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Posted on Dec 18, 2024
7¢ Bistre 1L73
"Doubling in the left margin opposite C (1.5 mm) and inside the frame opposite GE, in and above CA, and in and below GE; the frame is defective below the left numeral box and C." A strong notch with the horizontal in line with the base of the 'E' and the vertical starting well right of centre.
Leo's Notes
Re-entry (in Marler)
- Doubling in the left margin above C and left side of A.
- Doubling in left outer oval between CA.
- Doubling in top and bottom of the C and the left foot of the A.
- Doubling in the right inner oval below GE: weak below the left half of the G but strong below the right side and the A.
- Doubling in the right side of the G and middle and bottom arms of the E.
- Doubling to the left of the right frame opposite GE.
Notch level with the bottom of the E
- One thick horizontal line from the right side of the oval to the right border.
- Two vertical lines: upper one in the right side of the oval, top part thick, bottom part thin; lower one barely visible on the right side.
Defective transfer – bottom frame
- The bottom frame is very thin from the right half of the LNB to the left half of the E. The top
line of the bottom frame is visible below the CE. - The top line of the bottom frame is visible from a point to the left of the RNB to the LR
corner. - The horizontal line of the LNB is weak.
Re-entry in Zone 28
Plate Position: 1L73
Listed in Marler
Sheet Format
Notch Type: RER
On page 374, Marler states: "In 19 Subjects of Plates 1 and 2 there is in the white band around the portrait oval, either below E or at right center, either a single line or a group of lines. Whether this is a consequence of a re-entry or not, the author cannot say, but he considers them not to be of sufficient importance to warrant describing them, particularly as many of them are much the same in their general appearance."
In an article to be published in a future issue of "The Admiral's Log", Leopold Beaudet and I suggest that these "Notch" varieties are actually quite interesting. We have found over 40 different instances and many plate positions have been determined using the plate proofs at Library and Archives Canada.