1d Pictorial with the VOLCANO variety
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:30 pm
Here's a nice stamp to start a topic devoted to the "Volcano" variety found on the 1d Pictorial issue.
The retouched state(s) of this famous flaw is referred to as the "Volcano" variety as it resulted in the stamp
having the appearance that smoke was rising from the top of Mt Wellington.
1d pale red with "Pre-Volcano" flaw B/W T10d (ACSC) - nice example with
partial Launceston cds dated JA 8 1903
[attachment=0]1d pictorial pre-volcano.jpg[/attachment]
In regard to this variety the Australian Commonwealth Specialist Catalogue states:
"Variety d was quickly retouched during the first printing and is rare. It thus only occurs with watermark sideways but the retouch (variety da) occurs with both watermark sideways and upright. It later printings it deteriorates and begins to show as an unsightly colour patch".
It is unknown as to how the plate was damaged but when I was a lad I remember Lew Viney saying (on a number of occasions) that it was probably caused by something being dropped thereupon ... perhaps it was a tool such as a small screwdriver .... I guess we'll never know!
If you have any images and/or information to share on this well-known variety, please post them/it here.
The retouched state(s) of this famous flaw is referred to as the "Volcano" variety as it resulted in the stamp
having the appearance that smoke was rising from the top of Mt Wellington.
1d pale red with "Pre-Volcano" flaw B/W T10d (ACSC) - nice example with
partial Launceston cds dated JA 8 1903
[attachment=0]1d pictorial pre-volcano.jpg[/attachment]
In regard to this variety the Australian Commonwealth Specialist Catalogue states:
"Variety d was quickly retouched during the first printing and is rare. It thus only occurs with watermark sideways but the retouch (variety da) occurs with both watermark sideways and upright. It later printings it deteriorates and begins to show as an unsightly colour patch".
It is unknown as to how the plate was damaged but when I was a lad I remember Lew Viney saying (on a number of occasions) that it was probably caused by something being dropped thereupon ... perhaps it was a tool such as a small screwdriver .... I guess we'll never know!
If you have any images and/or information to share on this well-known variety, please post them/it here.
