7¢ Bistre 2L64
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7¢ Bistre 2L64

A very weak notch with a barely visible horizontal well below the bottom of the 'E' and a vertical in the centre of the oval.

Leo's Notes

Faint notch well below the right edge of the E

  • One barely visible horizontal line goes from the centre to the right of the oval. 
  • One barely visible vertical line split in two segments in the centre of the oval.
Vertical guideline through the diagonal and left members of the N at the point where they join.Faint vertical guideline in the LNB. Goes from the bottom of the LNB well into the bottom margin at the right half of the 7.
Flaw in Zone 16
Plate Position: 2L64
Not listed in Marler
Format ~ Sheet
Notch Type: NBC

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.

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