Straits Settlements King George V 10c Die 1 Wm4 Mult Crown & Script CA - Different Colors / ID?

Good Morning,

I'm trying to ID these two stamps - both have the WM4 Multiple Crown and Script CA - both are Die 1. Looks like one is on yellow paper and the other is on white. I appreciate the help and thanks!

The first one should be Scott 191a /SG231 and the other Scott 224 / SG 266.

According to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue, there are four possible variations of the 10c purple on paper watermarked Multiple Script CA (Type 4).

Shown below is the description, issue date, Gibbons (SG) number and Scott (ST) number.

10c Purple on Pale Yellow Paper - Die I - 1923 - SG231 - ST191a
10c Purple on Pale Yellow Paper - Die II - 1926 - SG231a - ST191
10c Purple on Bright Yellow Paper - Die II - 1932 - SG231b - ST191
10c Purple on Bright Yellow Paper - Die I - 1933 - SG231ba - ST191a

The top stamp on your display appears to be on the Pale Yellow Paper, and is definitely Die I. So I would guess that it is SG 231, ST 191a. The paper colors really show up better when looking at the back, so that could be wrong.

The bottom stamp appears to be a changeling. The only white back in this series was issued on paper watermarked Multiple Crown CA (Type 3).

How bizarre... Yes, now I can see spots of yellow on the bottom stamp. It's a changeling. Incredible what some stamps can turn into. Thank you for the help!

Glad to help. I have several copies of the changeling in my inventory, so I have seen it before.