2¢ Carmine ~ Lines in Upper Right

The second of the re-entries in my friend's collection presented more of a plating challenge. This was a great opportunity to explore a very new Page Search feature just added to MarlerAndBeyond.

2022-11-08T12:55:54-04:00

77 min

Bill Re-entries

2¢ Green ~ 182UR88 ~ A Long Search Rewarded

Marler lists three significant misplaced entries on the 2¢ Green on page 326. Until recently I had not been able to locate any examples.

2022-09-05T00:00:00-03:00

28 min

Bill Miscellaneous

2¢ Carmine Marler Type R14 Update

Marler's Type R14 on the 2¢ Carmine is fairly easy to identify, but not so easy to find. There have been some new observations made using the Proofs Sheets at Library and Archives Canada.

2022-11-12T11:34:41-04:00

63 min

Simon Flaws

2¢ Carmine booklet single constant plate crack ?

Plate crack on 2c Carmine booklet single

2022-11-11T12:40:41-04:00

12 min

Bill Flaws

1¢ Green ~ Inner Oval Marks below 'E' a

This is the first of two, quite similar CPVs I have found.

2022-10-28T15:50:17-03:00

69 min

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Finding and Plating Admiral CPVs

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Re entries

LINES THAT ARE DOUBLED.

Bill

10¢ Blue ~ 16LR35 ~ A “Bucket List” Find!

The Horizontal Line Flaw on the 10¢ Blue Admiral was reported by Michael D. Smith in “The Admiral’s Log” Vol. XIV #1, June 2018.

13 min

2022-10-28T15:05:41-03:00

Retouches

LINES THAT HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENED.

When the final impression of the stamp design on the printing plate was not satisfactory, the engraver could improve the final product. This improvement would be done by manually etching lines deeper into the plate.