See Methods of Printing for an explanation of the Wet and Dry printing processes.
One Cent Green
Horizontal Coils
Date of Issue: November 1912 Quantity: 180,005,000 Method of Printing: Wet
Plate Numbers | Approved | Lathework |
1 | 18 Sep 12 | None |
2 | 1 Nov 12 | None |
3 | 15 Aug 13 | None |
4 | 5 Sep 13 | None |
5-6 | 26 Aug 14 | None |
7-8 | 3 Aug 15 | None |
9-10 | 20 Dec 16 | None |
11-12 | 24 Jun 19 | B |
Vertical Coils
Date of Issue: November 1912 Quantity: 18,050,000 (perf 12), 3,330,000 (perf 8)
Method of Printing: Wet
Plate Numbers | Approved | Lathework |
1 | 18 Oct 12 | None |
2 | 15 Nov 15 | None |
One Cent Yellow
Date of Issue: 1922 Quantity: 125,0000 Method of Printing: Wet and Dry
Plate Numbers | Approved | Lathework |
11-12 | 24 Jun 19 | B |
13-14 | 15 Nov 24 | D |
15-17 | 21 Jul 25 | None |
Two Cents Carmine
Horizontal Coils
Date of Issue: November 1912 Quantity: 171,742,500 Method of Printing: Wet
Plate Numbers | Approved | Lathework |
1 | 12 Sep 12 | None |
2 | 22 Apr 13 | None |
3 | 15 Aug 13 | None |
4 | Not Used | None |
5-6 | 7 Aug 14 | None |
7-8 | 28 Jun 15 | None |
9-10 | 9 Nov 15 | None |
11-12 | 6 Jun 18 | B |
Vertical Coils
Date of Issue: November 1912 Quantity: 14,290,000 (perf 12), 4,005,000 (perf 8)
Method of Printing: Wet
Plate Numbers | Approved | Lathework |
1 | 18 Oct 12 | None |
2 | 18 Dec 16 | None |
Two Cents Green
Horizontal Coils
Date of Issue: December 1912 Quantity: 158,197,500 Method of Printing: Wet and Dry
Plate Numbers | Approved | Lathework |
11-12 | 6 Jun 18 | B |
13-14 | 5 Jun 24 | D |
15-17 | 27 Jul 25 | None |
Vertical Coils
Date of Issue: 1922 Quantity: 250,000 Method of Printing: Wet
Plate Numbers | Approved | Lathework |
2 (?) | 18 Dec 16 | None |
Three Cents Brown
Horizontal Coils
Date of Issue: August 1918 Quantity: 126,300,000 Method of Printing: Wet
Plate Numbers | Approved | Lathework |
1-2 | 3 Jul 18 | B |
3-4 | 16 May 19 | B |
5-6 | 22 Sep 19 | B |
7-8 | 14 Apr 20 | B |
9-10 | 26 Apr 21 | C |
Vertical Coils
Date of Issue: 1921 (?) Quantity: 500,000 Method of Printing: Wet
No special plates were prepared.
Strips were cut from sheets made for the regular postage issue to make up vertical coils.
Three Cents Carmine
Date of Issue: 9 April 1924 Quantity: 147,585,000 Method of Printing: Wet and Dry
Plate Numbers | Approved | Lathework |
11-22 | 26 Jan 24 | D |
13-15 | 20 Jul 25 | None |
Updated: 5 Oct 97