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Oceania/Australia : Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

 

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16 Oct 2016
10:33:03pm
Scarce superb mint unhinged vertical pair with wrong 6. The large image is to show the different fonts.

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16 Oct 2016
11:44:10pm
re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

Very nice Robert. The Superb Lyre bird is....well, superb.

I have the 6d and the 5/ B.C.O.F unused, and the other five used. Interesting story behind these stamps.

Odd that only the "6" was in a different font, and on the same plate with a proper 6. Seems to be one of those mistakes that "never should have happened."

Cheers,
Eric

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17 Oct 2016
02:43:22am
re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

Thanks Eric.

The lyrebird is a beautiful bird indeed, and although I have seen many unique animals Australia has to offer, I've never seen a lyrebird.

No matter whether the B.C.O.F. stamps are used or unused, they are a unique part of Australia's post war history, and is missing from many collections and are the key scarce stamps in the set.

You mention you have the 5/- B.C.O.F. in unused condition, do you know the paper thickness as there were 2, thick and thin. It doesn't make any difference in the value though as they have the same value.

Both in unused condition are worth AU$225 each. And the 6d kookaburra, a very popular stamp then.

In a few hours I will be showing a block of 16 6d kookaburras with the wrong "N", also a scarce issue.

I have no idea how the wrong "6" appeared, hopefully a member may shed some light on it, in the meantime I'll be hunting for the explanation.

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17 Oct 2016
08:14:55am
re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

Rob - Can always count on you to post some beautiful stamps. Which "6" was the wrong "6"?

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17 Oct 2016
08:37:32am
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My 5/ appears to be thick paper. But I am tempted to purchase a paper thickness device because I'm just going on a visual inspection. I know the watermarks are more clearly visible on the thin paper versions -- but I don't have another stamp to compare mine to.
It appears to be a nice robust thickness lol.

Looking forward to your block of kookaburras.

Smauggie -- I am betting that Robert has the correct "6" as the one on top. (same as 6 on my 5/)

Eric

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17 Oct 2016
08:48:21am
re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

The bottom 6 is wrong, because the vertical parts of the letterform are thicker than the horizontal. Look at both 9s on each stamp and then at both 6s on each stamp....
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17 Oct 2016
02:16:56pm
re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

"Rob - Can always count on you to post some beautiful stamps. Which "6" was the wrong "6"?"


Thanks smauggie for the compliment, there is more to come. The bottom "6" is the wrong one, the top "6" is the correct font.

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17 Oct 2016
02:25:51pm
re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

"The bottom 6 is wrong, because the vertical parts of the letterform are thicker than the horizontal. Look at both 9s on each stamp and then at both 6s on each stamp....
TuskenRaider"



The bottom 6 is commonly known as an antique 6 and it is not the correct font. Any B.C.O.F. with this type of 6 is scarce. And about the letterform, you have a keen eye for detail, I'll keep a note of that in my personal catalogue.

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17 Oct 2016
03:13:49pm
re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

"My 5/ appears to be thick paper. But I am tempted to purchase a paper thickness device because I'm just going on a visual inspection. I know the watermarks are more clearly visible on the thin paper versions -- but I don't have another stamp to compare mine to.
It appears to be a nice robust thickness lol.

Looking forward to your block of kookaburras.

Smauggie -- I am betting that Robert has the correct "6" as the one on top. (same as 6 on my 5/)

Eric"



Your stamp is of the thick paper variety, and there is no need to buy a device to measure the thickness of this stamp, there is a much easier way to detect both; the thick paper is chalk surfaced to prevent re-using. It does not have any type of transparency at the back. The thick paper was printed from a copper plate (plate 1), and the thin paper from a composite steel master plate (plate 2).

The thin paper shows a darker lake colour as well as having some sort of transparency (some stamps have more transparency than others) that show the front as well as the watermark; the thinness of the paper allowed greater absorbency of the ink.

Here is what I have at the moment (my varieties are separate to this folder), though I do have a trial red overprint in this folder, there are other trials, not many, all are very difficult to obtain; I'll eventually get them all.

You can use the two 5/- stamps in my collection as a comparison. Also, your stamp is well centred, has undamaged perforations, overall it’s quite a nice item (is it hinged or unhinged?).

Link to my B.C.O.F. collection (just click on the image to enlarge it).
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8f0Z-HKP8u4bTltemdBQlRDT1E

And you are correct, the top “6” is the correct one.

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17 Oct 2016
06:05:32pm
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Thank you Robert, I was pretty sure of the thick paper, but good to get corroboration. And fortuitously it is not hinged, though it does have a small brown spot on the back. Purchased on Ebay for $55.00 USD. So appears to be a good deal.

Thanks for the link! I will compare.

Eric

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17 Oct 2016
06:29:17pm
re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

Not hinged and the only fault is a small brown spot on the reverse, still a very good buy. US$55 is about AUS$72, and to buy it here would still cost about $180 - $200 even with that spot (blemishes can affect stamp prices). The 5/- stamps are the key stamps in the set.

I would say you did quite well purchasing that fine stamp.

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Scarce superb mint unhinged vertical pair with wrong 6. The large image is to show the different fonts.

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16 Oct 2016
11:44:10pm

re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

Very nice Robert. The Superb Lyre bird is....well, superb.

I have the 6d and the 5/ B.C.O.F unused, and the other five used. Interesting story behind these stamps.

Odd that only the "6" was in a different font, and on the same plate with a proper 6. Seems to be one of those mistakes that "never should have happened."

Cheers,
Eric

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re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

Thanks Eric.

The lyrebird is a beautiful bird indeed, and although I have seen many unique animals Australia has to offer, I've never seen a lyrebird.

No matter whether the B.C.O.F. stamps are used or unused, they are a unique part of Australia's post war history, and is missing from many collections and are the key scarce stamps in the set.

You mention you have the 5/- B.C.O.F. in unused condition, do you know the paper thickness as there were 2, thick and thin. It doesn't make any difference in the value though as they have the same value.

Both in unused condition are worth AU$225 each. And the 6d kookaburra, a very popular stamp then.

In a few hours I will be showing a block of 16 6d kookaburras with the wrong "N", also a scarce issue.

I have no idea how the wrong "6" appeared, hopefully a member may shed some light on it, in the meantime I'll be hunting for the explanation.

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17 Oct 2016
08:14:55am

re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

Rob - Can always count on you to post some beautiful stamps. Which "6" was the wrong "6"?

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17 Oct 2016
08:37:32am

re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

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My 5/ appears to be thick paper. But I am tempted to purchase a paper thickness device because I'm just going on a visual inspection. I know the watermarks are more clearly visible on the thin paper versions -- but I don't have another stamp to compare mine to.
It appears to be a nice robust thickness lol.

Looking forward to your block of kookaburras.

Smauggie -- I am betting that Robert has the correct "6" as the one on top. (same as 6 on my 5/)

Eric

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17 Oct 2016
08:48:21am

re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

The bottom 6 is wrong, because the vertical parts of the letterform are thicker than the horizontal. Look at both 9s on each stamp and then at both 6s on each stamp....
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17 Oct 2016
02:16:56pm

re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

"Rob - Can always count on you to post some beautiful stamps. Which "6" was the wrong "6"?"


Thanks smauggie for the compliment, there is more to come. The bottom "6" is the wrong one, the top "6" is the correct font.

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17 Oct 2016
02:25:51pm

re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

"The bottom 6 is wrong, because the vertical parts of the letterform are thicker than the horizontal. Look at both 9s on each stamp and then at both 6s on each stamp....
TuskenRaider"



The bottom 6 is commonly known as an antique 6 and it is not the correct font. Any B.C.O.F. with this type of 6 is scarce. And about the letterform, you have a keen eye for detail, I'll keep a note of that in my personal catalogue.

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17 Oct 2016
03:13:49pm

re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

"My 5/ appears to be thick paper. But I am tempted to purchase a paper thickness device because I'm just going on a visual inspection. I know the watermarks are more clearly visible on the thin paper versions -- but I don't have another stamp to compare mine to.
It appears to be a nice robust thickness lol.

Looking forward to your block of kookaburras.

Smauggie -- I am betting that Robert has the correct "6" as the one on top. (same as 6 on my 5/)

Eric"



Your stamp is of the thick paper variety, and there is no need to buy a device to measure the thickness of this stamp, there is a much easier way to detect both; the thick paper is chalk surfaced to prevent re-using. It does not have any type of transparency at the back. The thick paper was printed from a copper plate (plate 1), and the thin paper from a composite steel master plate (plate 2).

The thin paper shows a darker lake colour as well as having some sort of transparency (some stamps have more transparency than others) that show the front as well as the watermark; the thinness of the paper allowed greater absorbency of the ink.

Here is what I have at the moment (my varieties are separate to this folder), though I do have a trial red overprint in this folder, there are other trials, not many, all are very difficult to obtain; I'll eventually get them all.

You can use the two 5/- stamps in my collection as a comparison. Also, your stamp is well centred, has undamaged perforations, overall it’s quite a nice item (is it hinged or unhinged?).

Link to my B.C.O.F. collection (just click on the image to enlarge it).
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8f0Z-HKP8u4bTltemdBQlRDT1E

And you are correct, the top “6” is the correct one.

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17 Oct 2016
06:05:32pm

re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

Thank you Robert, I was pretty sure of the thick paper, but good to get corroboration. And fortuitously it is not hinged, though it does have a small brown spot on the back. Purchased on Ebay for $55.00 USD. So appears to be a good deal.

Thanks for the link! I will compare.

Eric

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17 Oct 2016
06:29:17pm

re: Scarce 1/- B.C.O.F. wrong font 6

Not hinged and the only fault is a small brown spot on the reverse, still a very good buy. US$55 is about AUS$72, and to buy it here would still cost about $180 - $200 even with that spot (blemishes can affect stamp prices). The 5/- stamps are the key stamps in the set.

I would say you did quite well purchasing that fine stamp.

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