Australian KGV Stamps Explained.

Hello everyone,
Great thread,fantastic information & I still haven't read it all yet. Inspired me to have a serious start on my Aussie stamps. I have a few KGVs to put up here as I get time.
I think this is likely my most interesting find so far, for my first post in your thread KGV Collector, hope you like it.
All the best....Jad

Hi Jad

Nice to have you on board.

Very classy image presentation.

So many fly specks. That is what makes the KGV's so popular.

Always Happy Stamping. KGV

Hi KGV,
Thanks mate, like yourself always learning as I go ;)
I can see how poeple get hooked on these, as soon as I enlarged them they came alive with little differences. They remind me of those puzzle books in the '06s & '70s with the two pictures & you had to find 20 differences in one of the pictures.
I don't know much so far about what I'm seeing but maybe one will pay for my BW cat.
I have found quite a few more interesting ones now, they aren't all perfect condition wise, but I'll share some more pics.(if you don't mind) as & when I'm able to.
Enjoy.....Jad.

Hello all,
Another one for you, it's a bit sad I'm afraid, but may warrant visiting a stamp repair person on it's history back ground alone. Do we have someone in Aussie ? Or should I ask Partime ;)
A few different little things on this one too. ( Thread page Ref.:- 6 & 14.)
ATB......Jad

Must admit I do like the N.W. Pacific Islands overprints.

There does not seem to be huge amounts of them around on offer.

Do not understand why they are not more popular.

KGV - what great stuff !
......from a British Colony - CANADA - 1967 our independence but the Queen still appears on our $20 bill !

Jad. Your 1p Green is a known plate variety. I found two of these in my collection. I couldn't find where I posted it here, but I will try to locate and post something later tonight.

Actually, it was in this same thread, at https://goscf.com/t/7020&whichpage=34#311425

Mine are identified as ACSC 82(4)hc, which are valued at $12 AUS. Yours appears to be the same. Good find!

Your 2p Pacific Islands isn't worth repairing, in my opinion. At the bottom you have evidence of Compartment Lines which vary quite a bit from stamp-to-stamp, sometimes on 1, 2, 3 or all 4 sides. (If you find a 4-side compartment line version, be sure to keep that one.)

What I always find interesting is the "S's" in Islands. If you have other copies, you can see that there are three different possible combinations for the "S" style. I don't think there is any value added for the combinations, but they are interesting nonetheless.

Please note the difference in the right stamp versus the left stamp. Quite noticeable.

I was interested to find this forum and topic, so thanks in advance!

Among a family archive I recently found a folder with a full sheet(120 stamps) of mint one-penny red KGV stamps. They are punched with the Federal Government perf "OS. The sheet is in two halves with a centre border, and the halves are marked "A" and "B" in the bottom border. An annotation on the folder suggests that they may be of future value - I have no idea when that may have been written, but it would have been more than 20 years ago.

Unfortunately (I presume), the sheet has been stuck down to a backing sheet by the borders, although the stamps themselves appear to be generally free.

The top-left and bottom-right stamps on the sheet appear to my untrained eye to have distinguishing marks on the "N" in "ONE [PENNY]". I have not detected any unusual marks on other stamps on the sheet.

I would be interested in any comment about whether this may be a significant item. Thanks.

Geofrog. Yes, could be worth a good amount. It would be great if you could scan a picture, or at least tell us the Watermark. They could be worth up to $50 AUS, each, in very good condition, and there may be some interesting varieties somewhere in the sheet. See if you can send a closeup scan of one stamp, at a minimum. Great find!

The top left stamp has what is known as a secret mark. The lower right stamp is probably a known plate variety. I can research more later, but very nice and thanks for posting.

If they are stuck down, I wouldn't touch them,
You need to approach a major auction house for an professional appraisal, and correct identification.
It looks exciting.
Please let us know your journey, and results.
Handle extremely carefully.

Plate 4 with JBC monogram

Could contain a rare variety known as the CNE instead of ONE (inking flaw) cat value $10,000 mint

If AussieAl is correct (and no reason to doubt that he isn't), the potentially high value stamp is located at position 45. The bottom left stamp is position 60, so count backwards from there on this right frame only.

There is also a potential high value item at position 15 (top frame broken left of crown) and position 25 (NY joined). Check those stamps out carefully, but also try not to damage the sheet. I also agree that you should try to find an expert to help determine true value.

It is unfortunate, however, that the punctured OS doesn't add any value. Boo-hoo!

Excellent find. If you need some scans of these varieties, please email me through the system.

Thank you everyone for the interesting and helpful responses.

Partime, I am a bit confused about the position numbering you use. Did you mean to say position 60 is the bottom RIGHT of the right frame? Would position 15 be third from the left in the third row - in either the left or right frame? I cannot see any CN or NY faults in what I think you mean by positions 15 or 25.

The Forum does not allow new users to email directly, so I'm replying here. I can see that the first stamp in the second row (position 7?) has what I saw referred to as "Weeping 4th pearl" in a post by Rod222. Is this what you referred to as a broken left of crown, Partime?