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Overprints on Revenue Issues 1897
1897 2½d Overprint on Threepence Revenue Issue. CA over Crown Watermark. Perf 14.
Post office records show that 148 sheets of 60 threepence stamps were overprinted.
. . . . .
6,216 296 1,480 592 296
Type A Type A2 Broken Large ‘2’ Type C Type D Type E
21 on forme 1 on forme 5 on forme 2 on forme 1 on forme
.
Type A Inked impression of watermark dandy roll
used for the tall revenue stamps.
Misplaced overprint.
The wire mesh background and small
wire stitches can be clearly seen.
