1d Downey in Scarlet (trial fa) on John Allen Paper wmk Indiana Vellum

The Paper Trials were printed by Seymour Bennett Head of the Stamping Department in December 1911 during the production of the die 2 stamps (plates 6a and 8a were used). These Trials were printed on no watermark paper and imperf. 1d Downey in Scarlet (trial f) on John Allen Paper Machine Finished Underside paper. The paper is watermarked Indiana Vellum. Surface special finish underside machine finish.