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NSW Scott type A11 perf 11x11 1/2
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I am having difficulty identifying this stamp.
Watermark: There is a watermark horizontal line midway down on the reverse. The top half shows what appears to be a double line "U" followed by a double line "O" followed by a partial something. The bottom half appears to be Scott watermark type 55 (large crown)
Perforations: I have measured it 10 ways from Sunday and it comes out 11 x 11 1/2 every time. Scott doesn't list a variety with this perf combination.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!
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re: NSW Scott type A11 5d blue green - help needed with watermark and perfs
The solid line with the letter O and U are coming from the very edge of the watermark layout. Any lettering at the very edge usually contains text that reveals anything from the manufacturer, the country... My guess is that in this case, the letters are part of the word SOUTH -- but that's just a guess. I don't know the exact watermark layout.
re: NSW Scott type A11 5d blue green - help needed with watermark and perfs
As you know, watermark and compound perf varieties abound for this issue.
Is your perforation measure EXACTLY 11.5, or is it actually a little less than 11.5 (i.e., close to 11.25)?
Despite listing all those perf varieties, Scott is not always reliable for exact measurements. During that era, Scott rounded the perforation gauge to what they felt was the nearest 1/2. My experience is that the "rounding" is not consistent.
I don't have an Australia specialty catalog, so I don't know the exact perf measurements. But what Scott lists as perf 11, could actually be something like perf 10.75x11.25.
I'll let an Australian expert chime in with actual numbers. I'm just explaining the problems I've run into with Scott perforation measurements with British Commonwealth stamps.
They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin 29 Apr 2013 09:37:05am
re: NSW Scott type A11 5d blue green - help needed with watermark and perfs
Yes, that makes sense. The partial letter to the right of the "O" appears to be the bottom portion of an "S", so that fits.
Your reasoning on the perfs seem logical. It is exactly on 11 1/2 on my perf gauge, but that could be a problem with the gauge itself.
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke"
re: NSW Scott type A11 5d blue green - help needed with watermark and perfs
If your measurement is slightly greater than 11.5, Scott has been known to round the perforation up to 12. Sometimes they do that, sometimes they don't. It's most irritating, and hopefully this problem will be solved when Michael##### buys Scott.
Again, hopefully an Australian specialist can chime in with exact perf measurements.
re: NSW Scott type A11 5d blue green - help needed with watermark and perfs
Not sure, but it could be large crown over NSW. SG#231 dull green SG#232 bright green or SG#233 blue green.
NOTE from SG catalog. (Royal Philatelic Society, London, Perf 12 denotes the perforation formerly called, 11½, 12 and perf 13 that formerly called 12½, 13) Hope that made some sense. A real expert on Australian States could help, I am sure. I only show this because your Perf Gauge could be right.
re: NSW Scott type A11 5d blue green - help needed with watermark and perfs
Whenever there is a perforation measurement issue on WW stamps in Scott, I always try to go to the specialty catalogs, as they tend to give the exact perforation measurement. This holds true not only for BC, but other areas such as Scandinavia (I use Facit).
Thanks to those more knowledgeable than I for chiming in with additional info and conclusion!
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