The Court of Chancery Act 1852, effective 28 Oct 1852, required that no fees shall be received in money, but by a stamp denoting the amount of the fee which otherwise would be payable.
The plates were made by De La Rue before the familiar plate-number/current-number scheme came into effect and were simply numbered as plates 1 thru 21.
| Duty | No. | Registered | Destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3d | 1 | 21 May 1856 | 10 Jan 1884 |
| 4d | 2 | 27 June 1856 | 27 Apr 1893 |
| 6d | 3 | 21 May 1856 | 10 Jan 1884 |
| 8d | 4 | 21 May 1856 | “ |
| 1/- | 5 | 21 May 1856 | “ |
| 1/4 | 6 | 21 May 1856 | “ |
| 1/6 | 7 | 27 June 1856 | “ |
| 1/8 | 8 | 21 May 1856 | “ |
| 2/- | 9 | 5 May 1856 | “ |
| 2/4 | 10 | 5 May 1856 | “ |
| 2/6 | 11 | 5 May 1856 | 10 Jan 1884 |
| 2/8 | 12 | 5 May 1856 | “ |
| 3/- | 13 | 19 Mar 1856 | “ |
| 3/6 | 14 | 19 Apr 1856 | “ |
| 4/- | 15 | 19 Apr 1856 | “ |
| 5/- | 16 | 19 Mar 1856 | “ |
| 7/- | 17 | 29 Mar 1856 | “ |
| 8/- | 18 | 19 Apr 1856 | “ |
| 10/- | 19 | 19 Mar 1856 | “ |
| 14/- | 20 | 19 Apr 1856 | “ |
| £1 | 21 | 29 Mar 1856 | “ |
Die proofs in lavender and orange, possibly for the 1867 Paris Exhibition.