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The Commonwealth of Australia. Some Customs Tariff Stamp Printing Records. Cover analysis at bottom of page. © copyright ATT. If you use or copy these records please give credit to 'Dave Elsmore' -------------------------------------------------------- Series 1, 1907 Perforation is 10.1 ----
-------------------------------------------------------- Series 2, 1911 Perforation is 11 ----
Major Green shift to the right -------------------------------------------------------- Series 3 & 4, 1912-1920 Base Perforation for series 3 is 13¾, series 4 is 12½ ---- PERKINS BACON PRINTING RECORDS - AUSTRALIAN CUSTOM DUTY
Notes taken direct from the Engraving Book and transposed as written within:
-- 14th August 1912 Drawing for Commonwealth of Australia transfer for 1d Custom stamp £1
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19th August 1912 Drawing Commonwealth of Australia transfer for 3d Custom stamp 6/-
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1st June 1918 Engr Australian Custom Duty Stamp 4d with patches for 3d, 7d & 1/-. £3/3
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25th October 1918 Engr patch "5d" for Custom Stamp Australian Commonwealth 5/-
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8th April 1919 Engr Australian Custom Duty stamps new denoms ½d, Id, 2d, 8d. (no price indicated)
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8th September 1919 Engr for Australian Custom stamp new denom "9d" 5/-
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5th November 1919 Engr for Australian Custom stamps 3 denoms 6d, 10d, & 11d 7/6
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22nd February 1923 Strengthening 13 values Australian Custom Duty stp 15/-
Invoices sent to High Commissioner, Commonwealth of Australia:
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19th August 1912, Job No 9563 [This is the first invoice for Customs Duty stamps]
To 634 sheets, 120 on = 76,080 Custom Duty labels Id printed blue & brown @ 1/6 / 1000 £5/14/1
23rd August 1912, Job No 9591
To 168 sheets, 120 on = 20,180 Custom Duty stamps, 3d @ 1/6 £1/10/3
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5th December 1912, Job No 9686
To 634 sheets, 120 on = 76,080 Custom Duty stamps ½d printed Brown & Red @ 1/6 per 1000 £5/14/0
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25th September 1913, Job No 10,055
To 634 Sheets 120 on = 76,080 Custom Duty Stamp Printed (½d) Brown & Red @ 1/6 per 1000 £5/14/0
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31st October 1913, Job No 9,571
To 168 sheets 120 on = 20,160 Custom Duty Stamps 3d @ 1/6 £1/10/3 --
22nd December 1913, Job No 10,162 a & b
To 634 sheets 120 on = 76,080 Custom Duty stamps, ½d brown and red @ 1/6 per 1000 £5/14/1
To 634 sheets 120 on = 76,080 1d Custom Duty stamps, blue and brown @ 1/6 per 1000 £5/14/1. Total £11-8-2
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12th February 1914, Job No 10,264
To 252 sheets 20 on = 5040 6d duty stamps, light & dark blue as pattern @ 1/6 ea 7/7 (7/6)
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19th May 1914, Job No 10,363
To 252 sheets 20 on = 5040 1/- Custom Duty Stamps (pale green & lake) @ 1/6 per 1000 7/6
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29th May 1914, Job No 10,423
To 252 sheets 20 on = 5040 - 6d Custom Duty Stamps Dark & Light Blue @ 1/6 per 1000 7/6
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17th June 1914, Job No 10,427
To 634 Sheets 120 on = 76,080 ½d Custom Duty stamps, brown and red @ 1/6 per 1000 £5/14/1
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21st July 1914, Job No 9571
To 84 sheets 120 on = 10,000 Custom Duty Stamps 3d, yellow and grey @ 1/6 per 1000 15/1
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22nd January 1915, Job No 10,647 a. b. c.
634 sheets 120 on = 76,080 ½d Custom Duty Stamps 150 ditto 120 on = 18,000 1d ditto 84 ditto 10,080 3d ditto
868 104,160 stamps @ 1/6 per 1000 £7/16/3
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26th January 1915, Job No 10,633
672 sheets 30 on = 20,160 2d Custom Duty stamps @ 1/6 per 1000 £1/10/0
Pattern of 2d Custom Duty Stamp Returned herewith
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3rd March 1915, Job No 10647d
168 sheets 30 on = 5,040 5d Custom Duty stamps @ 1/6 per 1000 £0/7/7
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19th April 1915, Job No 10,647 b
167 sheets 120 on = 20,040 1d Custom Duty Stamps blue & brown @ 1/6 per 1000 £1/10/1
Completion of Order
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21st July 1915, Job No 10,837(?) a
42 sheets 120 on = 5, 040 3d Custom Duty Stamps @ 1/6 per 1000 7/7d
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13th September 1915, Job No 10,803 b
252 sheets 20 on = 5,040 Custom Duty Stamps 1/- pale green & lake @ 1/6 per 1000 7/7d
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27th October 1915, Job No 10,893 b
84 sheets 120 on = 10,080 3d Custom Duty Stamps yellow and green @ 1/6 per 1000 5/2d
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11th December 1915, Job No 10,893 a
252 sheets 20 on = 5,040 Custom Duty Stamps 6d light & dark blue @ 1/6 per 1000 7/7d
The above amount will now balance your account, as it was overpaid 7/7d
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5th February 1917, Job No 11,249 b
500 sheets 120 on = 60,000 1d Custom Duty stamps, brown & Dk blue @ 1/6 per 1000 £4/10/0
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25th February 1917, Job No 11,249 a
500 sheets 120 on = 60,000 ½d Custom Duty stamp red & brown @ 1/6 per 1000 £4/10/0
2nd March 1917, Job No 11,249 25 sheets 20 on = 500 7d Duty Stamps slate & lt green 100 sheets 20 on = 2000 9d Duty Stamps Dk green & emerald 100 sheets 20 on = 2000 10d Duty Stamps Maroon & lt green 4,500 @ 1/6 per 1000 6/9d
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12th July 1917, Job No 11,365
To Custom Duty Stamp Overprinted in black
102 sheets of 20 ½d surcharged One Cent 102 sheets of 20 1d surcharged Two Cents 102 sheets of 20 2d surcharged Three Cents 102 sheets of 20 3d surcharged Four Cents 102 sheets of 20 4d surcharged Five Cents 34 sheets of 15 5d surcharged Six Cents [Note: Printed in sheets of 15] 25 sheets of 20 6d surcharged Eight Cents 25 sheets of 20 8d surcharged Twelve Cents 25 sheets of 20 9d surcharged Fourteen Cents 25 sheets of 20 10d surcharged Sixteen Cents 25 sheets of 20 11d surcharged Eighteen Cents 25 sheets of 20 1/- surcharged Twenty Cents
13,670 stamps £10/0/0
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20th August 1917, Job No 11,405
6000 Custom Duty Stamp 3d grey & yellow, 50 sheets 120 on @ 1/8 per 1000 10/-
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21st November 1917, Job No 11,427
To surcharging in black, Custom Duty stamps 11,900 ½d stamps, surcharged 1 Cent 12,000 1d stamp, surcharged 2 Cents 12,000 2d stamp, surcharged 3 Cent £3/0/0
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12th April 1918, Job No 11,603 A-E
Customs Duty Stamps 540 shts 120 on = 64,600 ½d stamps 134 shts 120 on = 16,080 1d stamps 43 shts 120 on = 5,160 3d stamps 6,500 shts 20 on = 13,000 6d stamps 235 shts 20 on = 4,700 1/- stamps 103, 740 @ 1/6 per 1000 £7- 13-8
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8th October 1918, Job No 11,612 A-D
750 sheets 20 on 3d Custom Stamps = 15,000 700 sheets 20 on 4d " = 14,000 500 sheets 20 on 7d " = 10,000 750 sheets 20 on 1/- " = 15,000 54,000 @ 3/- per 1000 = £8/2/0d
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10th October 1918, Job No 11612/3, 11652, 11,691 (4222, 4436, 4815) [nos mean?)
Custom Duty Stamps 250 sheets 20 on = 5,000 3d overprinted 4cts 300 " = 6,000 4d " 5cts 500 “ = 10,000 7d " l0cts 250 " = 5,000 1/- " 20cts 26,000 @ 3/- per 1000 = £3/18/0
Overprinting above 5,000 3d & 6000 4d £1/15/0 “ 10,000 7d, 5,000 1/- £2/6/6 “ 6,000 1d (received from you) 2cts £1/0/0 “ 20,000 ½d ( " ) 1cts £2/6/0 Total £11/4/6
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23rd December 1918, Job No 11722/24, 2345/1, 11/18
Custom Duty Stamps 2,700 (135 shts 20 on) 3d 3,000 “ 4d 3,700 “ 7d 4,800 “ 1/- 16,200 @ 3/- per 1000 £2/8/7
20,000 5d @ 3/7 per 1000 £3/11/8
Overprinting stamps as under: 20,000 1d print 2 cents 10,000 4d print 5 cents 2,000 6d print 8 cents 3,000 5d print 6 cents £4/5/0 Total £10/5/3d
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9th May 1919, Job No 11829, 11,860 11/16/Min 3/300 No 5350 574 (Minute) [?]
Custom Duty Stamps 2,500 sheets 20 on = 50,000 ½d stamps red & brown 2,500 sheets 20 on = 50,000 1d stamps brn & blue 2,500 sheets 20 on = 50,000 2d stamps gr & yellow 500 sheets 20 on = 10,000 4d stamps scarlet & grey 350 sheets 20 on = 7,000 8d stamps blue & buff 167,000 @ 3/6 per 1000 £29/4/6
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20th May 1919, Job No 11,829/30, 11,868/9 11/18 Min, 3/310 No, 5350 594 (Minute)
Custom Duty Stamps 135 sheets 20 on = 2,700 stamps 3d stamp overprint @ 12 Cents @ 3/6 per 1000 9/4d
Overprinting 25,000 ½d stamps 1 cent 25,000 1d stamps 2 cents 25,000 2d stamps 3 cents 20,000 4d stamps 6 cents 2,700 9d stamps 13 cents 10,000 3d returned 4 cents 5,000 7d returned 10 cents 5,000 1/- returned 20 cents 117,700 £10/10/0 Total £10/19/4
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29th May 1919, Job No 11,829/30, 11868/9
Custom Duty Stamps 25,000 ½d stamps, red & brown - 1,250 sheets 25,000 1d stamps, brown & blue - 1,250 sheets 25,000 2d stamps, green & yellow - 1,250 sheets 20 000 4d stamps scarlet & grey - 1,000 sheets £16/12/6 95,000 @ 3/6 per 1000
Omitted from our Invoice of 26th May. We regret the 8d were printed 300 short
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30th September 1919, Job Nos 11,968, 11,973
20,000 9d Custom Duty Stamp gr & mauve £4/0/0
Overprinting 15,000 of above 9d 14 cents 3,760 6d 8 cents 880 5d 6 cents 19,640 £3/3/0 Total £7/3/0
Spoiling 240 6d, 120 5d
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2nd December 1919, Job No 12,057
Overprinting 26,000 (1,300 sheets 20 on) ½d stamp. With "1 cent" usual £2/2/0
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24th March 1920, Job No 12,062 A/N No 1450, Req 681, Custom Duty Stamp
Jan 22 2,300 at 20 on 50,000 ½d red & brown Optd 1 cent Jan 26 2,500 at 20 on 50,000 1d brown & blue ‘’ 2 cents Jan 31 2,500 at 20 on 50,000 2d green & yellow ‘’ 3 cents 2,500 at 20 on 50,000 3d grey & yellow ‘’ 4 cents Mar 24 2,500 at 20 on 50,000 4d scarlet & grey ‘’ 5 cents 500 at 20 on 10,000 5d brown & lake ‘’ 6 cents 500 at 20 on 10,000 6d dark & light blue ‘’ 8 cents 500 at 20 on 10,000 7d grey & lt green ‘’ 10 cents 500 at 20 on 10,000 8d dark br & buff ‘’ 12 cents 500 at 20 on 10,000 9d dk green & mauve ‘’ 14 cents 250 at 20 on 5,000 10d mav & lt green ‘’ 16 cents 250 at 20 on 5,000 11d pur & lt fawn ‘’ 18 cents 250 at 20 on 5,000 1/- red & yel green ‘’ 20 cents 315,000 @ 4/6 per 1000 £70/17/6
Overprinting 315,000, assorted 13 values £12/12/0
Total £83/9/6 --
3rd May 1920, Job No 12,221
2,500 20 on = 50,000 ½d stamps, red & brown @ 4/6 per 1000 £11/5/0 END Perkins Bacon Record Books 1912-1920 -------------------------------------------------------- Series 4 Base Perforation is 12½ ---- Two seperate transfers have been identified for the 1d as follows: 1st 1d Transfer: Master Die flaws common to all subjects of transfer 1:
Notes: In transfer 1 it would appear the thin blue line above the M of CUSTOMS did not transfer to the stone very sucsesfully. There are various breaks in it and in some they show an attempt to 'retouch' or colour in this blue line leaving on some a lumpy look to the line.
Retouch or Colouring in to break above M of OMS -- 1d Transfer 1 arbitary sheet make up - 20 5x4: R1s1. Colour line in middle of A of AUST at top. Bulge in middle curve of S of CUS at the bottom R1s2 upright to the right of the L of LIA tilts in R1s3 right upper to U of CUS at right has white spot attached R1s4 colour dot touching inside right upright of T of STO. Inner frame break at right on a level with TY of DUTY R1s5 spur protruding at the base of the right leg of the last A of AUSTRALIA. White line to the right of the first A of AUSTRALIA R2s1 colour line joining the white curved line above C in CUS R2s2 inner frame line at top left corner broken R2s3 white dot below the first curve of S in UST R2s4 inner frame line at top right corner broken 5mm in. break above M of OMS under left leg of R R2s5 similar break as r2s4 but slightly to the right. Blue colour line at bottom of DON of LONDON R3s1 white dot just above the middle to left side of upright of T of STO. white dot below O of DON R3s2 damage to inner frame at top left 5mm down. Colour dot joined to left of T of STR R3s3 outer frame break at top left 5mm in. Blue colour dot below L of ALI R3s4 a blue line joins the inner frame to the main body 3mm in at top left R3s5 a small colour dot below O of LON. White dot on D of DUTY at the right side middle R4s1 damage to inner frame at top left 6mm down R4s2 blue colour line inside L of LIA. Colour dot just inside lower left corner at the base R4s3 lower right corner broken 3mm in from right corner. White spot on top right tip of S of OMS R4s4 lower right outer frame line broken and kinked out. Colour dot in left leg of N of LON at top R4s5 top right inner frame of AUSTRALIA is blunt. Right side of top bar of T of DUTY thickens
-- 2nd 1d Transfer:
In transfer 2 the line above CUSTOMS DUTY appears to have been fully redrawn and has a clean unbroken line above CUSTOMS DUTY and shows none of the characteristics of the 1st transfer. ----
CUSTUMS error Inc; break to bottom of D in LONDON and top right of the middle A of AUSTRALIA inked over ------------------------------------------------------- Series 5, 1923 Base Perforation is 11¾ ---- Bradbury Wilkinson Archive Specimen Rhombus
The 14c on 9d, perfin in stamp and margin I would like the following to be placed on official record by PCNZA. For nearly 100 years the rhombus security specimen applied by the printing firm of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co London to the Customs Duty Commonwealth revenues on 23 October 1923 has laid in hiding awaiting discovery till now! Nine proof pulls were done by Bradbury Wilkinson and placed on card in their work books of the following values, Viz; ½d : 1c on ½d : 2c on 1d : 3c on 2d : 5c on 4d : 6c on 5d : 8c on 6d : 10c on 7d : 14c on 9d. These nine values correspond with the 23.10.23 printing records as a first order for this company of these issues. ---- 1923 - 1958 Bradbury Wilkinson Archive Proof Sheets in date order. Value Date Job Number
½d 23.10.23 4916
1d 25.03.24 5693 2d 25.03.24 5693 3d 25.03.24 5693 1/- 25.03.24 5693
2d 06.02.25 7272 11d 06.02.25 7272
½d 06.02.25 7274
1d 26.06.25 7883 3d 26.06.25 7883
2d 06.11.25 8496 1/- 06.11.25 8496
½d 05.03.26 9220 7d 05.03.26 9220 3d 05.03.26 9220 5d 05.03.26 9220
½d 29.12.26 11026 1d 29.12.26 11026 2d 29.12.26 11026 3d 29.12.26 11026 4d 29.11.26 11026 9d 29.12.26 11026 9d 29.12.26 11026
½d 03.10.27 12707 1d 03.10.27 12707 2d 03.10.27 12707
½d 05.03.28 13673 1d 05.03.28 13673 2d 05.03.28 13673 5d 05.03.28 13673 6d 05.03.28 13673 8d 05.03.28 13673
½d 12.12.28 15361 1d 12.12.28 15361 2d 12.12.28 15361 ½d 04.10.29 17139 1d 11.10.27 17139 3d 11.10.29 17139 4d 11.10.29 17139 5d 11.10.29 17139
¼d No date 17882
¼d 19.03.30 18135 ½d 19.03.30 18135 ¾d 19.03.30 18135 1d 19.03.30 18135
6d 30.04.30 18393
¾d 29.10.30 19522 4d 29.10.30 19522 7d 29.19.30 19522 1/- 29.10.30 19522
8d 20.01.31 19895
¼d 07.01.31 19896
¼d 31.03.33 24430 ½d 31.03.33 24430 ¾d 31.03.33 24430 1d 31.03.33 24430 2d 31.03.33 24430 3d 31.03.33 24430 4d 31.03.33 24430 5d 31.03.33 24430 6d 31.03.33 24430 9d 21.03.33 24430 11d 31.03.33 24430 1/- 31.03.33 24430
4d 02.02.39 28225
½d 10.05.35 29065 1/- 10.05.35 29065
¾d 16.09.35 29894
3d 26.11.35 30401
¼d 12.02.36 30901 ½d 12.02.36 30901 1d 12.02.36 30901 2d 12.02.36 30901
½d 04.01.37 33132
¼d 14.10.37 35065 1d 14.10.37 35065
½d 17.03.38 36159 6d 17.03.38 36159 1/- 17.03.38 36159
¼d 26.09.38 37431 ¾d 25.09.38 37431 1d 26.09.38 37431
3d 02.02.39 38225
½d 09.04.40 40580 ¾d 04.09.40 40580 1d 09.04.40 40580 2d 09.04.40 40580 3d 09.04.40 40508
¼d 04.03.41 42096 ½d 04.03.41 42096 ¾d 04.03.41 42096 1d 04.03.41 42096 2d 04.03.41 42096 3d 04.03.41 42096 4d 04.03.41 42096 5d 04.03.41 42096 6d 04.03.41 42096 7d 04.03.41 42096 8d 04.03.41 42096 9d 04.03.41 42096 11d 04.03.41 42096 1/- 04.03.41 42096
¼d 17.10.44 51047 1d 17.10.44 51047
2d 17.10.44 57049
¼d 11.04.49 64584 ½d 11.04.49 64584 1/- 11.04.49 64584
½d 25.01.52 80765 1d 25.01.52 80765 1/- 25.01.52 80765
¼d 30.09.52 86213 ½d 30.09.52 86213
1/- 21.10.53 92139
½d 01.04.54 94825 ¾d 01.04.54 94825
½d 14.09.54 96391
¼d 14.09.54 97391 1d 14.09.54 97391
½d 16.08.55 103110 2d 16.08.55 103110 1/- 16.08.55 103110
¼d 17.09.56 109646 ½d 17.09.56 109646 ¾d 17.09.56 109646
1d 14.01.58 121533 1/- 14.11.58 121533
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Overprinted in Cents:
Value Date Job Number
½d 23.10.23 4916 1d 23.10.23 4916 2d 23.10.23 4916 4d 23.10.23 4916 5d 23.10.23 4916 6d 23.10.23 4916 7d 23.10.23 4916 9d 23.10.23 4916
2d 25.07.24 6359 3d 25.07.24 6359
2d 06.02.25 7272 4d 06.02.25 7272
3d 26.06.25 7883 1d 26.06.25 7883
½d 06.11.25 8496 2d 06.11.25 8496 4d 06.11.25 8496 7d 06.11.25 8496 8d 06.11.25 8496
½d 05.03.26 9220 1d 05.03.26 9220
½d 29.12.26 11026 1d 29.12.26 11026 2d 29.12.26 11026 3d 29.12.26 11026
½d 03.10.27 12707 1d 03.10.27 12707 2d 03.10.27 12707 4d 03.10.27 12707
½d 05.03.28 13673 1d 05.03.28 13673 2d 05.03.28 13673 3d 05.03.28 13673
3d 12.12.28 15361 7d 12.12.28 15361 9d 12.12.28 15361 1/- 12.12.28 15361
½d 11.19.29 17139 1d 11.10.29 17139 2d 11.10.29 17139 1/- 11.10.29 17139
11d No date 17882
4d 30.04.30 18393 7d 30.04.30 18393
2d 05.08.30 19029
3d 29.10.30 19522 4d 29.10.30 19522 5d 29.10.30 19522 1/- 29.10.30 19522
2d 07.01.31 19896 3d 07.07.31 19896 5d 07.01.31 19896 7d 07.01.31 19896 Note No '1 or 3 FARTHING' Proof Sheets are recorded Same Proof Sheets but in value order Value Date Job Number
¼d No date 17882 ¼d 19.03.30 18135 ¼d 07.01.31 19896 ¼d 31.03.33 24430 ¼d 12.02.36 30901 ¼d 14.10.37 35065 ¼d 26.09.38 37431 ¼d 04.03.41 42096 ¼d 17.10.44 51047 ¼d 11.04.49 64584 ¼d 30.09.52 86213 ¼d 14.09.54 97391 ¼d 17.09.56 109646
½d 23.10.23 4916 ½d 06.02.25 7274 ½d 05.03.26 9220 ½d 29.12.26 11026 ½d 03.10.27 12707 ½d 05.03.28 13673 ½d 12.12.28 15361 ½d 04.10.29 17139 ½d 19.03.30 18135 ½d 31.03.33 24430 ½d 10.05.35 29065 ½d 12.02.36 30901 ½d 04.01.37 33132 ½d 17.03.38 36159 ½d 09.04.40 40580 ½d 04.03.41 42096 ½d 11.04.49 64584 ½d 25.01.52 80765 ½d 30.09.52 86213 ½d 01.04.54 94825 ½d 14.09.54 96391 ½d 16.08.55 103110 ½d 17.09.56 109646
¾d 19.03.30 18135 ¾d 29.10.30 19522 ¾d 31.03.33 24430 ¾d 16.09.35 29894 ¾d 25.09.38 37431 ¾d 04.09.40 40580 ¾d 04.03.41 42096 ¾d 01.04.54 94.825 ¾d 17.09.56 109646
1d 25.03.24 5693 1d 26.06.25 7883 1d 29.12.36 11026 1d 03.10.27 12707 1d 05.03.28 13673 1d 12.12.28 15361 1d 11.10.27 17139 1d 19.03.30 18135 1d 31.03.33 24430 1d 12.02.36 30901 1d 14.10.37 35065 1d 26.09.38 37431 1d 09.04.40 40580 1d 04.03.41 42996 1d 17.10.44 51047 1d 25.01.52 80765 1d 14.09.54 97391 1d 14.01.58 121533
2d 25.03.24 5693 2d 06.02.25 7272 2d 06.11.25 8496 2d 29.12.26 11026 2d 03.10.27 12707 2d 05.03.28 13673 2d 12.12.28 15361 2d 31.03.33 24430 2d 12.02.36 30901 2d 09.04.40 40580 2d 04.03.41 42096 2d 17.10.44 57049 2d 16.08.55 103110 3d 25.03.24 5693 3d 26.06.25 7883 3d 05.03.26 9220 3d 29.12.26 11026 3d 11.10.29 17139 3d 31.03.33 24430 3d 26.11.35 30401 3d 02.02.39 38225 3d 09.04.40 40508 3d 04.03.41 42096
4d 29.11.26 11026 4d 11.10.29 17139 4d 29.10.30 19522 4d 31.03.33 24430 4d 02.02.39 28225 4d 04.03.41 42096
5d 05.03.26 9220 5d 31.03.33 24430 5d 05.03.28 13673 5d 11.10.29 17139 5d 04.03.41 42096
6d 05.03.28 13673 6d 30.04.30 18393 6d 31.03.33 24430 6d 17.03.38 36159 6d 04.03.41 42096
7d 05.03.26 9220 7d 29.19.30 19522 7d 04.03.41 42096
8d 05.03.28 13673 8d 20.01.31 19895 8d 04.03.41 42096
9d 29.12.26 11026 9d 21.03.33 24430 9d 04.03.41 42096
11d 06.02.25 7272 11d 31.03.33 24430 11d 04.03.41 42096
1/- 25.03.24 5693 1/- 06.11.25 8496 1/- 29.10.30 19522 1/- 31.03.33 24430 1/- 10.05.35 29065 1/- 17.03.38 36159 1/- 04.03.41 42096 1/- 11.04.49 64584 1/- 25.01.52 80765 1/- 21.10.53 92139 1/- 16.08.55 103110 1/- 14.11.58 121533
Overprinted in Cents:
Value Date Job Number
½d 23.10.23 4916 ½d 06.11.25 8496 ½d 05.03.26 9220 ½d 29.12.26 11026 ½d 03.10.27 12707 ½d 05.03.28 13673 ½d 11.19.29 17139
1d 23.10.23 4916 1d 26.06.25 7883 1d 05.03.26 9220 1d 29.12.26 11026 1d 03.10.27 12707 1d 05.03.28 13673 1d 11.10.29 17139
2d 23.10.23 4916 2d 25.07.24 6359 2d 06.02.25 7272 2d 06.11.25 8496 2d 29.12.26 11026 2d 03.10.27 12707 2d 05.03.28 13673 2d 11.10.29 17139 2d 05.08.30 19029 2d 07.01.31 19896
3d 25.07.24 6359 3d 26.06.25 7883 3d 29.12.26 11026 3d 05.03.28 13673 3d 12.12.28 15361 3d 29.10.30 19522 3d 07.07.31 19896
4d 23.10.23 4916 4d 06.02.25 7272 4d 06.11.25 8496 4d 03.10.27 12707 4d 30.04.30 18393 4d 29.10.30 19522
5d 23.10.23 4916 5d 29.10.30 19522 5d 07.01.31 19896
6d 23.10.23 4916
7d 23.10.23 4916 7d 06.11.25 8496 7d 12.12.28 15361 7d 30.04.30 18393 7d 07.01.31 19896
8d 06.11.25 8496
9d 23.10.23 4916 9d 12.12.28 15361
11d No date 17882
1/- 12.12.28 15361 1/- 11.10.29 17139 1/- 29.10.30 19522 Note: '1 FARTHING' or '3 FARTHINGS' NO Proof Sheets have been recorded. ---- Series 5 Lithographic layout 1/- to ½d From a master die, 5 transfers were made in a vertical format x 5. Then transfered 5 times to make an intermediate stone of 25 5x5. This intermediate stone was then used to transfer by a series of 4 repetitions to make the sheet of 100 subjects 10x10. Below are the hidden secrets of the 5 transfers from each value taken from the very first pulls in 1923 for the ½d - 1/- excepting the 1925 11d: 1/-. a - left and right hollow to under top bar of T of CUST b - hollow to top of S in AUST c - colour bump at top to top right corner of value frame d - lower right leg of M of OMS is shaved in. colour at base of U in CUS goes to a point at left. e - top of L of ALIA has indent of colour --- 11d. a - centre of base of I in LIA has goes to a point. b - top right of L in ALIA is cut off at 45% c - outside colour dot at left of A of AUST joins inner frame line d - colour circle retouch or 'colouring in' at top of left upright to M of OMS [note purple colour dot above S of TOMS in white curved border] e - gap at lower right of colour frame of AUSTRALIA and top right of right colour triangle are pretty much clean cut straight --- 9d. a - top right of L of LON is short b - top right of A of AUST point is rounded c - top of U in AUS hollows out at both left and right d - base of N of DON lifts at left e - lower left corner of LONDON box has a vertical bite out of it --- 8d. a - left leg of A of RAL at bottom right tilts up. last A of AUSTRALIA has white line above it b - first A of AUS at left side of left leg has a bump about centre c - second A of AUSTRALIA right leg at base on left is blunt d - left side of S of CUST is flat e - lower left of L of ALIA protruded down. blue colour line above US of CUST in curved white area --- 7d. a - colour below O of TOM protrudes slightly down b - O of TOM has white bump protruding at right. c - lower right of U of CUS shaved straight d - top of right upper to U of AUS slopes down to the right e - colour below D of DUTY protrudes slightly down --- 6d. a - top bar of T of DUTY is short at left [blue dot in white area at left of left column] b - top left of L of ALIA uneven c - colour dot at top of left triangle below right leg of A of AUS d - green colour dot in centre of right leg of A of LIA e - top of U at left in AUS hollows out --- 5d. a - right of left leg of A of RAL at base is shaved at 45% b - top left bar of T of DUTY hollows out. Base of right leg of M of OMS at shaved to the right c - top bar of T of STO at left hollows out d - inner corner of T of DUTY on left side is uneven e - pink dot at lower right leg of A of LIA nearly touching at left --- 4d. a - top of right bar of Y of UTY hollows out b - colour line on 45% at top right of A of AUS c - inner frame to AUSTRALIA above T bulges up d - top left of first A of AUS is blunt e - top bar of T of STR at left is blunt at the lower point --- 3d. a - top right end of T of TOM is shaved to the left b - left side of T of DUTY at top bar is short c - TY of DUTY nearly touch d - top left of A of AUS is blunt e - lower right tail to C of CUS thins --- 2d. a - top of L on LON hollows b - thin right leg to U of CUS c - top of L of LON at right is blunt d - top of L of LIA hollows at right side e - lower left leg of M in OMS lifts at left --- 1d. a - colour line at right of S of AUS inside at the tip of the T b - bottom of T of TOM is shaved up at right side c - top of second A of AUSTRALIA is uneven and tilts to the left d - colour bump below AL of ALIA touching the top of the triangle e - lower left leg of the second A of AUSTRALIA hollows up where it touches the R. - curved frame above OM of CUSTOMS is uneven --- ½d. a - top line of colour box at top of AUSTRALIA is uneven. Line below right column is wiggly. US of AUST hollow out at top b - top left of A of AUST is blunt. Top of the triangle frame line at right is uneven below L of LIA c - top of T of STR is uneven. Colour line in white curve above centre of T of STOMS d - top left of U of AUS protrudes up at 45% angle. Top right of LONDON box has colour dot. Lower left of L of LON tilts in at top e - top of D of DUTY at left hollows. Top left of S and Top right of T of USTO are uneven END of Type 5 Litho layout ---- Bassett Hulls account of the Printing records sent to him in a statement by Bradbury Wilkinson from November 1923 -- Customs Duty Printing Records
½d 40 per sheet, 8 rows of 5 stamps. Light brown with value tablet red. 1d. 40 per sheet, 8 rows of 5 stamps. Blue with value tablet chocolate. 2d. 40 per sheet, 8 rows of 5 stamps. Yellow with value tablet green. 3d. 20 per sheet, 4 rows of 5 horizontal stamps. Yellow with value tablet light blue. 4d. 20 per sheet. Pale blue with value tablet red. 5d. 20 per sheet. Pink with value tablet chocolate.
6d. 20 per sheet. Pale blue with value tablet dark blue. 7d. 20 per sheet. Light green, with value tablet grey. 8d. 20 per sheet. Orange with value tablet dark blue. 9d. 20 per sheet. Mauve pink with value tablet light green. 10d. 20 per sheet. Light green with value tablet browny red. 11d. 20 per sheet. Biscuit yellow with value tablet violet. 1/- 20 per sheet. Light green with value tablet red.
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¼d on 1d. Dec., 1929. 10,000
¼d. Feb., 1930. 20,000 May., 1930. 100,000
½d. Nov., 1923. 200,000 Mar., 1925. 200,000 April., 1926. 250,000 Feb., 1927. 250,000 Oct., 1927. 300,000 April., 1928. 200,000 Jan., 1929. 400,000 Nov., 1929. 250,000 May, 1930. 200,000
¾d on ½d. Dec., 1929. 100,000
¾d. May., 1930. 150,000 Nov., 1930. 100,000
1d. April., 1924. 200,000 Nov., 1925. 300,000 Feb., 1927. 100,000 Oct., 1927. 250,000 April., 1928. 200,000 Jan., 1929. 400,000 Nov., 1929. 100,000 May., 1930. 100,000
2d. April., 1924. 100,000 Mar., 1925. 50,000 Dee., 1925. 50,000 Feb., 1927. 100,000 Oct., 1927. 50,000 April., 1928. 100,000 Jan., 1929. 150,000
3d. April., 1924. 20.000 Nov., 1925. 50,000 April., 1926. 50,000 Feb., 1927. 50,000 Nov., 1929. 50,000
4d. Feb., 1927. 50,000 Nov., 1929. 20,000 Nov., 1930. 20,000
5d. April., 1926. 10,000 April., 1928. 20,000 Nov., 1930. 20,000
6d. April., 1928. 20,000 May., 1930. 50,000
7d. April., 1926. 10,000 Nov., 1930. 20,000
8d. April., 1928. 20,000
9d. Feb., Feb 1927. 20,000
10d., None recorded
11d. Mar., 1925. 20,000
1/-. April, 1924. 20,000 Dec., 1925. 50,000 Nov., 1930. 20,000
1c. Nov., 1923. 100,000 Dec., 1925. 100,000 April, 1926. 100,000 Feb., 1927. 200,000 Oct., 1927. 100,000 April, 1928. 200,000 Nov., 1929. 300,000
2c. Nov., 1923. 20,000 Nov., 1925. 100,000
April, 1926. 50,000 Feb., 1927. 50,000 Oct., 1927. 50,000 April., 1928. 300,000 Nov., 1929. 350,000
3c. Nov., 1923. 20,000 Aug., 1924. 50,000 Mar., 1925. 50,000 Dec., 1925. 50,000 Feb., 1927. 20,000 Oct., 1927. 100,000 April, 1928. 70,000 Nov., 1929. 100,000 Aug., 1030. 200,000
4c. Aug., 1924. 20,000 Nov., 1925. 50,000 Feb., 1927. 20,000 April, 1928. 50,000 Jan., 1929. 50,000 Nov., 1930. 20,000
5c. Nov., 1923. 30,000 Mar., 1925. 10,000 Dec., 1925. 50,000 Oct., 1927. 50,000 May, 1930. 50,000 Nov., 1930. 100,000
6c Nov., 1923. 20,000 Nov., 1930. 50,000
8c. Nov., 1923. *20,000
10c. Nov., 1923. 30,000 Dec., 1925. 50,000 Jan., 1929. 50,000 May, 1930. 50,000
12c. Dec., 1925. 50,000
14c. Nov., 1928. 20,000 Jan., 1929. 20,000
16c. May, 1930. *50,060
18c. Feb., 1930. *20,000
20c. Jan., 1929. 20,000 Nov., 1929. 20,000 Nov., 1930. 50,000 * Not yet seen.
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½d. 20 on the sheet. 10 Mar., 1919. 76,000 13 Apl., 1920. 50,000 8 Nov., 1920. 50.000 *Dec., 1921. 20,000 Oct., 1922. 100.000 May, 1923. 50,000 Oct., 1923. 200,000
1d. 20 on the sheet. 10 Mar., 1919. 76.000 8 Nov., 1920. 50.000 Dec:, 1921. 20,000 July, 1922. 20,000 Jan., 1923. 50,000 May, 1923. 10,000 Oct., 1923. 160,000
2d. 20 on the sheet. 10 Mar., 1919. 75,000 Dec., 1921. 20,000 July., 1922. 20,000 Jan., 1923. 20,000 May, 1928. 30,000
3d. 40 on the sheet. 1 May., 1918. 20,000 20 on the sheet 21 Oct., 1918. 2,700 8 Nov., 1920. 10,000 Dec., 1921. 20,000
4d. 40 on the sheet. 25 May., 1018. 20,000 21 Oct., 1918. 3,000 20 on the sheet 28 Apr., 1919. 30,000 30 Oct., 1919. 50,000 Jan., 1923. 10,000
5d. 40 on the sheet. 21 May., 1918.. 20,000 (Note: The sheet of the 5d. was later reduced to 20, but only for the 6 cents.)
6d. 20 on the sheet. 1 May., 1918. 13,000 Dec., 1921. 10,000 Jan., 1928. 20,000
7d. 40 on the sheet. 25 May., 1918. 20,000 20 on the sheet 21 Oct., 1918. 5,700
8d. 20 on the sheet. 10 Mar., 1919. 10,000 Dec., 1921. 5,000 Jan., 1923. 10,000
9d. 20 on the sheet. 12 Aug., 1919. 20,000 8 Nov., 1920. 5,000 Dec., 1921. 5,000
10d. 20 on the sheet. Dec., 1921. 10,000
11d. 20 on the sheet. Dec., 1921. 10,000
1/-. 40 on the sheet. 26 May., 1918. 20,000 21 Oct., 1918. 4,800 20 on the sheet. 30 Oct., 1919. 5,000 Dec., 1921. 20,000
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½d. 120 on the sheet. 7 July, 1911. 76,000 23 Feb., 1912. 76,080
½d. 40 on the sheet. Sept., 1921. 100,000 Mar., 1922. 10,000
1d. 120 on the sheet. 22 Jan., 1910. 20,160 18 May., 1910. 20,160 7 July., 1911. 76,080
1d. 40 on the sheet. Sept., 1921. 50,000
2d. 120 on the sheet. 4 June., 1910 5,040 3d. 120 an the sheet. 22 Jan., 1910 10,080
3d. (overprinted 4 cents) 40 on the sheet. Mar., 1922. 5,000
4d. 120 on the sheet. 4 June., 1918. 5,040
5d. 120 on the sheet. 4 June., 1918 5,040
6d. 120 on the sheet. 4 June., 1910 5,040
6d. 40 on the sheet. Sept., 1921. 10.000
7d. 120 on the sheet. 4 June., 1910. 6,040
7d. 40 on the sheet. (overprinted 10 cents.) Mar., 1922. 2,000
8d. 120 on the sheet. 4 June., 1910. 5,040
9d. 120 on the sheet. 4 June., 1910. 5,040
10d. 120 on the sheet. 4 June., 1910. 5,040
11d. 120 on the sheet. 4 June., 1910. 5,040
11d. 40 on the sheets Sept., 1921. 10,000
1/-. 120 on the sheet. 22 Jan., 1910. 5,040
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1c on ½d. 30 Oct., 1919. 50,000
2c. on 1d. 30 Oct., 1919. 50,000 Dec., 1922. 20,000
3c. on 2d. 30 Oct., 1919. 50,000 Oct., 1922. 20,000
4c. on 3d. 30 Oct., 1919. 50,000 Oct., 1922. 20,000
5c. on 4d. 30 Oct., 1919. 50,000
6c. Oct., on 5d. 30 Oct., 1919. 10,000 Oct., 1922. 10,000
8c. on 6d. 30 Oct., 1919. 10,000 Oct., 1922. 20,000
10c. on 7d. 30 Oct., 1919. 10,000 Oct., 1922. 10,000
12c. on 8d. 30 Oct., 1919. 10,000 Oct., 1922. 10,000
14c. on 9d. 30 Oct., 1919. 10,000
16c. on 10d. 30 Oct., 1919. 5,000 Oct., 1922. 10,000
18c. on 11d. 30 Oct., 1919. 5,000
20c. on 1/-. 30 Oct., 1919. 5,000 Oct., 1922. 30,000 Con't Bassett Hulls account of the Printing records sent to him in a statement by Bradbury Wilkinson for 1-31 January 1931. ¼d 100,000. 8d 20,000. 3c/2d 100,000. 4c/3d 50,000. 6c/5d 50,000. 10c/7d 30,000 ------------------------------------------------------- Series 6, 1931 Base Perforation is 13 ---- Bassett Hulls account of the Printing records sent to him in a statement by Waterlow & Sons for 1-31 December 1931. ¼d 200,000. ¾d 200,000. 1d 150,000. 3d 50,000. 1/- 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------- Cover Analysis Survival of all covers prior to 1922 appear scarce to rare to unique! Postage Dues 1902-1910 recorded on envelopes Recorded form France, G.B., Japan, New Zealand U.S. 1902-1905 - Crown over NSW watermark: One ½d envelope [½d perf 11½,12] envelope is cut in half from U.S. One envelope [½d perf 11] from U.K. 1908 - Crown over A watermark: One envelope [1d perf 11] from U.K. ---- Customs Duty Revenues Series 1-4 on Envelopes Series One - One envelope [2x1d] from Austria. Very Rare Series Two - Nil Series Three - Two envelopes [1x2d][1x1d] from U.K. Two envelopes from U.S. [1x1c][1x2c]. Very Rare. Series Four - Two envelopes from U.S. [1x1c][1x2-1c]. One Newspaper Wrapper from U.S. [1x2c]. Very Rare. Fronts only envelopes, have been included in this analysis. -------------------------------------------------------- © copyright All rights reserved. No part of this website may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form of, by any means electronic, photographing, mechanical, digital scanning by emailing, website linked or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing by the copyright owner. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email Dave Elsmore: anytime! - I am happy to answer any questions you may have [if I can], I am also happy to buy your collection or single items of Revenue Stamps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can you help update this page? © copyright 1997 on All Graphics. Dave Elsmore No part of this page may be copied used, saved in electronic form or hard printed. |
