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(+Gibbons if listed)

Additional notes

Small White Spot centrally positioned at top of Lacing at right side of stamp.

Large White Spot to right of Eagle's Tail at junction of short lacing line. Cyl.10nd, row 6/5.

White Spot on second outer Lacing Line below first junction under Eagle.

White Spot on second inner Lacing Line above first junction from bottom, under Eagle.

White Spot on second outer Lacing Line between bottom and first junction under Eagle. Cyl 7nd, row 12/3. [Retouched on sheets with ray flaw corrected]

Birch states that the eagle is 'perhaps one of the most fascinating chapters in the study of this stamp... we get good imitations of such birds as the parrot, snipe, curlew. etc. A dozen are listed but many more can be added... The eyes vary a good deal and the "re-touching" of neck, body, wings and legs are a study in themselves'. Some of the beak and eye varieties are in the pictures above - the missing ones are listed below.

[16] Redrawn Head and Neck. Conspicuous. Head completely re-drawn. Beak long and broad. Head very small with very long flowing crest on thin neck.

Half Body at right cut away. The background colour has completely obliterated half the body.

Strong Re-touch to Wing both at junction with neck and body. Width of attachment to body about half normal expanse.

Small Extra Wing. A small new wing or spur of colour juts out at junction of right wing to body.

3 Large Spurs to Right Leg. Note in this variety the top spur is always lighter in colour than the two bottom spurs. See composite diagram

Claws to Right Foot. Two long claws sticking out from foot. This example also has neck cut away [h27].

Transfixed Eagle. A barbed shaft runs from border of stamp, enters back of neck and emerges again from breast.

Cleft Eagle. A light vertical shaft of colour completely splitting eagle into two. Left wing also is shaded out at outside edge with lighter colour.

Coloured Eagle. The eagle is very highly coloured in contrast to the orb which is pale, (normally these, are identical in colouring on each stamp). The lines outlining the body, legs and wings are either missing or very faint. Cyl 10nd, row 2/5..

Coloured Eagle. Similar to above - highly coloured in contrast to the orb but with the lines on eagle very bold and heavy.

Large White Spot on Eagle's Throat. Cyl 23d, row 7/1.

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Double fraction bar to ½. A short white bar starting level with normal bar at left. It then runs parallel until past 1 of ½, then turns downwards in a curve to join top of 2. Cyl 10nd, row 4/2.

Double fraction bar to ½. Another fraction bar crossing the normal fraction bar obliquely and of similar length.

Dot on d. Small spots attached to top of stroke of d .

Flaw to larger 1. Half moon shaped flaw in figure 1. Cyl 7nd, row 14/1

Flaw to larger 1. Very similar to i8, but with added round white spot on lower curve of G in the monogram in centre of stamp. Cyl 10nd, row 14/1

Tail to 2. A small white tail to end of foot of 2. Cyl ?, 10/3

Inner line to larger 1. A thin coloured line runs from level with serif down centre of figure 1 to foot

Oval at left joined to 1 of 12. The serif of I in 12 extends downwards in a long thin curved line adjoining up with right apex of oval.

Large Spot on end of lacing. The left upper line of lacing running through left oval has a large white spot at top end.

White Spot after I. A small light coloured spot at top side of 1, between 1 and 2.

White Spot between I and 2. A small white spot centrally placed between 1 and 2.

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Cut Away Foot to 2. Cyl 2nd, row 16/5

Swollen Foot to 2. The foot of 2 is much thicker at junction with downstroke and tapers off towards end. Normally the reverse is the case.

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The Colon. Occurs immediately above the arrowhead dividing sheets. Cyl 7nd, row 10/1

Corrected Colon. Colon re-touched in later printings from Cyl 7nd.

Minor Colon. A single spot either in position of upper or lower colon spot.

Spur to M. White upward spur to right top stroke of M. Cyl ?, row 16/6

White Spot under M. A white spot positioned near base between left downstroke and central downstrokes of M.

White Spot between M and A . Centrally placed between M and A and nearest A. Cyl 10d, row 19/4

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Spur to A (1). Cyls 2nd, 3nd, 4nd, 6nd and 7nd, row 18/4

Corrected Spur to A. Corrected on cyl 7nd at the same time as the colon variety (k8) was corrected.

Spur to A (2). A pointed white stroke through base of left leg of A . Cyl 6d, row 14/6

Spur to A (3). A short white spur attached to outside of left leg of A nearly at base.

Spur to A (4). A short white spur pointed inwards and attached to inner side of left leg of A just above cross bar of letter. Cyl 10d, row 15/2

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Minor Comet (1). White spot centrally placed outside bottom right side of diamond.

Minor Comet (3). White spot almost centrally placed opposite left bottom side of diamond.

White Dot before 1 in 1937. A small white spot just above base and in front of 1 in 1937.

White Spot after 1 in 1937. A small white spot attached to right side of I in 1937, just above base of figure.

Light Brown Spot between 1 and 9. A light brown spot placed just under lower curve of loop of 9.

White Spot after 9. A small white spot centrally placed at apex of centre point of 3 and nearly touching 9.

White Spot between 3 and 7. Positioned just above base of 1 and between 3 and 7. Cyl 4d, row 19/3

White Spot between 9 and 3. Positioned level with top of figures and almost centrally between 9 and 3. Cyl ?, row 11/2

White Spot under 3. A white spot beneath and in middle of bottom curve of 3.

AY of MA Y suggesting re-touching. Space between A and Y is filled in with about 8 heavy horizontal lines which start from inside right leg of A and finish inside left outline of Y.

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Upright Bar on Lacing Line. A short vertical bar almost at end of lacing line at top in right oval. Cyl 6d, row 13/6

White Spot in Oval. A small white spot in bottom centre of right oval. Cyl 7d, row 3/1

Spur to Oval. Small white spur attached to outside bottom lacing line on right oval. Cyl 7nd, row 17/4

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Large Discoloured Patch in Oval. Covers oval. Cyl 19d, 13/1

Dot under d. A small white dot directly under d, but slightly above position of m1

White line through 2. An oblique white line runs across inside loop of 2 and beyond, nearly joining up with oval of d.

Inverted comma after 2. A comma like mark lying on its back immediately after and just below 2. Cyl 10d, row 2/2

Small white spot after 1. Small white spot between 1 and ½ and positioned just above fraction bar.

Spur to d. A short white spur attached to left side of oval of d just under fraction bar.

Fraction bar joined to 2. Fraction bar is joined to 2 with a short vertical white stroke. This variety can also be found in 1½d at left side.

Dot under d. A fairly large white spot below d but positioned just above and close to foot of 2.

White spot in front of 1. A small white spot positioned centrally just in front of 1.

Long white cut through 1. A long white cut starts obliquely about middle of 1, crosses figure to finish nearly at foot on the opposite side.

Worn corner. This variety consists of splitting of end of foot of 2 and several larger flaws under and around d.

Crown tied to Queen's Tiara. A small chain of spots joins end jewel in crown to tiara.

Double Jewel in Crown at Right. End arm of crown under jewel in cross is crossed with dark line giving appearance of two jewels.

Bulge on Crown. A projection attached to right side of crown just above jewel causes bulge.

Large Flaw in Crown. Circular white flaw along rim of crown. Cyl 7nd, row 13/3. Later corrected.