Share your Australian Decimal Stamp Flaws (ACSC listed or not)

Global Administrator · Post by **Global Administrator** » 04 Jul 2020 12:44

I wrote about this 12 years ago in Stamp News -

https://www.glenstephens.com/snoctober08.html

For a Century, this huge flaw had never been reported, until 3 stampboarders on 3 continents all came up with them!

: Australia 1913 4d Kangaroo Dirk Hartog Island flaw

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castores · Post by **castores** » 04 Jul 2020 13:01

Anita wrote: ↑
04 Jul 2020 12:28
I also have examples of your 80c Pioneer ship varieties:

BW# 618f retouch left of "80c"

And BW# 618g Retouch in lower left corner below "Pio" of "Pioneer"

Onya Glen!

Top Stuff.

1975 Environmental Dangers

10c Pollution (note: perfs missing on gutter at left)
ACSC 687/689f retouch over "Au" of "Australia" (I haven't checked perfs at this point)

castores · Post by **castores** » 04 Jul 2020 13:04

Anita wrote: ↑
04 Jul 2020 12:33

castores wrote: ↑
04 Jul 2020 12:20
It's on my list too! (but that's a list I just actually haven't even started writing).
I ACTUALLY have a list of the varieties I still want printed out so I can remember which ones to look out for when I'm at stamp fairs

I won't try writing smaller than you Anita, I didn't see you had actually written something until about the third pass

Is that restricted to pre-decimal?

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 11:53

1975 Independence of Papua New Guinea issued 16 September 1975

25c Bird
729e: Retouch in green at base under "NCE" of "INDEPENDENCE"

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 12:07

1976 Australian Explorers issued 9 June 1976

18c John Forrest
735d: Horizontal retouch left of Forrest's head

18c Ernest Giles
736d: Retouched "c" of "18c" I don't know what to say about this one (even with a scanner - BW picture is no better)

18c John Oxley
739d: Retouch above right of sailboat

739e: Retouch left of head

18c P E Warburton
740d: Cream dot and line in margin under saddle

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 14:20

1978 Australian Bird Definitives

2c Crimson Finch issued 17 September 1979
802ea: White flaw at lower left corner - retouched

25c Spur-wing Plover issued 17 July 1978
808d: White spot in backgrouind at lower right

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 14:28

1975 Famous Australian Women issued 6 August 1975

10c Henry Handel Richardson
715/721i: Broken "en" of "women"

10c Constance Stone
717/723h: Black lines on and right of middle of face

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 14:37

1975 Scientific Achievements issued 12 May 1975

11c Atomic Absorption
705d: Weakness to orange bar at top left

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 15:56

1980 Australian Aircraft issued 19 November 1980

22c Wackett
883d: Scratch on wing

883e: Large red dot on wing

This has white scratches on the wing also and I'll probably be told it's damage but there is also a 'brown' dot above the "3" that shouldn't be there?

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 17:43

1980 National Stamp Week issued 29 September 1980

22c Pillar Box
874d: Broken black lines on fascia

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 18:24

1987 Agricultural Shows issued 10 April 1987

$1 Competitions
1196/1199d: Blue dot under second horses's nose
Does this look like an FDC postmark? I don't know why but I just thought that.

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 18:27

1979 Christmas issued 24 September 1979

25c Parcels
851d: Green line in second white band in U.S. flag
Bit of a shocker of a stamp!

A used 25c Spur-wing Plover I just spotted (refer earlier post)
808d: White spot in backgrouind at lower right

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 18:51

1978 Australian Birds

2c Crimson Finch issued 17 September 1979
802ea: White flaw at lower left corner - retouched

But what about this in the same sort of region

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 19:58

Anita wrote: Thanks for the thread castores Sometimes the pics in the ACSC can be really unclear. It always helps to have additional images to refer to when trying to figure out if you have a listed variety or not.

Apart from how thick and explosive the book would become I toyed with the idea of sticking my pictures in place of BW's

Then more and more people came forward with their own examples. It's now a listed ACSC variety. You can go back through the "Flaws on Aust Kangaroo stamps? Help from the experts please!" thread to see the discovery evolve. It's really

At some point I will do just that!

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 20:12

Glen wrote:
The Kangaroo stamps were first issued nearly 100 years back, and MILLIONS of research words have been written on them since. Entire rainforests have likely been pulped, publishing works on the flaws and varieties!

One would imagine then that the most visual and most obvious constant flaws would all have been reported and recorded many decades back.

The ACSC “Kangaroos” volume is 100s of pages thick.

Not the case. On stampboards.com this month a German member “josto” posted up images of not one, but TWO 4d’s he had found with a large, coloured “island flaw” off the WA coast.

A good reason for me to keep posting.... thanks Glen!

ps. currently having problems with my scanner, crab!

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 20:31

Rigs wrote: ↑
04 Jul 2020 10:35

castores wrote: ↑
04 Jul 2020 09:24
Rather surprised that out of 7 stamps from the set I've ended up with varieties on 4.
Castores, you assert they are varieties.

May I suggest all the stamps in this particular Pioneer Life post exhibit surface damage/abrasion?

Damage/Abrasion:

Something I completely missed pointing out previously, they are all MINT (which you should be able to see) and have been stored since day one so no damage could come to them. Not to re-mention they are ALL ACSC LISTED. If a stamp had a very large flaw on it there is little chance (yes some have) it would make it to the P.O. for sale, so, the majority are small or tiny. I didn't make it up.

Glen wrote: One would imagine then that the most visual and most obvious constant flaws would all have been reported and recorded many decades back.

Rigs, I can only assume you don't collect flaws?
That's totally up to you.

Every time I look to do an addition to this thread I notice a good number of guests having a look. Who knows, they may join because of it. This is a good thing?

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 21:58

1975 Independence of Papua New Guinea issued 16 September 1975

18c Tambaran
728d: Flaw in green right of last "a" of "Australia"
(bottom right)
Working with old scans so I hope they are up to scratch.
Passable

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 22:07

1972 10th International Congress of Accountants issued 16 October 1972

7c Abacus, Circuits
605f: Retouch to green around "gr" of "Congress"

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 22:16

1971 Australian Natives Association Centenary issued 21 April 1971

6c Symbolic
555 Unlisted: Retouch to top right of Blue Globe and white scratch attaching top right stars together

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 22:21

1968 Floral Emblems

20c Sturt's Desert Pea issued 10 July 1968
486e: Weakness to base of letters of "AUSTRALIA"

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 22:35

1971 Christmas issued 13 October 1971

7c Star & Kings
573 Unlisted: Large retouch in and around "RALIA, 1971" of "AUSTRALIA"

7c Star & Kings
575 Unlisted: 'tick' in "S" of "AUSTRALIA"

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 22:46

1976 Australian Scenes issued 25 August 1976

35c Wittenoom Gorge
749f: Large flaw on red hill at middle

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 22:56

1976 Australian Scenes issued 25 August 1976

70c Great Barrier Reef
751f: Void in pink over coral - Type II

castores · Post by **castores** » 05 Jul 2020 23:05

1978 Australian Trees issued 1 June 1978

40c Grass Tree
798 Unlisted: 'hook' on last "A" of "Australia"

castores · Post by **castores** » 06 Jul 2020 00:00

A bit of a re-visit to the thread and I give you this,

Listed Retouch, followed by what may or may not be retouches.

First point of call, so what if they are retouches = they aren't listed.
Well everyone revisit these stamps you have and let's see.
Secondly, I must say, if my examples here were to be inspected by one or more verified in the field and they said "well they are retouches" ?

There are examples of one only one existing, yet they are listed. 90% would be mint examples.

Attachments to letters (listed, not)

castores · Post by **castores** » 06 Jul 2020 01:52

I've seen pics in Brusden White books (ACSC) of one-offs, mint, obviously a flaw/mistake (especially in regards to perfs), but because they show more than one stamp with the same affliction, they are listed (and as one-offs)

Any reason this shouldn't be listed in ACSC? It includes a listed flaw so position is realised and there is more than one stamp affixed to the margin... lacking perfs... and possibly more column 1s with gutter attached are out there. Not that four examples aren't enough.

castores · Post by **castores** » 06 Jul 2020 03:32

I'm getting closer and closer to starting on these (I do and do not look forward to it)
These are all your good size general sandwich bags, as many as you see in the front - same number behind (at a guess, in excess of 150 bags?).

Oh yes, there is another box!
Do you like the slate floor? I put it down diagonal to the square. Everyone goes square.
And really, there's no more cuts doing it this way.

Scanner is not working, there may be a hiatus

castores · Post by **castores** » 07 Jul 2020 18:18

1975 Prime Ministers issued 26 March 1975

10c Earle Page
695/701e: White dot on chin

10c J B Chifley
698/704f: Spotted shading on hair

698/704g: Spotted shading on face

Glen, please note, I placed all images inline yet 698/714f has also appeared at the end? Yuriy might want to know?

Always 'Preview'

castores · Post by **castores** » 07 Jul 2020 18:50

castores wrote: ↑
05 Jul 2020 18:24
1987 Agricultural Shows issued 10 April 1987

$1 Competitions
1196/1199d: Blue dot under second horses's nose
Does this look like an FDC postmark? I don't know why but I just thought that.

If you are interested in flaws, don't think you need massive amounts of the stamp (necessarily) to obtain an example. There are a number of stamps I have where my total is well below ten! The best example I can give you of this is the above - it is the only $1 from this set I have!

castores · Post by **castores** » 07 Jul 2020 19:14

Paintings

$2 "Red Gums of Far North issued 24 April 1974
665d: Blue dot on hill at left (note BW refers to this as blue but other 'similar' coloured flaws are 'green')

665ea: "Fungus" flaw on large tree at right - State II

665f: Large green dot between trees (appears to be a line to me - I will add to this as I'm sure I have a variation on this that shows two green 'dots')

castores · Post by **castores** » 07 Jul 2020 19:36

castores wrote: ↑
07 Jul 2020 19:14
(appears to be a line to me - I will add to this as I'm sure I have a variation on this that shows two green 'dots')

I knew I had a scan somewhere, these are all 665f (variations) located so far, followed by 'dot' vs the 'other dot'
Is it enough to classify two states? Which came first?
But then stamp 2 is more of a curve than a right angle... (3rd state?)
Maybe they're all classified as the same, unlike KG V...

Okay, I've added it (note how far it extends up the trunk, after a slight break. And, well, everywhere else also!)
The "Fungus" has taken over.

I would put the three as: diagonal / right angle / Fungudeath fungicide

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 03:08

Paintings

$1 "Sergeant of the Light Horse" issued 24 April 1974
664d: "Bullet hole" on forehead (I never knew what colour it was)

664 Unlisted: Double hat rim

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 03:27

1972 Christmas issued 29 November 1972

7c Jesus Friend of Children
620 Unlisted: Retouch to "JESUS"

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 03:52

1972 Pioneer Life issued 15 November 1972

5c Pioneer Society
607e: Vertical blue line at upper right, and dent in oval at top

607ja: Weakness over "one" of "Pioneer" - retouched

40c Pioneer Shelter
612/13e: Diagonal light area through "ST" of "AUSTRALIA"

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 04:08

1972 Christmas issued 29 November 1972

35c Shell
621 Unlisted: Green pie section short

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 04:13

1973 25th Anniversary of World Health Organisation issued 4 April 1973

7c Emblem
626f: Retouch to "WO" of "WORLD" and "OR" of "ORGANISATION"

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 04:17

1973 Famous Australians issued 16 May 1973

7c William Charles Wentworth
627d: Extra shading in top left corner

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 04:39

1975 Christmas issued 29 October 1975

15c Wise Men
730 Unlisted: Red on crown extends into band on wise man with myrrh

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 05:06

1976 Australian Scenes issued 25 August 1976

70c Barrier Reef
751 Unlisted: White void on upper frame above "EF" of "REEF"

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 06:14

Every time I look to do an addition to this thread I notice a good number of guests having a look. Who knows, they may join because of it. This is a good thing?

And I see someone else quite often.... who would that be ???

It's good to see so many guests (and members) having a look. I expect some are checking their own stamps against these images. Have one of my unlisted?

At a quick count, so not likely to be accurate, I'm at 55 listed, 22 unlisted.

Guests: Join us

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 23:29

Currently combining bought FDCs with what I already have.
I've never checked my FDCs so I thought I'd do a few scans and see what I can come up with.

1973 Christmas issued 3 October 1973

30c Shepherd
652d: Break in middle of left frame

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 23:34

1973 Architecture issued 17 October 1973

10c Hotel
655f: Broken window at upper left

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 23:44

1974 150th Anniversary of First Independent Newspaper issued 9 October 1974

7c W C Wentworth
678/9d: Stop after "Dalton" and long "R" in RBA"

Now here's the thing, I have two with long "R" and also trouble on the "A" BUT no dot... hmmmm.
On both covers at that!

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 23:50

Gemstones

9c on 8c Opal issued 16 October 1974
646ga: Weak "8c" - retouched

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 23:53

1975 Prime Ministers issued 26 March 1975
(previously shown)
10c Earle Page
695/701e: White dot on chin

castores · Post by **castores** » 10 Jul 2020 23:58

1975 Independence of Papua New Guinea issued 16 September 1975
(previously shown)
25c Bird
729E: Retouch in green at base under "NCE"of "INDEPENDENCE"

castores · Post by **castores** » 11 Jul 2020 00:28

1973 National Development

35c Mapping
634f: Retouch in dark red to upper left and middle right of circle

castores · Post by **castores** » 12 Jul 2020 09:15

1977 Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II issued 2 February 1977

18c Queen
765d: Yellow dot at top of sleeve

castores · Post by **castores** » 12 Jul 2020 09:27

1976 Olympic Games, Montreal issued 14 July 1976

18c Gymnastics

742d: Dark green line across chest

Retouch on shoulder

castores · Post by **castores** » 12 Jul 2020 10:12

1974 Marsupials issued 13 February 1974

25c Spiny Anteater

661e: First "A" of "ANTEATER" retouched

661f: Retouch in brown over hind paw

661g: Retouch in brown left of front paw