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1941 Conscription Issue - Plate Varieties & Errors

     

 

     

Plate Varieties and Errors

Zirkle lists a total of 14 consistent plate varieties for the 2f and 31 for the 4f. In May of 1951 the printing plate for the 4f was examined by Dr Mishima and all 31 varieties were checked and confirmed, the plate for the 2f had already been destroyed by this time. A week after this examination the plate for the 4f was also destroyed. It will clearly take some time to find examples of all these varieties to include here.

     
     

Normal                              Variety

 

Normal Blue                        Pale Blue    

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Spot Above Breach Variety - A red spot appears above the breach on the rifle. This occurs only on the 15th stamp on each sheet.

 

Shades - A pale blue shade exist for this stamp.

     

Normal                              Variety

   

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Streak by Cap Variety - A red streak appears bewteen the cap and the rifle. This occurs only on the 8th stamp on each sheet.