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The George V Keyplate 1912 to 1931

1912 Multiple Crown CA Watermark. Perf 14, continued.

The stamps from 5d upward were printed in two colours, the key plate being in fugitive purple ink. The first
printing of the 6d and above used chalk-surfaced paper; later printings were on ordinary paper and result in
darker shades.

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Purple & Olive-green Purple & Bright purple Purple & Orange Purple & Black Purple & Red

36,600 103,080 35,400 35,520 36,960

Dark stamps on plain paper

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Paler stamps on chalk-surfaced paper
* The 9d stamp is from a sheet that had a broken pin in the perforation comb

Watermark Varieties

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Watermark Reversed Watermark Inverted Watermark Inverted