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A VERY UNUSUAL 3rd WATERMARK DIE IIa 2d GREY KANGAROO VARIETY: “DARK FLAW BEHIND 'NC' OF PENCE" - UNLISTED PLATE 3 ACSC/POPE DIE IIA VARIETY - CV APPROX $60 (NWPI) - NOT 3R4; 3R20 OR 3R53
The Die IIa 3rd Watermark 2d GREY Kangaroo was printed in March 1918 by J.B. COOKE then by T.S. HARRISON through to October 1920. A new Plate 3 (Die IIa) was inserted in the upper position in March 1918 to replace the original Plate 1 (Die I) used for the initial 1st, 2nd & 3rd Watermark printings. The 2d Grey was used as the 2nd weight step for letters within Australia and the British Empire. Overall, there were four printings off Plates 2 & 3 resulting in 14,400,000 stamps of which half were from Plate 3 (Die IIa) leaving only 7,200,000 Die IIa stamps. This particular 2d Grey Kangaroo has been overprinted "NWPI" for service in the Pacific and is 'UNUSED' with some staining at the back (which only just comes through to the front). Importantly, it carries a LARGE DARK FLAW BEHIND THE LETTERS 'NC' OF POSTAGE and is certainly not 3R4; 3R20 or 3R53 (all similar flaws but all behind the the end of the 'C'). This is NOT listed by Greg Pope in his most comprehensive work titled: "A STUDY OF ALL THREE PLATES OF THE 2dGREY OF THE KANGAROO AND MAP SERIES (2002)". It is also NOT listed by THE AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH SPECIALISTS' CATALOGUE "KANGAROOS" (ACSC 2021). The light stain does detract, but this is the first time I have seen and listed this flaw in many thousands of Kangaroo listings. Greg Pope's very detailed Reference is available from DANMAGPIE'S 'BUY-IT-NOW' listings on eBay...
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