R/C
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Description of Variety
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Variety
Grade
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Plate 2A:
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10/1
10/2
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- diagonal line at edge of Brunswick Tower
- diagonal line at edge of Brunswick Tower
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A
A
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Plate 2B:
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1/4
8/3
10/5
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- left slanting diagonal hairline from high above left
turret of Chapel through frame
- dot to left of King Henry III tower
- prominent waves on river in front of Round Tower
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A
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PLATES (2A), (2B)
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Plate (2A):
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1/6
3/6
7/6
10/5
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- diagonal line cutting across right upper corner of
frame
- short vertical line above middle of St. George's Chapel
- dot above Curfew Tower
- three slightly angled parallel lines outside lower frame
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B
B
B
B
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Plate (2B)
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1/1
5/5
5/6
5/6
6/1
6/2
6/4
10/1
10/2
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- tiny vertical dash in sky 3.4mm above and 0.6mm to left
of centre of Curfew Tower
- tiny spot in sky, 0.7 mm above UR corner of Winchester Tower
- 5mm horizontal line in right selvedge just below level of tip of
top of Curfew Tower (Thought to be a printer's mark)
- a pair of tiny spots in the UR corner of the sky, just inside
the inner frame lines/corner. The pair align at 45° from
UL to LR and are about 0.2 mm apart.
- tiny spot in sky about 2.7 mm above the tip of the Curfew
Tower and 2/3 mm left of the tower centerline.
- tiny spot in sky above the left pillar at the front of St.
George's Chapel, about 1/4 mm up and 1/4 mm left of
pillar tip.
- trio of tiny spots near left edge of sky, just above the
level of the horizontal frame lines under the Orb.
- small spot in sky near UL corner, approx. 1/2 mm below
inner top frame line and approx. 1 mm to right of inner
frame line to right of the Orb.
- tiny spot in Thames River, 1.3 mm to the right of tip of Brocas
Meadow
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B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
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Plate 4:
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1/1
1/5
5/2
5/6
6/5
8/4
10/2
10/4
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- dot to left of middle of flagstaff
- short left slanting line arising from middle of
State Apartments
- short horizontal line above St. George's Chapel
- small dot (broken line) in water near tip of Brocas
Meadow
- dot above and to left of flagstaff on Round
Tower
- dot just to left of flagstaff on Round Tower
- dot high above Curfew Tower
- dot high in sky above right edge of Round Tower
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B
B
B
B
B
A
B
B
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Plate 4/:
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1/1
3/6
5/4
5/6
6/5
6/6
7/1
7/5
8/5
8/6
10/1
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- vertical dash 3.5mm above and left of centre of Curfew Tower
- dash next to frame opposite the Brunswick Tower
- high dot above gable of St. George's Chapel
- dot in sky above King Henry III tower
- short lightning conductor on left edge of
Brunswick Tower
- dot to right of Curfew Tower
- dot on edge of vignette at level of Curfew Tower
- "rowboat" in middle of River Thames in front of King
Henry III Tower
- very short lightning conductor on left edge of
Round Tower
- dots below first letter of Colony and to right of
Curfew Tower
- right up slanting hairline from frame through to Brocas
Meadow
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B
A
B
A
B
B
B
C
B
B
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Frame variety
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4/2
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- stroke through 0 (1/- KUT only)
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A
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Position and plate unknown
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- six stamps with unknown position or plate
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Grade
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Description
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Type A
Type B
Type C
Type D
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Varieties commonly described, appearing in books or catalogues. These may be found on one or more stamps.
Known varieties, not commonly described, but found on two or more different stamps.
Known varieties, not commonly described, but found on one stamp only.
Described variety where the position of the stamp is unknown.
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