I recently bought a state 2 copy of this stamp.
This is a non-coincident fresh entry in the original state - prints show duplication in both stars, and significant compression of POSTAGE.
The latter is best seen when compared with stamp RC in the image scanned above.
Statham (page 1946) casts doubt on whether this stamp exists in a second state.
He apparently hadn't seen the original report in GBJ Vol 2 No 9 Pg 108, that includes a photo of state 2.
The repair, as it happens, is another non-coincident re-entry resulting in new duplication below.
This is most discernable at the base of the D square.
Duplication at top is more pronounced when compared to state 1.
The checkletters are thinned, and there is a strong TRL running for virtually the entire right side margin.
Like stamp BG plate 160 below, I have not seen any worn state 1 prints of this stamp as yet; and the state 2 prints seen have all been more worn in the background than any state 1 seen.
Three state 2 prints have been seen.
This appears to be the only repair to this plate.
Reports of a repair to stamp BG are almost certainly a misidentification with plate 160.
