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A SCARCE 9d VIOLET 3rd WATERMARK DIE IIB KANGAROO VARIETY: “WHITE FLAW IN LOWER LEFT CORNER” - ACSC 27(4)m - BANWELL&PARSONS 4L48A (ORIGINAL DIE IIB CLICHÉ) - REPLACED BY 2R27 FROM DIE II PLATE
The Die IIb 3rd Watermark 9d Violet was printed by T.S. HARRISON in September/October 1918. The earliest 'date-of-use' known is 16 April 1919. These were printed off two new Plates (an Upper ~ Plate 3 and a Lower ~ Plate 4) each with 120 stamps-on in two Panes of 60 (each in 10 Rows of 6 Stamps). They were used as the Interstate Telegram Rate and as ‘Make-Up' for Parcel Charges. Overall there were 20 printings made between October 1918 and August 1927, totalling 59,605,440 3rd Watermark Die IIb marsupials. This variety is listed in The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue “KANGAROOS” (ACSC 2021) as:
ACSC 27(4)m: WHITE FLAW IN LOWER LEFT CORNER" - PLATE POSITION 4L48 - 2021 CV$125 ORIGINAL CLICHÉ
This variety recurs at position 4L48 … that is … it is the 48th STAMP on the LEFT PANE of PLATE 4 (the Lower Plate used to print the Die IIb 3rd Watermark 9d Violet Kangaroos). The variety is found in the 3rd Watermark marsupial and this one is a LOVELY example with the variety indicator very, very clear. This is nice (centred to the left), curiously every copy I have sold has been centered well left! Very nice double-strike "PORT HEDLAND WESTERN AUSTRALIA" postmark. The more detailed reference for the 9d Violet (THE 9d KANGAROO STAMPS by A.D. Banwell and R.F. Parsons (NOW AVAILABLE AT DANMAGPIE'S 'BUY-IT-NOW' LISTINGS) explains that this variety is the ORIGINAL DIE IIB CLICHÉ on Plate 4 (before it was substituted by the Die II cliché from Position 2R27). This one is in the early state showing the two bent lines (prior to the ongoing damage/wear) immediately under the 1st N (this is usually LISTED as a solid white corner flaw). Reference scans are from Banwell & Parsons (WHICH IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM DANMAGPIEs 'BUY-IT-NOW' LISTINGS).
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