7¢ Bistre 2L52
"Doubling in the left margin opposite C (1.7 mm), inside the frame opposite GE, in and above C, in and below GE, and outside left centre and inside right centre of the oval band"
Leo's Notes
Re-entry (in Marler)
- Doubling in the left margin opposite C.
- Doubling in the left outer oval above C and the space between CA
- Doubling in the top and bottom of C
- Doubling in the right inner oval touching the right border below GE.
- Doubling in the bottom and middle arms of the E
- Doubling to the left of the right frame opposite GE.
Strong notch in line with the bottom of the E
- The strong vertical line touches the right border of the oval, and could be identified as part of the re-entry above it. There is no horizontal line.
- Diagonal mark just below the top frame, above the right side of the S in POSTAGE.
Re-entry in Zone 28
Plate Position: 2L52
Listed in Marler
Format ~ Sheet
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.
