Chapter VIII: Appendix: B

Table of perforations of stamps printed by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co. 1861 to 1881.

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NUMBER| | | |
OF | | | |
ISSUE.| DATE OF ISSUE.| WMK.| DENOMINATION AND COLOUR.| PERFORATION.
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1 | May 1861 |None.|1d., bright rose-red |A. | |
| | |6d., blue-green |A. | |
2 | 1862 |None.|6d., yellow-green |C. | |
3 | 1863-1866 |None.|1d., bright rose-red | |B. |B×A.
| | |6d., blue-green | |B. |
4 | August 1866 |None.|4d., deep bright blue | |B. |
| | |1s., dark slate-grey |A. | |B×A.
| | |1s., greyish-purple |A. | |B×A.
5 | April 1869 |None.|1s., indigo | |B. |
6 | October 1869 |None.|4d., deep bright yellow | |B. |
| | |1s., bright brown | |B. |
7 | June 1871 |Star.|1d., black |A. | |B×A.
| | |6d., dull blue-green |A. | |
| | |6d., dark blue-green |A.[6]| |
8 | June 1872 |Star.|1s., bright rose-red | |B. |B×A.
| | |1s., deep rose-red | |B. | ?
| | |1s., dull red | |B. | ?
9 | Early in 1874 |Star.|1s., pale violet-rose | |B. |B×A.
10 | 1875 |Star.|1s., dark claret | |B. |
11 | February 1877 |Star.|6d., pale yellow-green |A. | |B×A.
| | |1s., bright vermilion-red| |B.[7]|B×A.
12 | July 1877 |Star.|4d., dark deep blue | |B. |
14 | June 1880 |Star.|1d., pale grey-green | |B. |
| | |6d., bright yellow-green | |B.[8]|
| | |5s., deep rose-red | |B. |
18 | December 1881 |Star.|½d., orange-yellow | |B. |
| | |1d., drab | |B. |
| | |4d., bright ultramarine | |B. |
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[6] This stamp was used for making the provisional One Penny of Issue 13.

[7] This stamp was used for making the provisional Four Pence of Issue 16.

[8] This stamp was used for making the provisional Halfpenny of Issue 15, and the provisional One Penny of Issue 17.