Wiki Australian 1d King George V Engraved 1913-1914

pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:06:17 pm

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:07:11 pm

The ACSC states "Date of Issue: 9 December 1913 officially, but placed on sale at some post offices on 8 December 1913".

However, this is not quite accurate. The Penny Engraved was issued in Queensland, South Australia & Victoria on 8/12/1913; and in New South Wales & Tasmania on 9/12/1913 (the date of release in Western Australia is unknown).

Therefore, there were two dates of issue

pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:07:39 pm

pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:08:00 pm

For the purpose of identification of the various parts of the stamp, the following decriptions have been adopted.

Segments These are the flat sided, solid coloured, and curved, inside parts of the stamp in each corner.

"V"s
These are the solid coloured portions into which the segments converge or meet.
There are therefore two segments and two "V"s on each of the four sides of the stamp.

pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:08:28 pm

Plate 1 a pale shade of rose-carmine, much paler than the other three plates. This is due to the shallowness of the impression which the plate received from the Master Die.

The marginal inscriptions are sometimes so faint as to require a glass to read them.

pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:08:55 pm

Construction Zone

pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:11:40 pm

Plate 1 No 1

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:13:29 pm

Plate 1 No 2

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:13:51 pm

Plate 1 No 3

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:14:13 pm

Plate 1 No 4

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:14:35 pm

Plate 1 No 5

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:14:59 pm

Plate 1 No 6

Retouched right frame and segments.

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:15:22 pm

Plate 1 No 7

Bottom SW corner open.

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:15:44 pm

Plate 1 No 8

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:16:09 pm

Plate 1 No 9

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:16:32 pm

Plate 1 No 10

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:23:52 pm

Plate 1 No 11

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:24:13 pm

Plate 1 No 12

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:24:41 pm

Plate 1 No 13

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:25:02 pm

Plate 1 No 14

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:25:23 pm

Plate 1 No 15

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:25:44 pm

Plate 1 No 16

Top right frame and base lines strengthened.

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:26:08 pm

Plate 1 No 17

Base line strengthened and above A of POSTAGE

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:26:30 pm

Plate 1 No 18

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:26:51 pm

Plate 1 No 19

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:27:18 pm

Plate 1 No 20

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:27:41 pm

Plate 1 No 21

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:28:02 pm

Plate 1 No 22

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:28:28 pm

Plate 1 No 23

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:28:56 pm

Plate 1 No 24

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:29:22 pm

Plate 1 No 25

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:29:47 pm

Plate 1 No 26

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:30:12 pm

Plate 1 No 27

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:30:44 pm

Plate 1 No 28

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:31:12 pm

Plate 1 No 29

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:31:35 pm

Plate 1 No 30

Thick line of base of neck broken (later printings only)

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:31:56 pm

Plate 1 No 31

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:33:46 pm

Plate 1 No 32

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:37:42 pm

Plate 1 No 33

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:38:04 pm

Plate 1 No 34

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:38:29 pm

Plate 1 No 35

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:38:51 pm

Plate 1 No 36

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:39:17 pm

Plate 1 No 37

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:39:43 pm

Plate 1 No 38

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:40:12 pm

Plate 1 No 39

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:40:35 pm

Plate 1 No 40

NE corner weak and almost open, right frame line retouched.

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:40:58 pm

Plate 1 No 41

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:41:28 pm

Plate 1 No 42

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:41:54 pm

Plate 1 No 43

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pilot · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 16:42:16 pm

Plate 1 No 44

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