I think part of the puzzle, also, is why after discussing with Perkins Bacon the (eventual) 1918 Issue beginning in 1913, Liberia went to a German company in 1915 for a new set of definitives. But then only 2 stamps were ever delivered...
And the…
Finally, regarding Die 2 (10 Pearls), here is a partial sheet that was likely used for alignment trials... Everything is shifted, and the reverse has red frames only. Not necessarily "waste", but I consider it a "practice sheet".
As Manfred mentioned earlier, the biggest puzzle is why 8c stamps were needed. I suspected that it is for some sort of parcel rate in multiples of 8c. But, here is a Money Order Bureau cancel, 30 March 1914, likely used within the first year of is…
First dates are something I try to keep track of since my first love is postal history... so, not just stamps, but cancels, stationery (which is way off), rate dates, etc. I have lots of cross-outs on Cockrill's early known cancels.
I think this is…