Tasmanian Devils 01: 1/2 Lake Marion errors c

In my previous post, I explained the first quadrant of 25 fields, taken from the 1/2d Lake Marion stamp of Tasmania.
Two fields (B3/B4) I left for this post, as there are too many flaws to be found in those two small areas.

Most of the flaws in and around the letters TASM of 'Tasmania', are white spots.
Plates 1 or 2 and the stamp position whitin the plate are mentionned.

A number of flaws (1.14 and 1.44) have additional marks, mentionned in my previous post.
Both marks need to be present to ensure you found the right stamp for that specific position.

Stamps positioned on the border of each sheet, might require a border frame watermark, to determine the correct position too.
Of course some of the mentionned stamps, also have flaws in the other parts of the stamp, and will be shown in following posts.

to be continued...

Tasmanian Devils 01: 1/2 Lake Marion errors b

After splitting the stamp in a grid of 99 boxes, I took one quarter of the stamp, resulting in 25 fields.
9 fields have no flaw, but the 14 have some flaws and 2 others are quite a challange...

Grid I - A0 to E4

Some flaws do not come as a single mark, but come in combination with flaws in other parts of the stamp - together they indicate the position in the sheet.
Some flaws might not appear clearly on the stamp as the flaw is not constantly present.
Some flaws occur on more stamps, and the border frame of the watermark is needed to determine the correct position.

First the 'easy' ones.
1.xx refers to plate 1 - 2.xx refers to plate 2

In field A2/B2 we find some marks
Underneath the black triangle in the same field B2, a white spot can be seen for stamp 1.23
A white spot above the ornament on the left, a white spot in the triangular shape. (see also field B3)

When a white spot, on top of the T is seen, it refers to flaw 1.26.

flaws 1.23          -      2.20               -           1.26    

In the top border, a white spot above the T indicates flaw 2.20 (together with previous spots),
A spot abouve the S for flaw 2.14 and flaw 1.06 shows a thicker frame line between the S and the M.

  flaws 2.20          -       2.14            -         1.06                         

In field B1, flaw 2.25 shows a spot in the armpit of the ornament, downwards, in field C1 a white spot under the ornament indicates flaw 1.32, for this last one, also a white line under the T (field C3) is needed.

flaws 2.25         -            1.32            -         1.32

In field C4, under the second leg of the M, a white spot can be detected on position 1.14.
The same stamp also has a white dot in the mountains (D3).
Position 1.28 shows several white spots in the sky in field C2

flaws 1.14             -        1.14            -         1.28               

Three more fields need a closer look:
D1, shows a black spot attached to the dark green decoration : flaw 1.44
in field D2 a white spot above the mountain - stamp 2.26 and finally in field E4 there is a white spot on stamp 1.16.

flaws 1.44             -       2.26            -         1.16       

Two fields are extremely filled with flaws, B3 and B4, this will be discussed in another post.
Other flaws may be present in the indicated fields, but are occasionaly, or not present as a constant flaw.

to be continued ...

Tasmanian Devils 01: 1/2 Lake Marion errors a

Between 1899 and 1910, Tasmania issued a set of 8 stamps, depicting Tasmanian landscapes.
This set can be devided in 3 periods:
1900 - perf. 14 - WM "multiple TAS" - engraved
1903 - perf. 11, 12 1/2 or 11x12 1/2 - WM "V over Crown" - litho- and/or typographed
1908 - perf. 11, 12, 12 1/2 and compound - WM "Crown over A" - litho- and/or typographed

Watermarks as used in Scott-catalogue (78 - 70 - 13)

           engraved            -           lithographed          -         (electro) typographed

In 1911 3 stamps were redrawn, a bit larger (2p), in slightly different colours (4p) and with more coloured lines in the waterfal (6p).

The third emission (from 1908 on) consists of 2 plates, each of 60 stamps.
There are many flaws and plate errors that can can be found and these can help to reconstruct a full sheet (or two).
Listing up 120 possible variations is not the most attractive way to start searching for varieties.
Therefore, a different approach...
First of all, I have devided the stamp into 99 smaller boxes.

All boxes have their own coordinates, going from A0 to J9.
This will be useful to find each flaw in a relative fast way.

I will go more into detail in my next post(s), but in the picture below, I have indicated the plate flaws in yellow (plate 1) and blue (plate 2):

plenty to looking forward to...

to be followed ...