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Basic Stamp

Upright Watermark
  VALUE DIE WATERMARK NOTES
  ½d 1a Crown  
  ½d 1b Crown  
  ½d 1b Simple Cypher Ex Booklet
  ½d 2 Crown  
  ½d 2 Simple Cypher  
  ½d 2 Multiple Cypher  
  1d 1a Crown  
  1d 1b Crown  
  1d 1b Simple Cypher Ex Booklet
  1d 2 Crown  
  1d 2 Simple Cypher  
  1d 2 Multiple Cypher  

 

Inverted Watermark
  VALUE DIE WATERMARK NOTES
  ½d 1b Crown  
  ½d 1b Simple Cypher  
  ½d 2 Multiple Cypher  
  1d 1b Crown  
  1d 1b Simple Cypher  
  1d 2 Multiple Cypher  

 

Watermark Varieties

VALUE DIE WATERMARK VARIETY
Invert Sideways Reverse Invert
Reverse		 None
½d 1a Crown X - - - -
½d 1b Crown X* X - - -
½d 1b Simple Cypher - - X X X
½d 2 Crown X - - - -
½d 2 Simple Cypher X - X X X
½d 2 Multiple Cypher X* - X X -
1d 1a Crown X - - - X
1d 1b Crown - - - - -
1d 1b Simple Cypher - - X X X
1d 2 Crown X - - - X
1d 2 Simple Cypher X - X X X
1d 2 Multiple Cypher X X X X -

Note that in the above table, a '*' character indicates that the variety can be found from booklet panes and hence blocks or marginal examples of the variety are required.

Whilst most of the above errors command a significant premium over the normal stamp, watermark errors on the die 2 multiple cypher issues are so common that they scarcely command any premium over the basic stamp !

No Cross on Crown

  VALUE DIE WATERMARK
  ½d 2 Crown
  ½d 2 Simple Cypher
  1d 1a Crown
  1d 1b Crown
  1d 2 Crown
  1d 2 Simple Cypher
  1d 2 Multiple Cypher

Overprinted for Use Abroad

  OVERPRINT VALUE DIE WATERMARK
  British Bechuanaland 1d 2 Crown
  Levant ½d 1a Crown
  Levant ½d 2 Crown
  Levant ½d 2 Multiple Cypher
  Levant 1d 1b Crown
  Levant 1d 1b Crown
  Levant 1d 2 Multiple Cypher
  Morocco Agencies ½d 2 Crown
  Morocco Agencies 1d 2 Crown
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9th September 2001