Odd Items of Interest
I am listing odd items of interest on this page, and will add to it as time allows.
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Who is F. F?
Found engraved only on the 1d & 6d 1872 Stamp Duty of Queensland are the letter F. F. in the lower left & right corners.
Maybe this was the engraver who had some spare space to engrave his initials?
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Thumb Print
A printers thumb print can be found on the 2/- lithograph of 1880.
If you look in the middle left side you can clearly see it.
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Queensland 1872 Issue 1/- Transfer II
I have not seen this second transfer listed in any catalogue as "type 11" and wish to record it here.
Characteristic:
Shoulder at right almost in line with stop after DUTY.
Ten sub-types have been identified, arranged in 2 rows of 5, repeated.
Type 1 White line on top right of diadem extending to T of STAMP
Inner oval broken before Y of DUTY
Stop after y touches oval
Type 2 White line in solid oval from S to P
Type 3 White line in solid oval from M to U
Type 4 White line above and beyond right half of diadem
Dot below second E of QUEENSLAND joining the oval
Type 5 White line above right half of diadem to under S
First stroke of U joined to outer oval
Type 6 Central cross of diadem touches base of crown
White line in solid oval under LA
Type 7 Inner oval broken after Y of DUTY
Stop after Y away from oval
Type 8 White line in solid oval under UT of DUTY
Type 9 Projecting dot under U of DUTY
Type 10 White line in solid oval under TY of DUTY
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Burelé Band on Face
A pair of 1872 Queensland 2/6d with the burelé band printed on the face of the stamp exists which is unlisted in catalogues.
Have a dig through your collection and let me know if you find another.
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