Position 46

  • Early Printing / Impression ancienne
  • Impression tardive / Late Printing
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Perforation:
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Perforation:
Early and Late Proof Images
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Calder's notes

Strong short entry along the North end of the stamp; moving position or travelling dot is as in Position No. 36 but a shade farther South; main position dot is slightly South of centre in oval North East and South West is nearly full towards the West; there are traces of a faint oblique scratch cuts in the oval frame lines and the white space between the frame lines East of the "G".

Kershaw's notes

The short transfer runs the full width of the stamp, with a long oblique tool mark running through the "AG of "POSTAGE". (pg. 46)

Morel's notes

Dot on nose. Left oval dot on centerline. Large horizontal weak transfer along top frame line.A diagonal line from the A of postage to the top of G, and extending downward through frame and up to next stamp, (pos. 47)
See bottom left pair of block of 6 showing position 46-47 as they appear on cover of BNAPS 2013 Kershaw plating book on the 17 c Cartier. There is also a diagonal line crossing through the E of POSTAGE. (pf 46.1)

Stamps from printing orders 1 to 5A were perf. 11.75, stamps from printing orders 5B to 7 were perf. 12 x 11.75 and those from printing orders 8 to 12 were perf. 12.