers from a master negative of the main design. All four of the positions are shown below. The mounted page includes an original model and a matrix on film that was used to produce the cliché for position "Pl." The reproductions are decolored genuine stamps with cancels retained. Characteristically, there is diminished white space between the horizontal shading lines which are also too heavy. The corner squares usually have white flaws.

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1880 Issue 2s, position "JL"

1. all positions show breaks in the colored circle around the plate number. Positions of the break vary and are often obscured by cancels

2. background horizontal lines are too coarse and irregular

3. color is darker than on the genuine

1880 Issue 2s, position "KJ"

1. all positions show breaks in the colored circle around the plate number. Positions of the break vary and are often obscured by cancels

2. background horizontal lines are too coarse and irregular

3. color is darker than on the genuine

1880 Issue 2s, position "LK"

1. all positions show breaks in the colored circle around the plate number. Positions of the break vary and are often obscured by cancels

2. background horizontal lines are too coarse and irregular

3. color is darker than on the genuine

1880 Issue 2s, position "PI"

1. all positions show breaks in the colored circle around the plate number. Positions of the break vary and are often obscured by cancels

2. background horizontal lines are too coarse and irregular

3. color is darker than on the genuine

additional information from Sperati I:  Plate 10   Great Britain Text

Richard Frajola (May 5, 2020)