Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Australia 1937 6d Kookaburra CofA Watermark Perf 13½ x 14 Varieties


I recently purchased two 1937 6d Kookaburra's both CofA Watermark Perf 13½ x 14 with two different varieties. The varieties are Curl over "I" of "Australia" and Flaw on "S" of "Australia". I am a member of a great stamp forum known as The Grumpy Old Men's Club, and purchased these from a fellow member. Thanks Jubilee.

This stamp was released on 2nd August 1937 as part of the Zoological Definitive Series. The design of the 6d Kookaburra was decided, however the design was altered to copy a photograph.

The stamps in this series and their denominations are:

     ½d Orange Kangaroo
     4d Green Koala
     5d Mauve Merino
     6d Brown Kookaburra
     9d Sepia Platypus
     1/- Dull Green Lyrebird


In today's blog I will show you both the varieties Curl over "I" of "Australia" and Flaw on
"S" of "Australia".

These stamps were printed in sheets of 160 (2 panes, each with 10 rows of 8) on watermarked (CofA) paper and perforated 13½ x 14. It was recess-printed in Brown by John Ash.

These are two listed varieties of three known on the CofA Watermark Perf 13½ x 14 issue.

The first variety we will look at is the Curl over "I" of "Australia", which is located on ShA R2/1.



Curl over "I" of "Australia" Variety






Curl over "I" of "Australia", close up of the variety




The second variety we are going to look at is the Flaw on "S" of "Australia" located on ShA L9/7.




Flaw on "S" of "Australia" Variety




  
Flaw on "S" of "Australia", close up of the variety



There were four printings of this stamp made between May 1937 and December 1940 with a total of 33,600,000 stamps issued.

There is one other variety on this stamp, it is the Flaw on first "A" of "Australia" which I still need to acquire.

Until my next blog.


Happy Stamping!

6 comments:

  1. Lovely pics Roos, and thanks for the mention! I'll keep my eyes peeled for the "flaw on first A" for you

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  2. Anytime, that would be great. Thanks!

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  3. Good stuff. I've not seen this information before. It will be very handy to know what to look for when sifting kiloware of that era. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. I am glad you enjoyed reading it. I hope it helps others identify the varieties as well.

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  5. Both have the appearance being non-constant, unfortunately. Probably foreign matter on the plate at time of printing.

    Still interesting though. :)

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  6. Hi Peter, Thank you for your comment.

    Both of these varieties are list in Brusden Whites King George VI Australian Commonwealth Specialist's Catalogue.

    The Curl over "I" of "Australia" is BW 202d
    and the Flaw on "S" of "Australia" is BW 202e.

    Take Care
    Roos Philately

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