Set/Series
Definitive series issued from 25 January 1978 depicting mail ships

FA662 1p AES
FA664 2p Darwin
FA666 3p Merak-N
FA668 4p Fitzroy
FA670 5p Lafonia
FA672 6p Fleurus
FA674 7p SS Falkland
FA676 8p Oravia
FA678 9p Memphis
FA680 10p Black Hawk
FA682 20p Foam
FA684 25p Fairy
FA686 50p Amelia
FA688 £1 Nautilus
FA690 £3 Hebe

FA678 Details
14 x 14 perfs; diagonal multiple crown and block CA sideways watermark; designed by J Smith and adapted by R Granger Barrett; printed litho by Questa in sheets (5 x 5 x 4 panes); 145,000 copies printed; 54,675 copies destroyed

Colours & Plates/Cylinders
Plate numbers located in the bottom margin of panes by columns 1 and 2, row 5:

cyan–orange–magenta–pale cyan–black
1A–1A–1A–1A–1A (A, B, C and D panes)

Notes
Re-issued in 1982 with '1982' imprint

Varieties
FA678IMa Imperforate between stamp and bottom margin

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