1897 COAT OF ARMS

1p Carmine to Red on Cream or Buff card stock.
Card thickness: 0.0135 inches. Card size: 140 mm x 90 mm.

Stamp Design Die I Single Die Proof in Blue

DIE I
First pearl on left of crown merged into the arch.
Vertical lines shading under the fleur-de-lis is indistinct.
The “S” of “WALES” is open.

High Stamp Setting

Low Stamp Setting

“Specimen” on 1p Carmine on Cream card stock.
- High Stamp Setting -

“Specimen” on 1p Carmine on Buff card stock.
- High Stamp Setting -