Information on the Waterlow plates is limited as the centre plates did not have numbers. To date, ten plates used in the printing process have been described. Varieties attributed to all ten plates 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. If you wish to view or print out the complete list, including numbers printed and dates issued, see the acrobat reader section below.

	R/C	Description	Variety/ Grade
PLATE 1
Plate 1	2/3 3/1 5/3 5/6 10/6	- Six dots in top right hand corner of vignette (almost on the frame) - Dot above Curfew Tower - Large "bird" high above right edge of Brunswick Tower - Damage to left hand side of Brunswick Tower turret - Short diagonal mark stretching upwards to left on right side of Brunswick Tower	B A B A B

PLATE 2A
Plate 2A	1/6 10/6	- “bird” to right of each gable of St. George's chapel - Flying kite and vertical log	B A

PLATE 2B
Plate 2B	2/1 5/1 6/4 6/6 7/2 10/6	- Dot above right hand turret of Brunswick Tower - Dot in water in front of King Henry III Tower - “Bird” high above gables of St. George's chapel - Log on water next to river bank in front of State Apartments - Three short vertical lines above State Apartments and inverted commas to left of Brunswick Tower - Flying kite and horizontal log	A B B B B A

PLATE 2
Varieties common to both Plate 2A & 2B	1/6 2/5 3/1 4/4 4/6 7/4 9/5 10/5	- Three dots right hand corner of vignette next to top of the Collar of The Order of the Garter - Smudge to left of Round Tower above State Apartments - Vertical hairline on left side of Brunswick Tower through to the Value Tablet - Small vertical line above gable of St. George's chapel - Dash above Curfew Tower - Dot in sky to right of Curfew Tower - Vertical line on river bank waterline in front of Curfew Tower - Dot on river bank above stamp face value and dot in sky near first letter of colony	B B B A B B B A

	R/C	Description	Variety/ Grade
Plate 3	3/6 5/1 5/2 7/5 10/3	- The "fireworks" between St. George's chapel and Curfew Tower - Dot high above left side of Brunswick Tower - Frame mark outside frame above level of Brunswick Tower - Dot to right of flagstaff on Round Tower (halfway up) - Small dot below lower edge of frame in front of Curfew Tower	B B B B B

Plate 4	1/2 4/1 4/6	- Horizontal hairline with three dots through upper frame - Vertical line at level of Value Tablet outside left frame - Large dot next to right side of King Henry III Tower on top of St. George's chapel	B B B

PLATE 5
Plate 5	3/1 3/3 3/6 4/1 4/4 6/2 6/4 7/1 8/3 8/4 10/6	-Diagonal line from right side of Curfew Tower into Collar of Order of the Garter - Dot in water in front of Round Tower (above "O" of Windsor) - Three "smoke lines" above Curfew Tower - Downward diagonal line through top leave in left frame above Value Tablet (Continues through the perforations) - Vertical line arising from State Apartments Tower - Dash above right gable of St. George's Chapel - Two "birds" to right of St. George's Chapel - Short diagonal line below and to the left of the Round Tower - Dot high to right of flagpole on Round Tower - Dot high to left of flagpole on Round Tower - Diagonal line below the flag on the flagstaff	B B B B B B B B B B B

PLATE 5UM
Plate 5 Ultramarine vignettes only	5/3 5/5 5/6 6/2 6/3 6/5 6/6	- Dash at left frame opposite Brunswick Tower - Short dashed line near left frame opposite Brunswick Tower - Short dashed line near the Brunswick Tower - Short dashed line between the frame and the Brunswick Tower - Three dashes between the Brunswick Tower and the frame border - Four dashes between the Brunswick Tower and the frame border - Long dash between the Brunswick Tower and the frame border	B B B B B B B

	R/C	Description	Variety/ Grade
Plate 6	1/1 1/6 10/3	- Dot to left of round Tower plus extension to top of flagstaff - Horizontal dash stretching from base of the flagstaff to beyond edge of Round Tower Long dash stretching from left of Round Tower flagstaff to above the King Henry III Tower	B B B

PLATE 7
Plate 7	1/5 5/1 9/3 10/3	- “Bird” to left of Brunswick Tower - Diagonal line from frame plate across River Thames to bushes in front of Curfew Tower - Dash from left side of Brunswick Tower to Frame - Dot on river bank between Brocas Meadow and town buildings in front of Brunswick Tower	A B B B

PLATE 8
Plate 8	2/6 8/2 9/6	- “Small rowboat” on River Thames to right of word Windsor Castle - Dot high above State Apartments - Horizontal dash outside right frame border at level of Curfew Turret	B B B

PLATE 9
Plate 9	3/1 3/3 8/1 9/1	- Small dot above State Apartments and large dot on River Thames in front of chapel - Dot on River Thames in front of King Henry III Tower - Dot high above gable of St. George's chapel - Horizontal dash outside left frame border just below level of turret of Brunswick Tower	B B B B

Plate 10	10/1	- Dot on lower left corner of Value Tablet	B

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.

PAGE 5		- Type A varieties from Plate 1

PAGE 6		- Type A varieties from Plate 2A, 2B and common Plate 2

PAGE 7		- Type A varieties from Plate 7