There are two spectacular varieties of this stamp
- Penge instead of Pence. For examples see here:
- Queensband instead of Queensland. For examples see here:
Another variety is QU joined (Stamp no 68, Row 7 no 8)
This blog by Dr Jeremy is devoted to the 1st Queensland sideface stamps (1878/9-1881), a fascinating aspect of Queensland philately. It is a work in progress and aims for comprehensiveness. There were five issues, 1d reddish brown / scarlet, 2d blue, 4d yellow, 6d green and 1 shilling violet / lilac, also a 1d overprint and 1d stamp duty. The stamps come from my and other collections, Ebay, Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group, Stampboards.com & auctions. Contact:jeremy2929@gmail.com.
D of Queensland is also joined to the outer oval line and thus appears like a small 'b'
ReplyDeleteYes, it is Queensband and there is a link to the examples at the top of the page as well as the Penge instead of Pence :-)
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