VALUE MARKINGS(2)

Positioning

A "multipositive" is a glass photographic plate on which the master negative is projected, using a step and repeat camera. Two multipositives are used, one for the Queens outline and background and the second for the value. Initially this was a manual process but later became automated. However the manual placement could lead to significant variations in the position of the value relative to the Queens.



Perhaps the most striking difference is encountered with the 10p stamp issued in booklets, although all of the stamps in that booklet have the value positioned particularly low.