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Variety
number
(+Gibbons if listed) |
Entry |
Additional notes |
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s. Guide Lines
Birch commented - 'Consisting
of fine thin horizontal lines in white margins between stamps. What is their
purpose? They are not scratches as they are always constant.' |
| s1 |
Three Short Lines above EVE
EN UE |
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| s2 |
Short Line above a of
POSTAGE. |
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| s3 |
Short Line above NUE. |
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| s4 |
Two Short Lines, from corner
of Stamp to V in Corner Ornament above S in POSTAGE. |
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| s5 |
Two Short Lines above ENU. |
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| s6 |
Two Short Lines above OS. |
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| s7 |
One Short Line above VE. |
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| s8 |
One Short Line above EN. |
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| s9 |
One Line starting above E in
REVENUE rises to run into perforation above U. |
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| s10 |
One Line running from V of
Corner Ornament to end of Stamp at right top corner. First half of line
double. Exactly like corner re-entry. |
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s11 |
One Short Line directly under
2 in 12. Cyl 6d, row 11/3. |
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s12 |
Two Short Lines directly
under 37. Cyl 6d, row 11/1 |
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s13 |
One Line directly under 12 MA
Y. Cyl 6d, row 9/2 |
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| s14 |
Vertical Line. A short
vertical line from just inside V at right top corner nearly to
perforation. |
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| s15 |
Printers Mark! A short
thick brown line found either at top left corner of sheets or bottom left
corner of sheets. |
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Types of Printing |
| t1 |
Shifted Transfer. Fine
examples of this variety show almost complete doubling of design. All
features and letters are double and an extra broad line of colour is found
along top of stamp. Very scarce.
A few stamps have been found with only the words POSTAGE REVENUE and top
of stamp double. |
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| t2 |
Heavy Printing and Inking.
Caused by smudging of ink over most pale surfaces especially in lacing lines
and on the orb. In some cases the complete edge of stamp design at right
side to centre of eagle is covered with a heavy smudge of colour which in no
instance extends over white margin between end of design and perforation. |
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| t3 |
Under Inking. The words
"Postage" and "Revenue" and date are outlined with lighter coloured frame.
This is very noticeable on bottom row of sheet. |
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| t4 |
Spotted Date Tablet. Some
dozens of pale spots all over date tablet and running into lacing tablets.
This
comes from bottom row of sheet from Cylinder 17nd, row 20/1 is exceptionally heavily spotted. |
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| t5 |
Worn Plates. Background very worn and flat and covered with minute white spots.
Exactly similar to a copy of the Id red imperf showing wear |
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| t6 |
Printing with Unsuitable or
Very Thin Inks. Background of stamps very "fuzzy." |
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Hair Lines or "Doctor Knife Flaws." These are
either faint or strong vertical lines on stamps. They are probably caused by
the scraper which rides on the surface of the cylinder to keep surface
clean.They show most prominently on King or Queen's face and are sometimes cut
deep into pattern causing distortion of the features.
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| u1 |
Strong Lines down King's Face
only. |
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| u2 |
Strong Lines down Queen's Face
only. |
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| u3 |
Strong Lines down both King and
Queen's Face. |
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| u4 |
Very heavily lined. |
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Miscellaneous |
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Tinted Paper. Specimens
can be found with coloured surface on normally white margins of stamps. |
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Ivory Head. Specimens found showing a perfect "Ivory Head" design upon reverse
side of stamp. Quite comparable with same variety in 1840-41 issues. |
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Brown Spots They appear
in any place on stamp and are about same size as coloured inside of top to 2
in 12. They are deeply embossed from underneath paper and on surface of
stamp appear as raised brown spots. These "spots" are also to be found in
the issues of King Ed.VIII so Coronation stamps are obviously printed
against same upper Cylinder as these stamps. It would seem that some flaw in
upper cylinder must cause the trouble.
In some sheets we find these embossed spots appear on every other stamp
right down one strip only. In two of the stamps the sequence is broken by
the appearance of two spots on each stamp. |
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Blisters in Paper Small
or large blisters appear on surface. Probably due to defect in paper. |
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