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1856
From the advent of the first official government perforated stamps in 1854 to the introduction of the First Transitionals in about October of 1856, the Perforated Stars appeared in the following major shades besides plum: purple-brown, deep claret on deeply blued paper, red-brown, orange-brown, red-orange, brick-red, yellow-brown, lake-red. Some of these shades are seen below and on the following pages.
Introduction of the Large Crown, Die II, Alphabet II, Perforated 14 Plate 4
Plum
The Plum shade is the scarcest of all the major shades.
Plum 1856
Chocolate and Purple- Brown
Chocolate-brown Imprimatur Plate 39
Purple-brown Plate 33
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Plate 42
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Claret
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