My Australian Oddities

This is an oddity. Not listed in ACSC. Scott 234, ACSC 249. There appears to be a dot on the King's collar. Probably just a rogue ink dot, but interesting. No others found in my limited collection.

I keep full panes, or part thereof, when they pass my desk,
unfortunately, I do not have this value.
Just an imprint block of 4, with PERFORATION GUIDE PIP
None on what I have
There are thousands of these around in used condition.
Stanley Gibbons KG6 Catalogue just listed stamps without varieties.

Rod. Thanks for adding the block picture. For some reason, ACSC only lists a value for a Perf Pip, block of 8. A block of 4 is just as nice, in my opinion.

A more modern oddity. This is Scott 249, ACSC 287, the 1952-53 Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree. There appears to be a "scar" on the scout-master's face. I don't see it listed in ACSC.

Wow! I never knew that. Thanks.

Opinion:
The 4 etchings under the lip are consistant in the design.
even that scratch to the edge of the lips.
What makes your example differ is the tiny west to east scratch
joining the 3 curved lines from the nose.

A minor EFO for mine.

It was serendipity, I was just this morning organising some pre decimals swap for Dianne, and a bunch of these were in the 1952 glassine.

INTERESTING FACT : The design at the top of the stamp under POSTAGE, is the exact copy of the leather belt in my Scout uniform.


Hairlines, Spots and Flecks ACSC 1980

Rod. Thanks for the interesting backup information on lines, specks, etc. But I have a question about this one. My QEII ACSC is out of date (1996), but for Scott 347, ACSC 399, there is a listing for "retouch to globe". BUT, there is no picture in my ACSC, so I can't tell. Here is a copy of a "normal" Mint stamp with one area highlighted.



Now in this mint copy, please notice the strong horizontal line which matches up exactly with the "normal" lines, but is extended significantly. I would normally call this a "Ductor Blade Flaw", but it is so exactly placed, that it has me wondering. What do you think?

Steve,
A common cry, from collector's for many years.
I have no idea if it has been addressed.

Your's a ductor blade? if it is, it is extraordinary.
I have no answer to that, sorry.

From the internet, Author "Bazza"

I thought this was worth posting, since we have had some discussions about Perforation Pips recently. This is Scott 356, ACSC 397, Export Consciousness issue of 1963.

ACSC lists a Perf Pip, Type IV, block of 8 top and bottom. The explanation in front of my 1996 ACSC implies that a Type IV large pip is always in addition to the smaller Type I pips. (Those smaller pips were deleted when a version known as Type V was issued.) This is obviously a single, not a block, but I think that the large Perf Pip is quite well shown, along with a smaller, Type I pip to the left. Also, quite the ink spatter, and notice the center removal of paper on the Type IV large pip. Therefore, this is a relative common stamp, but included for your comments (if any).

Cannot add anything to what is posted,
but I shall keep a copy for study,
I like it a lot, another case for retaining selvedge.
Not seen a perf pip, punctured before.

All my catalogues are now in boxes (moving from Ontario to Prince Edward Island at end of week) but I seem to remember a reference to studs being placed on the printing plates to cut out these holes.

Rod, Itma, thanks for your replies. A stud does seem to make sense, as the hole is very clean. Are there any other examples of a block of 8 with the same Type IV or any other Type of large Pip punch?

Not that I have seen.
Perf pips have only been on my radar for a couple of years
did not interest me, prior.

They are strange anaimals, I do not have any that I know of, of the larger pips.

The smaller pips on the complete sheets I have, appear only once on a sheet, and in a stange location.
Possibly pertinent to the machines used at the time.

They all seem to address the small format upright oblong stamps.

When they appear in the horizontal format stamps the pip is in the middle of the stamp image location.
So perhaps they are made to the sheet paper size rather than the issue.

(Thanks go to Aussie Al, whom gave me a full sheet of "Duke" the halfpenny Orange kangaroo, showing only the one pip in the sheet)

I'm just trying to understand the appropriate ACSC listing for this one. This is a gutter block of 12 for Scott 174, ACSC 206, the 9d Platypus with CofA watermark (top of crown facing right). As you can see, this is a Perf Pip (Type 1). If there was a plate number, it was unfortunately removed on the right.

ACSC lists values for Perf Pip, Type 1, block of 8 in three different versions:

Left Center with imprint
Left Center, No imprint
Right Center, No imprint

But they also list a No Imprint Gutter Block of 4.

Any idea how to describe this one? Entire block, closeups of top and bottom pips are also shown.

Guess:
"Interpanneau Block of 12"

The imprint Gutter block you mention will always be at the bottom of the sheet.