Die proofs are printed in black on white glazed card, typically 92 x 60mm, unless otherwise noted. They are listed below ordered by date, with undated proofs following dated ones. The rightmost column gives the number recorded in our database: in private hands + institutionalised.
The list of die proofs with unique dates is probably complete, and it’s unlikely that a proof with a previously unseen date will be found. However, the number of proofs within each date has not been recorded before, and it’s probable that additional proofs exist, especially for the second issue for which many more proofs were taken.
| 1 | Apr 9, 1875 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2 | Apr 12, 1875 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 3 | Apr 23, 1875 | — | — | “BEFORE HARDENING” | 3 + 1 |
| 4 | Apr 27, 1875 | — | — | In carmine | 0 + 1 |
| 5 | Apr 27, 1875 | — | — | In green | 1 |
| 6 | no date | — | — | In sepia | 3 + 1 |
| 7 | no date | — | — | In carmine | 2 + 1 |
| 8 | no date | — | — | In green | 1 + 1 |
Institutionalised/Total: 5/17.
Adopted Head Die Proofs
No. 1 — Apr 9, 1875
No. 2 — Apr 12, 1875
Ex A. J. Lowe.
No. 3a — Apr 23, 1875
No. 3b — Apr 23, 1875
No. 3c — Apr 23, 1875
Ex A. J. Lowe.
No. 3d — Apr 23, 1875 — reconstruction.
Fig. 78 in Langmead and Huggins.
Langmead Collection.
No. 4 — Apr 27, 1875 — reconstruction.
Langmead Collection.
No. 5 — Apr 27, 1875
No. 6a — no date
Ex R. E. (Bob) Philipps.
Fig. 79 in Langmead and Huggins.
No. 6b — no date
No. 6c — no date
Ex A. J. Lowe.
No. 6d — no date — reconstruction.
Langmead Collection.
No. 7a — no date
Ex A. J. Lowe.
No. 7b — no date
No. 7c — no date — reconstruction.
Langmead Collection.
No. 8a — no date
Ex A. J. Lowe.
No. 8b — no date — reconstruction.
Langmead Collection.