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 Plate 4 was registered on 6 December 1849 and 189,393 sheets were printed from it

 The earliest recorded usage is January 1850.


Plate 4 AA-AF

[AA-BJ] block of 21, cancelled with
twelve black numerals (285 Exeter)
Contrary to Regulations
(AA-AF and AI in state one, AB-AD with wear to stars, BH with spectale variety) [reduced to 80%].

Plate 4 CJ
Plate 4 CE
Plate 4 AD
Plate 4 EA

[CJ] cancelled with
a black London numeral
(District 73)

[CE] cancelled with
a black London numeral
(Inland 1)

[AD] cancelled with
a black Scottish numeral
(207 Kirkwall, Orkney)

[EA] cancelled with
a black Scottish numeral
(1 Aberdeen)

Plate 4 TG
Plate 4 DA
Plate 4 TJ
Plate 4 AE

[TG] cancelled with
a black numeral
(149 Burford)

[DA] cancelled with
a black numeral
 (780 Tavistock)

[TJ] cancelled with
a black numeral
(761 Sunderland)

[AE] cancelled with
a black numeral
(230 Crewkerne)

Plate 4 OD
Plate 4 BK
Plate 4 SE
Plate 4 MJ

[OD] cancelled with
a green numeral
(105 Bracknell)

[BK] cancelled with
a black numeral
(3 Abindgon)

[SE] cancelled with
a blue numeral
(366 Linton)

[MJ] cancelled with
a black numeral
(45 Baldock)

Plate 4 NA-NB
Plate 4 BA-BB

[NA-NB] pair, cancelled with
black London numerals (District 79)

[BA-BB] pair, cancelled with
black numerals (447 Leeds)

Plate 4 AA-AD

[AA-AD] strip of four, cancelled with
black numerals (107 Bradford)

Plate 4 TE-TI

[TE-TI] strip of five, cancelled with
black numerals

Plate 4 HC-HG

[HC-HG] strip of five on piece, cancelled with
black numerals (745 Stone)

Plate 4 BA-CB
Plate 4 CE-DF

[BA-CB] block of four, cancelled with
black numerals (540 Neath) [e]

[CE-DF] block of four, cancelled with
two black Irish numerals.
Contrary to Regulations

Plate 4 NC-NE
Plate 4 OB-OD

[NC-NE] strip of three, cancelled with
two black numerals (852 Welshpool)
Contrary to Regulations

[OB-OD] strip of three, cancelled with
 two black Scottish numerals (1 Aberdeen)
Contrary to Regulations

Plate 4 IK-IL
Plate 4 AK-AL

[IK-IL] pair, cancelled with
 brownish numerals (29 Ashburton)

[AK-AL] pair, cancelled with
a single black numeral
Contrary to Regulations

Plate 4 FD-GE
Plate 4 SD-TE

[FD-GE] block of four, cancelled with
 three black numerals (947 Hartlepool)
Contrary to Regulations

[SD-TE] block of four, cancelled with
 two black Irish numerals (186 Dublin)
Contrary to Regulations
Part of reversed “postage” marginal watermark [e]
 

Plate 4 QB-QI

[QB-QI] strip of eight, cancelled with
eight black numerals (654 Ross)

Plate 4 HC-HF

[HC-HF] strip of four, cancelled with
four black Scottish numerals (224 Lynwilg)
(deep full blue)

Plate 4 CI-CK
Plate 4 PD-PF

[CI-CK] strip of three, cancelled with
 black London numerals (Inland 10)

[PD-PF] strip of three, cancelled with
 black numerals (595 Oswestry)

Plate 4 TI
Plate 4 NI-NJ
Plate 4 AJ

[TI] cancelled with
a black numeral
(303 Folkestone)

[AJ] cancelled with
a black numeral

Plate 4 QA
Plate 4 MB

[QA] cancelled with
a black numeral
(267 Durham)

[NI-NJ] pair, cancelled with
two black numerals (530 Milnethorpe)
on piece dated 29 April 1850

[MB] cancelled with
a black numeral
(342 Hastings)

Plate 4 FI-FL

[FI-FL] strip of five from London to Paris, dated 13 March 1850,
cancelled with black London numerals (Inland 20)

Plate 4 JI-JJ
Plate 4 ND-NE

[JI-JJ] pair, cancelled with
a single black numeral (383 Hull)
on piece
Contrary to Regulations

[ND-NE] pair, cancelled with
a single black numeral (606 Penrith) [e]
Contrary to Regulations

Plate 4 EC-EF

[EC-EF] strip of four, cancelled with
three black London numerals (Inland 13)
Contrary to Regulations

Plate 4 AB
Plate 4 AI-BJ
Plate 4 SK

[AB] cancelled with
a black London numeral
(Inland 22)
Very worn upper plate

[SK] cancelled with
a black London numeral
(District 57)

Plate 4 AL
Plate 4 AI

[AL] cancelled with
a black numeral

[AI-BJ] block of four, cancelled with
black London numerals (Inland 21)

[AI] cancelled with
a black numeral

Plate 4 ND-NE
Plate 4 PI-PJ

[GJ-GK] pair, cancelled with
black numerals (155 Buxton)
(shifted transfer)

[PI-PJ] pair, cancelled with
black numerals (788 Tewkesbury)

Plate 4 NE-NF
Plate 4 EG-EH

[NE-NF] pair, cancelled with
black numerals (180 Chester)

[EG-EH] pair, cancelled with
black numerals (918 Worcester)

Plate 4 AI-AL

[AI-AL] strip of four from Thorp Arch to New Zealand dated 30 July 1850,
cancelled with four black 772 numerals of Tadcaster.

per Ship “Sir Edward Pagett”, London Ship Letter datestamp 31 July 1850
Wellington, New Zealand arrival datestamp of 27 December 1850
 

Plate 4 PC-PE
Plate 4 TC-TE

[PC-PE] strip of three, cancelled with
black numerals (595 Oswestry)

[TC-TE] strip of three, cancelled with
black numerals (242 Derby)

Plate 4 AD-CF

[AD-CF] block of nine, cancelled with
black numerals (545 Newcastle upon Tyne)

Plate 4 BK-BL
Plate 4 DH-DI

[BK-BL] pair, cancelled with
black Scottish numerals (7 Alloa)

[DH-DI] cancelled with
black Irish numerals (37 Ballycastle)

Plate 4 KH-KJ
Plate 4 BJ-BL

[KH-KJ] strip of three, cancelled with
blue London numerals (District 20 Greenwich) [e]

[BJ-BL] strip of three, cancelled with
blue (central) and black numerals (606 Penrith) [e]

Plate 4 NG-NI

[NG-NI] strip of three, from Leith to Edinburgh dated 28 May 1852,
cancelled with two black Scottish numerals (221 Leith)
Contrary to Regulations

Plate 4 SG-SH

[SG-SH] pair, from Edinburgh to London dated 14 July 1853,
cancelled, with a single black 131 numeral of Edinburgh
Contrary to Regulations

Plate 4 IK-IL
Plate 4 RK-RL

[IK-IL] pair, cancelled with
blue numerals (448 Leek)

[RK-RL] pair cancelled with
black numerals (444 Leamington)
(Violet blue shade) [e]

Plate 4 RF
Plate 4 JI-JJ
Plate 4 HJ

[RF] cancelled with
a blue numeral
(328 Hadleigh) [e]

[JI-JJ] pair, cancelled with
a single black Scottish numeral (207 Kirkwall)
Contrary to Regulations

[HJ] cancelled with
a black numeral
(892 Eton)

Plate 4 FK-FL
Plate 4 HF-HG

[FK-FL] pair, cancelled with
a single black Irish numeral (62 Belfast - split) [e]
Contrary to Regulations

[HF-HG] pair, cancelled with
a single black Irish numeral (348 Navan)
Contrary to Regulations

Plate 4 BE-BH

[BE-BH] strip of four, from Halifax to New Zealand dated 6 September 1853,
cancelled with four black 330 numerals of Halifax.

per “Northfleet”, London Ship Letter datestamp 7 September 1853
Wellington, New Zealand arrival datestamp of 14 December 1853
 

BK
Plate 4 CD-DE
Plate 4 CJ

[BK] cancelled with
a black numeral
(775 Tarporley)

[CJ] cancelled with
a black Irish numeral
(447 Westport)

FI
Plate 4 AE

[FI] cancelled with
a black New Romney CDS

[CE-DE] block of four, cancelled with
black London numerals (Inland 27)
very oily ink giving the appearance of
red-brown cancellations

[AE] cancelled with
a black London numeral
(Inland 11)

Plate 4 AC-AD
Plate 4 RJ-RK

[AC-AD] pair, cancelled with
black numerals (795 Thirsk)
(before repair)

[RJ-RK] pair, cancelled with
black Leeds Spoons, dated 9 April 1854

Plate 4 RA-RD

[RA-RD] strip of four from London to Coln (Cologne), dated 15 June 1854,
cancelled with three black London numerals (Inland 40)
Contrary to Regulations

Plate 4 JH
Plate 4 QC-QE
CK

[JH] cancelled with
a blue numeral
(398 Hythe)

[QC-QE] strip of three, cancelled with
 black London numerals (Inland 20) [e]

[CK] cancelled with
a black numeral
(498 Manchester)

OA-OB
Plate 4 EK-EL

[OA-OB] pair, cancelled with
black numerals (261 Driffield)

[EK-EL] pair, cancelled with
black London numerals (Inland 4)

Plate 4 EI
Plate 4 HA-HB
Plate 4 GJ

[EI] cancelled with
a black London numeral
(Inland 5)

[HA-HB] pair, cancelled with
black London numerals (Inland 10)

[GJ] cancelled with
a black London numeral
(Inland 10)

Plate 4 AJ-AK
Plate 4 BH-BI

[AJ-AK] pair, cancelled with
 black London numerals (Inland 21)

[BH-BI] pair, cancelled with
 black numerals (757 Stroud) [e]
Violet-blue shade; BH without spectacle

Plate 4 KC-KK

[KC-KK] strip of nine, cancelled with
black London numerals (Inland 17)
[reduced to 90%]

Plate 4 DA-ED

[DA-ED] block of seven, cancelled with
black London numerals (Inland 4)
 

Plate 4 MG
Plate 4 FJ-FL
Plate 3 KJ

[MG] cancelled with
a black numeral
(307 Gainsborough)

[FJ-FL] strip of three, cancelled with
black numerals (75 Birmingham)
Also has foreign red transit stamp

[KJ] cancelled with
a black numeral
(752 Stowmarket)

Plate 4 MI
Plate 4 JA-JB
Plate 4 QG

[MI] cancelled with
a black London numeral
(Inland 32)

[JA-JB] plate 4, cancelled with
 black Scottish numerals

[QG] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(District 57)

Plate 4 BA-BB
Plate 4 BK-BL

[BA-BB] pair, cancelled with
a single indistinct black numeral
Contrary to Regulations

[BK-BL] pair

Plate 4 GK
Plate 4 AC-AD
Plate 4 GK

[GK]

[AC-AD] pair

[GK]

Plate 4 AC
Plate 4 CE
Plate 4 CE
Plate 4 AD

[AC]
Very worn upper plate

[CE]

[CE]

[AD]

Plate 4 RE
Plate 4 DA
Plate 4 OF
Plate 4 BA

[RE] cancelled with
a black Scottish numeral
(281 Peterhead)

[DA] cancelled with
a black numeral
(130 Caister)

[OF] cancelled with
a black Irish numeral
(354 Newmarket on Fergus)

[BA] cancelled with
a black London numeral
(District 67)

Plate 4 IB-IE

[IB-IE] strip of four, cancelled with
black numerals (910 Woodstock)

Plate 4 FG-FL

[FG-FL] strip of six, cancelled with
black numerals (423 Kirby Lonsdale) [e]
[violet-blue with lavender tint]

Plate 4 BH
Plate 4 GA-HB
Plate 4 GA

[BH] cancelled with
a black numeral
(spectacle)

[GA] cancelled with
a black numeral

Plate 4 KK
Plate 4 AL

[KK] cancelled with
a black numeral
 (699 Sheerness)

[GA-HB] block of four, cancelled with
 black numerals

[AL]

Plate 4 AG
Plate 4 AG
Plate 4 AG
Plate 4 AG

[AG]
with varying degrees of corrosion in G square

Plate 4 AG
Plate 4 GF-GG
Plate 4 AH

[AG]
without corrosion in G square

[GF-GG] pair, cancelled with
black numerals

[AH]

Plate 4 GD-GF
Plate 4 SB-SD

[GD-GF] strip of three, cancelled with
 two black numerals (947 Hartlepool)
Contrary to Regulations

[SB-SD] strip of three, cancelled with
black numerals

Plate 4 KG-KH
Plate 4 MA-MB

[KG-KH] pair, cancelled with
 a single black Scottish numeral
(131 Edinburgh)
Contrary to Regulations

[MA-MB] pair, cancelled with
black numerals (788 Tewkesbury)
 on thin paper

Plate 4 AA
Plate 4 AG-BH
Plate 4 DI

[AA] cancelled with
a green Irish numeral
(269 Kilkenny)

[DI] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(Inland 2)

Plate 4 GA
Plate 4 HK

[GA] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(Inland 33)

[AG-BH] block of four, cancelled with
 black London numerals (Inland 35)

[HK] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(408 Ivybridge)

Plate 4 FE-FG

[FE-FG] strip of three, plus [EG] on registered cover,
from Leek to Bakewell, dated 31 July 1851,
cancelled with three blue numerals (448 Leek)
Contrary to Regulations

Plate 4 BA-BB
Plate 4 MK
Plate 4 LK

[BA-BB] pair, cancelled with
a single black Scottish numeral.
Contrary to Regulations

[MK] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(466 Liverpool)

[LK] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(District 56)

Plate 4 PA-PF

[PA-PF] strip of six, from Manchester to New York State, dated 31 January 1851,
cancelled with black numerals (498 Manchester)
Also has “BR PACKET/16/B/PAID” and “5/CENTS” due handstamps in red

Plate 4 QC-QF

[QC-QF] strip of four, cancelled with
 black numerals (754 Stratford on Avon)

Plate 4 KC-KF

[KC-KF] strip of four, cancelled with
 black numerals (790 Thetford)

Plate 4 LL
Plate 4 RI
Plate 4 CA
Plate 4 DK

[LL] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(Inland 3)

[RI] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(Inland 6)

[CA] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(530 Milnethorpe)

[DK] cancelled with
 a black London numeral

Plate 4 AD
Plate 4 HH
Plate 4 HF-HG

[AD] cancelled with
 a blue numeral
(80 Bishop Auckland)

[HH] cancelled with
 a blue numeral
(447 Leeds)

[HF-HG] cancelled with
black London numerals (Inland 37)

Plate 4 CD
Plate 4 CC
Plate 4 FD-FF

[CD] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
 

[CC] cancelled with
 a black numeral
 

[FD-FF] strip of three, cancelled with
black numerals (682 St Leonards)

Plate 4 QL
Plate 4 TF
Plate 4 DI
Plate 4 PH

[QL] cancelled with
 a black numeral

[TF] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(329 Halesworth)

[DI] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(478 Lowestoft)

[PH] cancelled with
 a black More To Pay handstamp

Plate 4 PA
Plate 4 RK-SL
Plate 4 PH-QH

[PA] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(927 Yarmouth)

Plate 4 RJ

[RJ] plate 4, cancelled with
 a black numeral

[RK-SL] block of four, cancelled with
two  black numerals (864 Wells)
Contrary to regulations

[PH-QH] (with inverted watermark) cancelled with
 a single black numeral (35 Axminster)
Contrary to regulations

Plate 4 JG-JH
Plate 4 KI-KJ

[JG-JH] pair, cancelled with
 a single black Scottish numeral (131 Edinburgh)
Contrary to regulations

[KI-KJ] pair, cancelled with
 a single black Irish numeral (186 Dublin)
Contrary to regulations

Plate 4 KA-KC
Plate 4 LF
Plate 4 SF

[KA-KC] strip of three, cancelled with
black numerals (275 Ely)

[LF] cancelled with
 a black numeral
 

[SF] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(6 Alfreton)

LD-LF and FK

[LD-LF] plate 4 plus [FK], local Glasgow parliamentary notice, dated 1 December 1852,
cancelled with three black Scottish numerals (159 Glasgow)
Contrary to regulations
 

Plate 4 IB-IL

[IB-IL] strip of eleven, from Belfast to Dublin, dated 22 May 1854,
cancelled with six black Irish numerals (62 Belfast - split)
Contrary to regulations

Plate 4 RD
Plate 4 TH-TI
Plate 4 LB

[RD] cancelled with
 a black numeral
 

[TH-TI] pair, cancelled with
black Scottish numerals
(243 Maybole)

[LB] cancelled with
 a blue Irish numeral
(122 Castletown) [e]

Plate 4 IE-IF
Plate 4 QA
Plate 4 HK

[IE-IF] pair, cancelled with
 black Scottish numerals (10 Alness)

[QA] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(927 Yarmouth)

[HK] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(587 Oakham)

Plate 4 RC
Plate 4 OC
Plate 4 DK-DL

[RC] cancelled with
 a black numeral
 

[OC] cancelled with
 a black numeral
 

[DK-DL] pair, cancelled with
black numerals (249 Devizes)

Plate 4 JG
Plate 4 FC-GD
Plate 4 DG

[JG] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(930 York)

[DG] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(357 Hereford)

Plate 4 OB
Plate 4 QE

[OB] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(Inland 21)

[FC-GD] block of four, cancelled with
black numerals (544 Newbury)

[QE] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(Inland 38)

Plate 4 LF-LG
Plate 4 MG-MH

[LF-LG] pair, cancelled with
black numerals (788 Tewkesbury)

[MG-MH] pair, cancelled with
black numerals

Plate 4 EI-EL

[EI-EL] strip of four, cancelled with
blue Scottish numerals (165 Glamis)

Plate 4 MA-MD

[MA-MD] strip of four, cancelled with
black numerals (46 Banbury)

Plate 4 DC-DD
Plate 4 MJ-ML

[DC-DD] cancelled with
 a single black Irish numeral (186 Dublin)
Contrary to Regulations

[MJ-ML] strip of three, cancelled with
black London numerals (Inland 37)

Plate 4 CE-CF
Plate 3 TB-TC

[CE-CF] pair, cancelled with
 a single black Scottish numeral
Contrary to Regulations

[TB-TC] pair, cancelled with
black numerals (309 Longford)

Plate 4 BH-BK

[BH=BK] strip of four, cancelled with
three black Scottish numerals (84 Crieff)

Plate 4 MB
Plate 4 HF
Plate 4 PA-PC

[MB] cancelled with
 a black Scottish numeral
(143 Fochabers)

[HF] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(107 Bradford)

[PA-PC] strip of three, cancelled with
black numerals (152 Burton on Trent)

Plate 4 PF
Plate 4 HK
Plate 4 HK
Plate 4 IJ

[PF] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(Inland 22)

[HK] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(512 Market Raisin)
Thinned stars

[HK] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(Inland 27)

[IJ] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(Inland 22)

Plate 4 SG-TK

[SG-TK] block of ten, cancelled with
black London numerals (Inland 47)

Plate 4 DH
Plate 4 SK
Plate 4 PJ
Plate 4 PE-QE

[DH] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(Inland 26)

[SK] cancelled with
 a blue numeral
(346 Hawes)

[PJ] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(620 Plymouth)

Plate 4 PA-PB
Plate 4 RJ

[PA-PB] pair, cancelled with
black London numerals (Inland 23)
Blind “A”

[RJ] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(424 Knaresborough)

[PE-QE] vertical pair,
cancelled with
black Spoon duplexes
(Hull, 19 January 1854)

Plate 4 FG-FH
Plate 4 GD-GE

[FG-FH] pair, cancelled with
 a single black Scottish numeral (87 Cullen)
Contrary to regulations

[GD-GE] cancelled with
 a black numeral

Plate 4 JG
Plate 4 BI
Plate 4 FD
Plate 4 SB

[JG] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(District 77)

[BI] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(159 Chard)

[FD] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(444 Leamington)

[SB] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(480 Knighton)

Plate 4 OJ
Plate 4 GC-GD

 

 

[OJ] cancelled with
 a black London numeral
(Inland 37)

[GC-GD] cancelled with
 a single black numeral
Contrary to regulations