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 - 3¢ brown
Admiral 3 cent brown single

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   W 5 2(S2),B8 B10 B20      
2   W 3 B4,B8 B20        
3   W 9 3(S2),S4,B4 S4,2(S10),B6        
4   W 8 3(S2) S4,S10,B4 S4,B4      
5   W 2 S2   S10      
6   W 3     S3,2(S10)      
7   W 2   S3 S4      
8   W 1     S10      
9   W 4 S2 S4,B6,B18        
10   W 5 3(S2) B20 S4      
11   W 3 S2 B8,B20        
12   W 3 2(S2),B4          
13   W 3 B4   S4,B20      
14   W 2 S2   S4      
15   W 3 S2 2(S10)        
16   W 2 S2 S10        
17   W 3   S4,2(S10)        
18   W 4   S4,2(S10) S10      
19   W 2     2(S10)      
20   W 2     2(S10)      
21   W 2 S2   S10      
22   W 4 S2   S10,2(B20)      
23   W 3 S2   S5,B20      
24   W 4 S2   2(S10),B20      
25   W 3 S2,B4 B6        
26   W 3 S2,B4 S10        
27   W 1 B4          
28   W 2 B4   S10      
29   W 6 3(S2),B4 2(S10)        
30   W 0            
31   W 2 S2 S10        
32   W 0            
33   W 2 B6   S10      
34   W 1     S10      
35   W 0            
36   W 1     S10      
37   W 3     S10,B20,B100      
38   W 2 S2   S10      
39   W 1     S10      
40   W 0            
41   W 2 S2   S10      
42   W 2 S10   S10      
43   W 0            
44   W 0            
45   W 1 S2          
46   W 1     S10      
47   W 2 B6   S10      
48   W 2 S1   S10      
49   W 2 S10   S10      
50   W 2 B4 S10        
51   W 2   S10,B10        
52   W 1 S2          
53   W 0            
54   W 0            
55   W 0            
56   W 1 S2          
57   W 1 S2          
58   W 0            
59   W 0            
60   W 1     S10      
61   W 1     S10      
62   W 2 S4   S10      
63   W 5 2(S3),B6,B8   S10      
64   W 0            
65   W 0            
66   W 1   S5        
67   W 2 B8 S10        
68   W 1 S4          
69   W 1 S4          
70   W 0            
71   W 1 B8          
72   W 2 S4 S10        
73   W 3 S2,B4 S10        
74   W 1   S10        
75   W 1   S10        
76   W 0            
77   W 1     S10      
78   W 4 S4,B8 S10 S10      
79   W 3 S3 S10 S10      
80   W 1     S10      
81   W 2   B20 S10      
82   W 1     S10      
83   W 2   S7 S10      
84   W 5 S2,3(S3),S4          
85   W 1 S3          
86   W 2 S4 S10        
87   W 5 3(S3),S4 S10        
88   W 4 3(S4)   S10      
89   W 3 2(S3)   S10      
90   W 2   S8 S10      
91   W 1 S4          
92   W 1 S4          
93   W 1     S10      
94   W 3 S3,S4   S10      
95   W 1     S10      
96   W 1   S10        
97   W 1   S10        
98   W 3 S4,B8   S10      
99   W 5 B6,B8 B8,S10 S10      
100   W 6 4(B8) S6 S10      
101   W 2 B6   S10      
102   W 9 S3,B4 S5,S10,
B10,B20,B36,B50		 B20      
103   W 4 2(B4) S10,B30        
104   W 6 2(S5) S3,2(S5),S10        
105   W 9 S5,S10,B8,2(B10) S5 S4,2(B10)      
106   W 9 S3,S4,B8,2(B12) S10 2(S10),B18      
107   W 5 S4,S5,B8   2(S10)      
108   W 8 B8 2(S3),S10,
B12,2(B20)		 S10      
109   W 12 2(S2),S3,S4,S5,
B6,B8,B10		 S10 S10,B14,B20      
110   W 7 2(S3),B6,2(B8) S10 S10      
111   W 5 2(S4),B6 S10 S10      
112   W 4 2(S2),B8   B20      
113   W 2 S2,B6          
114   W 0            
115     0            
116     0            
117     0            
118   D 17 S2,2(B4),
7(B8),2(B12)		 B8,S10,2(B20) B8      
119   D 11 S5,B6,6(B8),B12 B20,B100        
120   D 16 S2,2(S3),
2(B6),10(B8),B12		          

Notes:

  1. Plates 1-120: 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.
  2. Plates 64-65: the plate proofs have no plate imprint in the top margin.
  3. Plates 115–117: used to print the 3¢ carmine but not the 3¢ brown.
  4. Plates 118–120: some 3¢ carmine stamps were produced from these three plates.
  5. Printing order number: set to "944" with one or two letters appended on plates 1 to 120.
  6. In his 1982 book, Marler lists the following plates whose existence had not been reported: 30 [p. 487], 76 [p. 498], 92 [p. 504], and 114 [p. 478]. A strip of four of plate 92 is listed in this census. It was offered in a Robert A. Lee auction (Sale 110, 26 June 2004, lot 2223).

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