Bradbury Wilkinson & Company Ltd.
Information on the Bradbury plates is limited as the centre plates did not have numbers. To date twelve plates used in the printing process have been identified. The varieties are listed according to their plate, row and column number. The varieties available for viewing are highlighted in blue, and are found on the various pages (see below).

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Description of Varieties
R/C
Description
Variety/
Grade
Plate 1
-/2
2/5
2/5a
3/2
6/1
7/3
8/3
8/4
9/1
9/1a
10/2

10/2a
- most columns 2. Parallel hairlines to left of Round Tower
- dot above chapel
- hairline above chapel
- small lightning conductor
- dots above first letter
- hairline mark from Henry III Tower
- hairline mark from left spire of Chapel
- hairline mark inside left frame next to Brunswick Tower
- extra flagstaff to left of Winchester Tower
- extra flagstaff removed
- parallel hairlines either side of Round Tower and birds on either
    side of spires of Chapel
- dot in water above "S" of Windsor
A
B
B
A
A
B
B
B
A
A
A

B
Plate 2
1/1
2/1
2/6
8/5
8/6
- 3 mm vertical line on left side of Brunswick Tower
- short extra flagstaff on Round Tower
- dot above Curfew Tower
- diagonal line from Round Tower
- hairline next to Round Tower
C
A
B
B
A
Plate 3
1/4
2/2
2/5
8/3
9/2
- lightning conductor on left gable of St. George's Chapel
- two swans swimming in front of St. George's Chapel
- lightning conductor on right gable of St. George's Chapel
- extension marks on Chapel spires
- hairlines around Curfew Tower
B
A
A
B
A
Plate 4
4/3
10/2
10/6
- high dash near Orb
- lightning conductor above State Apartment
- hairline at left turret of chapel
A
A
A
Plate 5
7/1
- flagstaff on Curfew Tower
A
Plate 6
1/1
1/2
5/2
10/6
- hairline from right edge of Brunswick Tower
- flagstaff re-entry on Round Tower
- double flagstaff on Round Tower
- diagonal line from Chapel
B
A
A
B
Plate 7
9/1
9-10/4
- cross between Curfew tower and Chapel
- hairline from left side of Winchester Tower
A
B
Plate 8
1-4/5
5-9/5
1/6
9/1
9/2
- hairline from left edge of Brunswick Tower
- hairline from right edge of Brunswick Tower
- marks between and to right of Chapel spires
- marks between Chapel spires
- short mark arising from State Apartment
B
B
C
C
C
Plate 9
3/6
5/1
5-6/6
9/3
9/6
- short slanting parallel lines arising from gables of Chapel
- left slanting line from left spire of Chapel
- vertical line arising from left side of Round Tower
- short vertical line above middle of Chapel roof
- hairline from Curfew Tower
B
B
B
B
B
Plate 10
1/5
2/4
2/5
3/6
5/2
7/1
8/2
9/1
- marks above and to right of each Chapel spire
- mark above and to left of right Chapel spire
- mark above middle of gable
- marks above middle of gable and to right of Chapel spire
- hairline to right of Chapel
- hairline from right edge of Brunswick Tower
- close parallel lines above right hand Chapel spire
- hairline close to left frame border opposite Brunswick tower
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Plate 12
3/6

9/2
- two tiny dots just to the left and below the top of the right
  spire of St. George's Chapel
- long vertical line extending just to left of left Chapel spire to
  top of frame
B

B
- Type A varieties from Plate 1
- Type A varieties from Plates 2 & 3
- Type A varieties from Plates 4 - 7
Note: Plate 8 apparently exists in two states. Plate 8A is the first state and has the hairline marks in column 5. It exists on the Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Falkland Islands, Hong Kong and all other colonies printed early. Plate 8B is the corrected plate where the hairline mark has been removed and occurs with later printings.


Grading of Varieties

Grade
Description
Type A



Type B


Type C


Type D
Varieties commonly described, appearing in books or catalogues. These may be found on one or more stamps.

Known varieties, not commonly described, but found on two or more different stamps.

Known varieties, not commonly described, but found on one stamp only.

Described variety where the position of the stamp is unknown.