Duckworth Papers: Thin, Soft Blotting, And Bothwell

Yes, for our friend Robin Harris!

vfstamp, I suggest that when you come to the Greene Foundation for the Robin Harris presentation that you bring some of your paper samples. As I mentioned in my response in the other thread, I expect that we will have a LQ specialist in the library that day and I will have him bring his paper reference collection. We can also use the VGG reference collection and the digital micrometer to help confirm the identities of your various paper varieties.
GJP

Here are two candidates for the 1c Orange yellow Paper 9. Both have a vague structure on white paper. Thin enough to see the design from the back. The one on the left measures .0026 and the right .00265 on my micrometer.

If I remember correctly, the one on the left was identified by archerg when I found it. The one on the right has a guide dot at the bottom left margin.

Does anyone know if the Bothwell paper variety on the Large Queens come on different perforations. If so, does anyone have a detailed chart.

jogil, you have a chart for the 3 small queens, with the known perforation sizes, Do you have a similar chart for the Large Queens?

Trodent

Trodent: This is what is under the 3 cents LQ perforations on my list so far.
3 cents (LQ)
11.94 x 11.94, 11.94 x 12.00,
12.00 x 11.94, 12.00 x 12.00

thanks jogil. next tough question for you.

Is it possible to have 2 varieties on the same stamp?

Chignon Variety and Spur Variety.
This is also on the Bothwell paper.

Can anyone make out the postmark. looks like T.C MR (2nd image)




Trodent