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Post by robert on Jun 30, 2019 3:51:25 GMT
A very difficult and rare complete combination of 3d blue issues from 1937 - 1942. The 3d King George VI stamp features the king in the uniform of an Admiral of the fleet and is based on a photograph by Peter North. The portrait is enclosed in an oval frame flanked with wattle blossoms until 1941. The stamp design was derived from an essay prepared for the King Edward VIII issue. Edward VIII ascended the throne on January 10,1936 after the death of hi father King George V. Preparation for definitives featuring the new monarch's portrait were undertaken by the Post Office in conjunction with the Note Printing Branch. An approved design was prepared, and an original die for the 2nd value was engraved by F.D. Manley. Four subsidiary dies for the 1d, 1½d, 3d and 1/4d denominations were prepared by T.C. Duffel. Copper plates (320-on) of these five values were laid down from the dies and initial printings were made between September and November 1936. Following the King's abdication, all these sheets, together with all proof impressions held by the Post office and Note Printing Branch were destroyed, together with all printing instruments and all the dies. No die proofs survived the furnace, and non in the Royal Philatelic Collection. The original hand-painted essay exists, together with a sheet of stamp-size photographic essays. In 1996 it surfaced that a block of six 2d stamps had also survived the destruction process, and was in private hands (the collection of the late John Ash). A single stamp is catalogued at $120,000. |
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kgvistamps
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What I collect: British Colonies - King George VI from all countries and King Edward VII & King George V from the West Indies.
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Post by kgvistamps on Jun 30, 2019 13:45:12 GMT
Nice study Robert. When you say ink stripping, what does that mean?
I can think of a few possibilities:
1. It applies to a stamp with what appears to have less ink on it.
2. It is a specific printing with an experimental ink that did not coat very well.
Let us know. Thanks.
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Post by robert on Jun 30, 2019 17:31:26 GMT
Hi kgvistamps The ink stripping is caused by the ink not flowing properly onto the plate leaving parts of the sheet and sometimes some stamps on the sheets void or partially void of ink, and when the doctor blade removed excess ink; the section with very little ink, or no ink will be left with missing colour, known as ink stripping. I actually have experimental ink printings of the 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee. The KEVIII stamp in my post is an image from the internet, wish I had it in my collection. I have a very scarce block of 4 ½d Kangaroos which shows a progression of ink stripping, to view the sequence it goes from top right to top left, and then from bottom right to bottom left to see the ink getting thinner. Normally it affects all or partial of the sheet, the ink stripping only affected this four. The stamps were printed in 1949.  Rob |
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Partime
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Post by Partime on Jan 30, 2024 0:01:07 GMT
I thought adding to this thread rather than starting another. I just purchased a block of 4 of Scott 170, ACSC 192, the version referred to earlier as Tapered "T". It was purchased at a favorable price, so happy to have it. It is Mint, Never Hinged.  I like some of the enhancement software available. For instance, Postmark Reveal was able to tease the watermark via my scanned image:  But, what I thought interesting stood out when I ran the stamp through Topaz Sharpen AI. Here is the overall stamp (with the Topaz watermark, since I am cheap and didn't pay for the full version).  When I zoom into the top left, I see the semblance of a horizontal plate scratch, but I also see what appears to be "NO" in the very top left. Is it possible that this is an albino Plate Number? I don't think so, but thought I would ask the group.  |
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Jan 30, 2024 2:29:49 GMT
When I zoom into the top left, I see the semblance of a horizontal plate scratch, but I also see what appears to be "NO" in the very top left. Is it possible that this is an albino Plate Number? I don't think so, but thought I would ask the group. My immediate guess is that is an erased pencil notation. Could be wrong, obviously, but that's what it looks like to me. I see it as the number "140". Ryan |
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Partime
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Post by Partime on Jan 30, 2024 2:55:48 GMT
When I zoom into the top left, I see the semblance of a horizontal plate scratch, but I also see what appears to be "NO" in the very top left. Is it possible that this is an albino Plate Number? I don't think so, but thought I would ask the group. My immediate guess is that is an erased pencil notation. Could be wrong, obviously, but that's what it looks like to me. I see it as the number "140". Ryan You could be correct. I've tried multiple ways of viewing this, but nothing comes up definitive. Oh well. |
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