Admiral plate census

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Image with the message About this plate census Admiral 1 cent green single Admiral 1 cent yellow single Admiral 2 cent carmine single Admiral 2 cent green single Admiral 3 cent brown single Admiral 3 cent carmine single Admiral 4 cent bistre single Admiral 5 cent blue single Admiral 5 cent violet single Admiral 7 cent bistresingle Admiral 7 cent red brown single Admiral 8 cent blue single Admiral 10 cent plum single Admiral 10 cent blue single Admiral 10 cent bistre brown single Admiral 20 cent olive green single Admiral 50 cent black single Admiral 1 dollar orange single Admiral 1 cent green War Tax single Admiral 2 cent carmine War Tax single Admiral 2 cent plus 1 cent carmine War Tax single Admiral 2 cent plus 1 cent brown War Tax single Admiral War Tax overprint single

Plate census - 2¢ carmine
Admiral 2 cent carmine single Admiral 2 cent carmine endwise coil with plate 1 imprint in top selvedge

In column 2 of the table, the heading "PO" stands for Printing Order. Beginning in February 1911, near the end of the KE VII period, until March 1915, the printing order number was hand punched on the plate, usually near the plate imprint. In March 1915, it was engraved on the plate in the pane selvedge above and/or below column 9 or 10. If a plate was used for more than one printing order, the old number was defaced and the new one punched in. In the table, only the number that is not defaced is listed.

Beginning with the 2¢ carmine in November 1915, the "printing order number" consisted of a number that indicated the stamp denomination and issue format (sheet, coil, or booklet) and one or two letters that indicated the printing order. The number did not change and the letters were not defaced. The PO column of plates with this new numbering scheme is greyed out.

In the three "Upper" and "Lower" columns, the size of each item is indicated by a letter and number. The letter indicates the configuration:

  • ►  S = Strip
  • ►  B = Block

The number following the letter is the number of stamps in the strip or block. If there are multiple items of the same size, the size is in parentheses, and the number preceding the parentheses is the number of items. For example, 4(B8) indicates that there are four blocks of 8 of a certain item. S1 indicates a "strip" consisting of a single stamp. B100 is a complete pane.

A grey cell indicates that the item does not exist. A light blue cell indicates that no material from the plate was reported in this census.

Plate PO Wet
Dry
Total Upper Upper Left Upper Right Lower Lower Left Lower Right
1 None W 3 S4,2(B4)          
83 W 6 S3     S3,S4,B8,B10   B20
2 None W 2 2(S3)          
83 W 15 S5,B4,3(B8) B10,B20 2(S4),B50 2(S4),2(B4),B20    
3 None W 1 B8          
83 W 3 2(S4)     S4    
98 W 3 S5     S4,S5    
4 None W 3 S4,B10     S4    
83 W 9     B8,2(B20) S3,3(S4),B8,B10    
98 W 3   S4,S5   S5    
5 None W 3 3(S4)          
98 W 7 S3,2(S4),2(B4) 2(B20)        
6 None W 2 2(S4)          
98 W 8 3(S3),3(S4),B8 B20        
None 98 W 1         B20  
7 None W 1 S3          
98 W 2 2(S4)          
108 W 1 S4          
8 None W 3       B4,B8   S10
98 W 2 S3 S10        
9 None W 1           S10
108 W 4 S2,S3,S4       S10  
10 None W 1 S3          
108 W 2 B12 S10        
11 None W 2 2(S4)          
108 W 2 S4 B20        
12 None W 4 S1,B8       S10 B20
108 W 2 B6 B20        
13 None W 4 S10     S4 S9,S10  
108 W 1   S10        
14 None W 4 2(S4)     B8   S10
108 W 3 2(S3)   S10      
116 W 2 S4   S10      
15 None W 4 S1,S4 S10   S3    
116 W 1         S10  
16 None W 2       S4 S10  
116 W 1 S10          
17 None W 4 B4     B4   2(S10)
116 W 1 S10          
18 None W 2 S10     S3    
116 W 2 S10,B6          
19 None W 9 2(S3),S4,B4     S3,S4,2(S10),B4    
116 W 3   S7,S10 B20      
20 None W 7 S3,2(S4),B8,B10         2(S10)
116 W 1   S10        
21 None W 2         2(S10)  
116 W 3 S4,S10   S10      
22 None W 3 S4,B4       S10  
116 W 2 S4   S10      
23 None W 1           S10
122 W 1     S10      
24 None W 2 2(S2)          
122 W 1     S10      
25 None W              
122 W 2 S4         S10
26 None W 5 2(S4),S10     S1,B4    
122 W 2 S8         S10
27 None W              
138 W 1     S10      
28 None W 4 S6 S6     S10 S10
138 W 2     S10,B20      
29 None W 3 S4     S10 S10  
138 W 1     S10      
30 None W 3 S4     B4,B8    
138 W 1   S10        
31 None W 3 S2,S4     B6    
138 W 1     S10      
32 None W              
138 W 2 S4,B20          
33 None W 1     S10      
138 W 1   S10        
34 None W 1 S4          
138 W 1   S10        
35 None W 2       B20 S10  
36 None W 1           S10
138 W              
37 None W 4 S3,2(S4)         S10
138 W 1 S10          
147 W              
38 None W 12 S1,3(S4) S10 S4,S10 2(S4),S10,B6 S10  
138 W              
147 W 1   B20        
39 None W 6 S4 2(S10)   S1,B4   S10
147 W              
40 None W 9 2(S4),S5,B8 S10   S2,B4   2(S10)
147 W              
41 None W 6 S4,2(S10) S10   B4 S10  
147 W              
42 None W 4 S4,B8 S10     S10  
147 W 1     S10      
43 None W 3 S4         2(S10)
147 W 1     S10      
195 W 1   S10        
44 None W 4 S10     S2   S9,S10
147 W              
195 W              
45 None W 6 S2,S3,S4 S10       2(S10)
195 W 1     B20      
46 None W 4 S4,B8 S10       S10
195 W 1     S10      
47 None W 4   S10   S10   2(S10)
174 W 1     S10      
48 None W 2 S4         S10
174 W 1 S10          
49 None W 3 S1     S4,B6    
174 W 2     S10     S10
50 None W 4 S1,S4,S10 S10        
174 W 1 S4          
51 None W 2         2(S10)  
52 None W 1           S10
53 None W 0            
54 None W 0            
55 None W 1 S4          
56 None W 0            
57 None W 5 S3,S4 B20   2(S10)    
58 None W 4   S10,B20   S4   S10
59 None W 3 S4,S10     S4    
195 W 1   S10        
214 W 1   S10        
60 None W 5 S2,2(S4),B4     S10    
195 W 2   S10 S10      
214 W              
61 None W 1 S4          
195 W              
214 W 1   S10        
62 None W 4 S4     S1,S4 S10  
195 W 1   S10        
214 W 1   S10        
63 None W 5 S3,S4   S10 S1,S3    
64 None W 2 S1,S4          
214 W 1     S10      
65 None W 7 2(S1),S2,3(S4)     S3    
214 W              
66 None W 4 S2,S4     S4 S10  
214 W 1   S10        
67 None W 4 S4 S10   S1   S10
68 None W 5   S10   S1,B10 S10 S10
69 None W 4 S4,B4   S10 S1    
174 W              
236 W              
70 None W 4 S4,2(B6)         S10
174 W 1     B20      
236 W 1     S10      
71 None W 2   S10     S10  
236 W              
72 None W 3 2(S4)     S4    
236 W              
73 None W 5 3(S4)     2(S4)    
242 W 1     B20      
74 None W 2 2(S4)          
242 W 2     B20     S10
75 None W 4   S10 S10     2(S10)
236 W              
242 W 1 B12          
76 None W 6 S1,S4 S10   S1,B6   S10
236 W              
242 W 1   S7        
77 None W 0            
78 None W 0            
79 None W 3   S10   S4,B6    
80 None W 2   S10 S4      
240 W 1         S10  
348 W 1   S10        
81 None W 2   S4   S2    
240 W 1         S10  
82 None W 4 S4 S3   2(S3)    
83 None W 0            
84 None W 0            
85 None W 2   S10     S10  
86 None W 1   S10        
87 None W 1     S10      
88 None W 2   S10       S3
89 None W 1 S4          
240 W 2       B4   S10
348 W 1           S10
90 None W 3 S10 S4 S10      
348 W 1   B20        
91 None W 3 S4 S10   S10    
92 None W 1   S10        
93   W 6 S1,S10 S10   S10 S10,B6  
94   W 3 S4   S10   B20  
95   W 4 S4 S10 S10 B4    
96   W 6 S2,S3,S4,B4     B4 S10  
97   W 3   2(S10)   B4    
98   W 3   S10 S10 B4    
99   W 3 S4,B4         S10
100   W 2 B4     S4    
101   W 4 S3 S10 S10 B4    
102   W 4   S10 S10 B4 S4  
103   W 6 S1,S10 S10 2(S10)     S10
104   W 7 S3,S4 S10   S1,S2,B8   S10
105   W 5   S10   S2,S2,S5 S4  
106   W 1   S10        
107   W 5 B4   S10 S1 S4 S10
108   W 3 S4   2(S10)      
109   W 1   S10        
110   W 3     2(S10) S1    
111   W 7 S2,S2,B4   S3,S10 S4 S4  
112   W 5 S3,B4   S10 S4   S10
113   W 4 S1,S2   2(S10)      
114   W 4 S4 2(S4) S10      
115   W 1 S2          
116   W 3   S4,S10 S10      
117   W 0            
118   W 1     S4      
119   W 2   S2 S10      
120   W 1     S10      
121   W 3 S4 B6 S10      
122   W 2   S10 S10      
123   W 2 S12 S10        
124   W 1     S10      
125   W 3 S4,S10   S10      
126   W 1     S10      
127   W 2 S4 S10        
128   W 0            
129   W 1     S10      
130   W 1     S10      
131   W 2 S4 S10        
132   W 2 S1 S10        
133   W 3 S4,B4 S10        
134   W 2 B6 S10        
135   W 1     S10      
136   W 1     S10      
137   W 4 S4,S10,B4 B20        
138   W 3 2(S2)   S10      
139   W 3 S3   2(S10)      
140   W 5 S2,S4,S5,B8   S10      
141   W 1   S10        
142   W 0            
143   W 6 S2,S3 S3,B10 S10,B6      
144   W 1   S10        
145   W 5 S3,B6,2(B10)   S10      
146   W 4 3(S3)   S10      
147   W 1     S10      
148   W 1   S10        
149   W 3   2(S10) S10      
150   W 1   S10        
151   W 3   S10,B100 S10      
152   W 4 S4 2(S10) S10      
153   W 1 B8          
154   W 1 B4          
155   W 4 S3,S9 B20 S9      
156   W 2 S4,B6          
157   W 4 S4,2(B4)   S10      
158   W 4 S4,B4 S10 B20      
159   W 3 S4 S10 S10      
160   W 3 2(S4) S10        

2¢ carmine endwise coil perforated 12 horizontally

The plate number appears in the upper margin of paste-ups.

1   W 1 S1          
2   W 5 5(S1)          

Notes:

  1. Plates 5-6: There was no plate imprint on the bottom panes, but there was a printing order number, 98. The row after plate 6 with "None" specified for the plate number refers to strips or blocks from a bottom pane with the printing order number, 98, but no plate number.
  2. Plates 113-160: the lower panes have lathework in the bottom margin and plate imprints below the lathework. The plate imprints were trimmed off the panes issued to post offices.
  3. Plates 159-160: also used to print the 2¢ green.
  4. Printing order number: hand punched on plates 1 to 78; engraved on plates 79 to 92; set to "910" with one or two letters appended on plates 93 to 160; set to "912" on endwise coil plate 2.
  5. In his 1982 book, Marler lists the following plates whose existence had not been reported: 54-57 [pp. 251], 77 [p. 257], 78 [p. 258], 117-118 [p. 271]. Items from plates 55, 57, and 118 are recorded in this census. "54" and “57” in Marler’s book may have been typos for “53” and "56" because Marler's accompanying text discusses plates 53-56, not 54-57.

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