KING EDWARD THE EIGHTH.

Varieties. The 1½d value. The coif flaw. This variety occurred on cylinder 2 only. State 1 of the cylinder was unblemished. State 2 showed damage below the control mark in the left margin.       State 2. click here for larger image of state 2. The cylinder was re-chromed, and this lessened the damage but further damage occurred, just above the Kings head on the first stamp in row eighteen, and appeared as if the hair had become dis-arranged and was standing up. This was state 3. The cylinder was again re-chromed and the mark appeared as only a very faint smudge. This was state 4.       State 3.             State 4. click here for larger image of state 3. click here for larger image of state 4. We have no examples of states 1 and 2 and the only example we have of state 3 is on this Morocco Agencies overprint. The 2½d value. Checking KEVIII 2½d blues I came across a block of twelve, 3 x 4 with bottom selvedge. One of the stamps on Row 17 has what appears to be a retouch just below the ear. It consists of a light patch with two dark spots. Intrigued I checked further and then found I have the same flaw on a Morocco Agencies overprint in a larger block with control A36 2 no dot Row 17 Stamp 4. I can find no reference to this variety in the SG catalogue nor the Kirk, Stanton or Vallancy booklets. If anyone has any examples of this I would be pleased to hear from you.       go to next page in this series