This week I came across what has now become a new discovery on the GB QV Line engraved. A friend was trawling ebay with me looking for items of interest.
I suggested that he buy a plate 20 stamp lettered QH.
Here is the stamp below.
What caught my eye after he had bought the stamp though was, when I looked at the reference image for 20QH both this stamp and the reference had what appeared to be a mark on the cheek of Victoria. After others confirmed it was present on their copies but not listed in the specialised catalogue. It is a constant mark, albeit some printings are not as pronounced. The mark was also noticed on 20QG on the reference image see below:
What appears to be like a kiss curl on the cheek has been said to be a tiny bit of swarf from the metal, plate which has become trapped between the die and the plate when impressed after two impressions it looks to have been dislodged.
Hopefully this new variety will get a listing in the future. For now it has been added to the line engraved database for the plate listed as.
M.cheek* for QG and M.cheek for QH
meaning Mark cheek * (* = weak) for QG and Mark cheek for QH.
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