Princess

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Scadding. World Stamp Digest August 1940 - page 251)</div> <div>       2) Piece of tin foil/silver paper (used to wrap plates before use) stuck on plate (R.M. Angus. Popular Stamps </div> <div>                    September 1949 - page 14). </div> <div> Both authors claim to have received this information from a reliable source. The first theory appears to be the most likely as any item  adhering to the plate would produce a white rather than a coloured spot.</div> <bR> <div> Three varieties noted.</div> <bR> <div> a) Classic<B> </B>"Weeping Princess." Vast majority of stamps.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="553" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 323 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="7f0093d0.jpg" border=0 width="265" height="317" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1e9ad6c0.jpg" border=0 width="173" height="108" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Pictures courtesy of Dr. Jim Melling</B></div> <div> <B>Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> b) "Repaired Weeping Princess." Attempts to fill spot. Can still see dots in small circle. Rare.</div> <div> c) "Tear drop moved." Moved marginally (1/2mm) to right of usual position. Extremely rare. Position not confirmed. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>