I have had a great deal of trouble finding examples of this stamp, despite it being quite a common plate.
I have had the crappy state 1 print for a couple of years, and have just located a state 2 example.
The repair to this stamp has been known for some time.
The repair is non-coincident resulting in duplication across its top, including the top line of the right star.
The major NE pointing ray in the NE square is clearly duplicated, and POSTAGE is compressed.
Duplication in the left star is also reported, but the cancel impedes in this example.
The checkletters display some weakening in comparison to state 1 prints.
There is a new TRL of medium strength running for virtually the full length of the left margin.
Originally I had thought this cover was dated 1848, but now to hand realise it's July 1849.
This is a couple of months after Statham's estimate of plate 81s withdrawal from press, and so this cover offers no clue as to when the re-entry may have been carried out.
This is the only example I have seen.
I have had the crappy state 1 print for a couple of years, and have just located a state 2 example.
The repair to this stamp has been known for some time.
The repair is non-coincident resulting in duplication across its top, including the top line of the right star.
The major NE pointing ray in the NE square is clearly duplicated, and POSTAGE is compressed.
Duplication in the left star is also reported, but the cancel impedes in this example.
The checkletters display some weakening in comparison to state 1 prints.
There is a new TRL of medium strength running for virtually the full length of the left margin.
Originally I had thought this cover was dated 1848, but now to hand realise it's July 1849.
This is a couple of months after Statham's estimate of plate 81s withdrawal from press, and so this cover offers no clue as to when the re-entry may have been carried out.
This is the only example I have seen.
