Caution re £1 Tablet with Revenue

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Caution re £1 Tablet with Revenue

#1 Post by bill » Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:52 pm

This note is intended to let readers know that the £1 Tablet with Revenue overprint
(both overprinted normally and handstamped) is prone to run in water if soaked. A
similar auction applies to the overprinted £1 with surcharges of 5d and 1/-.

See also a similar note under heading Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912.

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Re: Caution re £1 Tablet with Revenue

#2 Post by admin » Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:13 pm

Presumaby this is an intentional security measure and due to fugitive ink?

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Re: Caution re £1 Tablet with Revenue

#3 Post by bill » Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:25 pm

Yes, Easton's De La Rue History states on page 695 that in the indent of 1 September 1896
forwarded by the Agent-General (based in London) both the new 5/- and the £1 were to be
printed in doubly fugitive inks. Certainly the green colour for the £1 is fugitive. It appears
that the choice of a fugitive green ink was intentional as 'admin' has suggested.

A warning recently added to the Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912 section should be updated
to advise collectors to beware of soaking their examples of the 5/- Tablet in water.

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