What Is This Watermark

Hello Stamp Community, the image looks to me to be Simple Cypher Upright. Does anybody disagree?

Regards,
Lee.

Lee, it certainly looks like it. What's the basis of the question? Is it on a stamp it shouldn't be on? I can't see any errors.

For those interested in GB watermarks, this is a view of the one in question...

I found this on a 1d Profile Head. I can't seem to find this listed in my Concise Catalogue. I am new to stamp collecting. I was bequeathed this collection. I am trying to go through the collection to see what I have and to the value of it. Is there a better Catalogue. Kit wise, I have a Signscope Watermark Detector, various magnifiers, Phila-Combi-Box perforation measure, Stamp Colour Key chart. Is what I have good, is there better?

Lee

It sounds as if you have everything you need! The "simple" Royal Cypher was used on the initial issue of the GV 1/2d-1s stamps issued between 1912-24. The "multiple" Royal Cypher was also used for the 1/2d and 1d in 1913. Later (from 1924), the Block Cypher was used.

Have fun, not angst!

Geoff

The Concise is more than adequate for most purposes.
Stanley Gibbons show watermarks as viewed from the front of a stamp such as the first image.
What you see in the watermark detector is the second image...