Australia Lyer Bird Stamp. Help With ID On Variety.

Hello. I'm having trouble with identifying this variety. One variation of this stamp has thicker, complete lines to the left of the bird. The other has thinner, incomplete lines to the left. I have two that seem to have complete lines but don't seem to have the right color. I have attached picture from a old catalogue identifyer that I found online. What are your thoughts? Thanks!

Hi Maverickx, I've got the 2006 version of this catalogue. There are 3 major types that are separated by perforations and watermarks.
1. Multiple Crown and C of A watermark (Perf 13.5 x 14) Dull Green and Dull Yellow Green
2. Multiple Crown and C of A watermark (Perf 14.75 x 14) Dull Green,Deep Dull Green and Yellow-Green
3. No Watermark (Perf 14.75 x 14) Dull Green

If you want any other information from the catalogue, let me know. Stephen

Thank you, Stevie! What is your opinion on the above close up pictures of the stamps I have posted above? Does the "green mist" variety have a watermark? What varieties do they look to be? Sorry about the multiple pics. I will try to take some more and organize them better, if needed. Thanks!

Maverickx,

The green mist variety is quite distinct. None of your pictures show such variety. There may be a previous discussion on this topic. Use the search tool. Good luck.

Thank you, Partime. The catalogue above doesn't seem too descriptive. It seems like it should note the color and boldness of the lines compared to the regular.

Maverick, it isn't a catalog issue. When it comes to varieties and things like this the only real way to tell is to compare it side by side with a known example or a few known examples. Without knowing exactly what you're looking for a catalog is just a book with pricing.

Here's a link to the previous discussion on this topic. The link goes directly to the one picture that shows the "green mist".

https://goscf.com/t/24480#211570

The image Partime referred to is shown below. The key part of the recut as I understand it is in the middle part where I've reversed the colour. The recut looks like about 20 scratched horizontal lines. This apparently was the second used copy found. Stephen