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2½d Carmine-Red





























































                                                                           Tudor Crown Watermark

                                                                   White near-vertical line caused by a very
                                                                  small piece of dirt being lodged under the
                                                                  doctor blade. If the foreign matter is small
                                                                  enough, then all of ink from the pale areas
                                                                  is removed - but only some of the ink from
                                                                  the dark areas. This creates the impression
                                                                           of an intermittent line.

                                                                    Reference: Williams Fundamentals of Philately,
                                                                           revised edition, pp286-287.






                          Tudor Crown Watermark
              Dry print leaving six stamps completely omitted.
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