Mr. H
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Post by Mr. H on Mar 29, 2021 15:22:58 GMT
I came across this space filler yesterday and can't seem to find it in either the Scott or Gibbons catalogs. Watermark appears to be TAS without the bars and perf is 11-1/2. Any ideas?    |
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khj
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Post by khj on Mar 29, 2021 16:01:50 GMT
It's not obvious to me whether you have a TAS watermark with or without the bars, without the stamp being in watermark fluid or on a black surface. It's very difficult to see any watermark on a white surface -- all I see is the cancel ink bleedthru and stamp design.
If you have the TAS watermark with bars, then it is probably Scott Tasmania #54(1872) or one of the minor color varieties 54a or 54b. SG or specialized Australia catalog would be a better resource.
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Mr. H
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Post by Mr. H on Mar 29, 2021 16:32:30 GMT
I couldn't see a trace of bars with my Signoscope, or against a black background. Should they be easily visible or are they usually very faint? I may need to go out and get some watermark/lighter fluid.
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Mar 29, 2021 16:35:52 GMT
I don't see any bars on this retroReveal-rendered image.  |
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cjd
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Post by cjd on Mar 29, 2021 16:56:36 GMT
I'm seeing pretty limited options in SG for perf 11.5 2d stamps; an 1871 printing on New South Wales paper with a "2" watermark (SG133 in yellow green and SG133a in blue green), and the TAS with bars from November, 1872 (SG145). (A note also mentions 1871 reprints on soft white wove paper being perfed 11.5. According to Robson Lowe, those were unwatermarked.)
It seems that the most likely explanation is that the bars are there and obscured by the heavy cancel.
ETA: On the first image, with the stamp on the gauge, there is a thin line running from the top of the S, southwest to the top of the A and then continuing on to the bar of the T. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. It's faintly visible in the large picture of the back, heading southwest off the top of the T. I don't see it at all in the retroreveal image.
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cjd
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Post by cjd on Mar 29, 2021 17:31:33 GMT
I reoriented the image so that the bar/line would be approximately vertical... I believe this is it.
Thoughts?
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Mr. H
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Post by Mr. H on Mar 29, 2021 17:52:43 GMT
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
Thanks cjd. I now see what you see. |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Mar 29, 2021 20:17:35 GMT
All of the retroReveal renderings may be viewed here. I still don't see any bars, but perhaps a higher resolution scan run through retroReveal may show one or both.  |
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