A trial color proof for the 2+1c Brown
This was done using Die I numbered OG 100 and hence is only a color proof
A few examples of Plates 1 and 2 Die I were printed in Brown
There is no good reason for these to exist since Plates 15 and 16 had already been used for the last printings of the 2+1c in Carmine
These could be the first of the so called 'favours' that began to appear towards the end of the War Tax era
Lower left Plate 1
Lower left Plate 2
Redrawn Die II number OG 106 1/2
This is the second Die II prepared. The original is numbered OG 106 and can be seen in the exhibit of MR3. I cannot find any difference between the two dies and so one must question why it was produced. Perhaps the original die numbered 106 was damaged in some way. At any rate there is so far no way to tell which die was used to actually print the stamps.
Printed in Brown on India and in Black on card
The die number is printed very faintly on the Brown proof
This is standard for all of the proofs of this type that I have seen. Some are so faint that the proof looks like an 'unhardened' one.
Collectors should look carefully!!
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