£2 Coat Of Arms Roller Flaw Retouch

A rare very distinctive retouch in MUH condition and well centred, the majority showing a faint outline of the retouch, is paired with a regular issue and full "By the Authority" imprint.

The retouch to the roller flaw was first noted early in 1953. The roller flaw was a master plate variety and occurred on both electros. Since the roller flaw and retouches can each be found on imprint and no imprint sheets, it is apparent that the retouches were made on one electro only, probably prior to the second printing in December 1951.

The "£2" retouch can clearly be seen on the left stamp at bottom right.

Hi Rob041256,

Nice clean copy of the retouch.

Some visitors might ask: "what has been retouched"?

So, I hope you don't mind if I show the original flaw on your thread.



Your retouch is catalogued for much more than my flaw.

Hi Black Swan

The AGSC catalogue value for the strong retouch and full imprint is valued at $2500. Here are some more in pristine unhinged condition, it is a very valuable collection.

Interesting thing about the roller flaw on the £2 Arms.

The one I posted above is somewhat different to the that posted by Rob041256 in his parallel thread.

Here's the comparison:



Mine is on the left (from the image above on this thread), Rob041256's is the right (from his image in the parallel thread).

The ACSC example is consistent with the image on the left.

Mine is also closer to the left illustration:

However, my ACSC says that the roller flaw occurred on both electros, so I would assume some minor differences.

The displacement of ink from the doctor blade was not constant, thus different types of smear. Partime's post is correct. My roller flaw in detail.

I have two copies of the roller flaw. They're identical to each other - as per that on the left in my comparison image above.

Partime: to my eyes yours looks to be closer to Rob041256s than mine. What do you think?

Partime says:
However, my ACSC says that the roller flaw occurred on both electros, so I would assume some minor differences.

The ACSC also makes the point that: "The roller flaw was a master plate variety that occurred on both electros".

As it was a result of a master plate flaw, I'd expect a greater consistency across both the electros. However, that doesn't appear to be the case. I wonder if that's a signature that enables the electro responsible for the differences, to be identified.

It would be nice to have a copy from each electro in one's collection - if that's what accounts for the difference.

Yes, I stand corrected. I'll have to look at examples from various stamp shows / bourses to see if I can find another with something closer to Rob's.

These are the two roller flaws that I have in my collection. One used and one mint:



You can see that the flaw is of the same shape on each stamp - albeit lighter impression on the one on the left (the used stamp).

Now, compare that to the image posted by Rob041256, and the one posted by Partime. Those images show that the flaw extends to the point of the underline, whereas the above two are truncated, well short of the end point of the underline.

Is that the difference between the two electros, I wonder?