Caution re 10/- and £1 Tblets
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:47 pm
This note is a cautionary note re the De La Rue printings of 10/- (1892) and £1 (1897)
in the Tablet series. The inks are prone to run if used examples of these stamps are
soaked in water, especially the £1. It is important to be aware of this as the £1 is a
relatively expensive item to add to one's collection.
The earliest reference to this matter that I have seen in print is in the Weisz catalogue
of circa 1920 (published in Australian Philatelic Record).
This caution also applies to £1 stamps with Revenue overprint (both printed normally
as listed in Gibbons and in Craig & Ingles and in Dave Elsmore's online catalogue) and
with a rubber handstamp applied diagonally (rare). The same remark applies also to
the 5d and 1/- surcharges of 1919 (in Craig & Ingles and also Elsmore listings).
in the Tablet series. The inks are prone to run if used examples of these stamps are
soaked in water, especially the £1. It is important to be aware of this as the £1 is a
relatively expensive item to add to one's collection.
The earliest reference to this matter that I have seen in print is in the Weisz catalogue
of circa 1920 (published in Australian Philatelic Record).
This caution also applies to £1 stamps with Revenue overprint (both printed normally
as listed in Gibbons and in Craig & Ingles and in Dave Elsmore's online catalogue) and
with a rubber handstamp applied diagonally (rare). The same remark applies also to
the 5d and 1/- surcharges of 1919 (in Craig & Ingles and also Elsmore listings).