"THE 2d GREY KANGAROO & MAP SERIES" REFERENCE BY GREG POPE

Description: thanksforlooking@danmagpie'sstampsTHE 'BIBLE' FOR THE 2d GREY KANGAROO: "A STUDY OF ALL THREE PLATES OF THE 2d GREY OF THE KANGAROO AND MAPE SERIES" BY GREG POPE - 86 COLOUR PAGES OF EASY-TO-USE SPECIALIST REFERENCE FOR A FAR MORE IMMERSIVE DIVE INTO THE 'GREYS' GREG POPE INTRODUCTION: "This is a comprehensive study of all three plates of the 2d Grey across first, second and third watermark papers from the first printing in January 1913 to the final printing in March of 1920. The study is divided logically into two parts. The first part is a plating by sector layout. The stamp has been divided into 16 sectors, 'Al' thru 'D4'. The second part has been organised by pane within Plate and contains more detailed descriptions. WATERMARKS, PAPER, SHADES, PRINTINGS AND VOLUMES:The 2d Grey was printed in a two-plate configuration, one upper and one lower, each of 120 clichés. Upper Plate 1 and Lower Plate 2 were used for printings on all three watermarks. Cooke eventually replaced Upper Plate 1 with Upper Plate 3 for his March 1918 printings on third watermark paper. All of the clichés from Plates 1 and 2 contain the Die I break and the clichés from Plate 3 the Die IlA break. FIRST WATERMARK. The paper employed was imported ready gummed with white gum Arabic. It has a vertical weave so the stamps tend to curl from top to bottom. Thickness varies from .09 to .10mms.The official colour of the stamp was Grey but the Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue lists three shades: Grey, Deep Grey and Slate [NOW ALSO VERY DEEP GREY]. Stamps on first watermark paper were printed from Upper Plate 1 and Lower Plate 2. Plate 1 does not have the printer's monograms due to lack of space between the marginal lines of the upper and lower plate. Plate 2 has the CA monogram under L57 and the JBC monogram under R58. Initial printings were issued to post offices in uncut sheets of 240 stamps but were later cut down to sheets of 120 for ease of handling. There were two printings on first watermark paper of 23,500,000 stamps. It was issued as the second weight step letter rate for mail within Australia and the British Empire.SECOND WATERMARK. When the war interrupted supplies of paper from England in 1914, Cooke turned to the paper used for the 1d Georgian stamp. The paper has a horizontal weave and thickness varies from .09 to .10 mms. The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue lists two shades: Grey and Slate-Grey. The Plate configuration and printer's monograms were as for the first watermark. There was one printing in December 1914 and 6,120,000 stamps were printed.THIRD WATERMARK. The first consignment of third watermark paper arrived in July of 1915 and was to the same specifications as first watermark paper. A consignment received in 1918 was very highly surfaced giving the stamps the appearance of being shiny. The final printing in September 1920 was made on a milky white paper of very smooth texture. All third watermark papers have a horizontal weave so the stamps tend to curl from side to side. The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue lists five shades: Grey-Black, Grey, Slate-Grey, Silver-Grey, Bluish-Grey [NOW DEEP GREY; GREY; SLATE; SILVER GREY & BLUISH GREY]. The Silver-Grey is attributed to the highly surfaced paper and the Bluish-Grey to the milky white paper. Cooke introduced monograms on Plate 1 for the first of the third watermark printings. The CA monogram was under L57 and the JBC monogram was under R58. They can be readily distinguished from lower plate monograms by the partial cutting away of the marginal line above each. This was done to make room for the monogram insert. Plate 1 was replaced by the new Upper Plate 3, the Die lIA, for Cooke's fourth and last printing in March 1918. It is believed the plate replacement was due to damage to Plate 1, although not verified. For subsequent printings Harrison discarded the CA and JBC monograms and replaced them with his one-line imprint, and later his two-line imprint. He did not repair the marginal lines under L57 and R58 so the indentations occur without the Cooke monograms. It is estimated that there were 44,570,000 third watermark stamps printed from Plates 1 and 2, and 13,050,000 from plate 3 across seven printings from October 1915 to March 1920.The 2d Orange from the Georgian series replaced the 2d Grey Kangaroo and Map in October 1920. THIS CATALOGUE IS NEW (UNUSED). BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE (See Policy). Successful Bidder to pay within seven days please unless you are bidding on upcoming items. GOOD LUCK. I have registered with eBay’s MANAGED PAYMENT system. If you have any difficulties, please contact me direct for immediate support. Happy for you to contact me first. _gsrx_vers_1680 (GS 9.8.3 (1680))

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