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Jamaica: Laureated Head of Queen Victoria
Proofs
1d Design Die Proofs
Four states of the 1d design exist.
The 1st state has incomplete shading around the head.
The 2nd state has solid shading to the tips of the laurel leaves.
In the 3rd state the shading to the lower half of the laurel leaves has been reduced
and for the final state it has been removed from the upper half as well.
State 1 State 2 State 3 State 4
Scan
1d Ink Recipe
In the 1870s and later De La Rue documented the ink colour mix for each issue and printed dummy stamps.
