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1898

3˘ Handcar

1

 

Number at top

 

 

Overall tagging

 

 

Wiper variation line along bottom to the left of the joint line and extending left to 8L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Partly untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Wiper variation line along bottom to the right of joint line and extending right to 8R and imperf 8R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Crack extending below track on far right (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Misinking of first "8" of date so as to appear as a "3" (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Blotchy tagging

 

 

 

 

 

Partly untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Chipped plate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1898A

4˘ Stagecoach

1

 

Imperforate

 

 

Overall tagging

 

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Walking tagging gap (6L to 6R)

 

 

 

 

 

One horizontal untagged bar

 

 

 

 

 

Two parallel horizontal untagged bars

 

 

 

 

 

Dot UL of Stagecoach (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Chill roller doubling – Located on the letters “St & coac”  of “Stagecoach,” “USA” & “4˘” (3L & 4R)

 

 

 

 

 

Slashes on Stagecoach(2L, 1L & 2R)

 

 

 

 

 

Plate gouge above “St” of “Stagecoach” (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

Plate shifted up 0.5mm (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Imperforate

 

 

 

 

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging break

 

 

 

 

 

Two parallel horizontal untagged bars

 

 

 

 

 

One horizontal untagged bar

 

 

 

 

 

One fat and one thin parallel horizontal untagged bars

 

 

 

 

 

Rain tagging

 

 

 

 

 

Chill roller doubling – Located on the letters “e & oac” of “Stagecoach,” “89” of date, “4c” & “USA” (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Quotation marks (1L) and chill roller doubling (3L, 3R and 4R)

 

 

 

 

 

Slashes on Stagecoach (2L & 1R)

 

 

 

 

 

Smoking front axle

 

 

 

 

 

Worn rear tires

 

 

 

 

 

Hollow driver’s cab

 

 

 

 

 

Two LOM dots above “S” of “Stagecoach “ (1L) and one LOM dot UR of “t” of “Stagecoach” (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

Plate shifted up 0.5 mm (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at top - Tornado shaped untagged areas

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at bottom

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at bottom w/ vertical untagged lines every 19˝ stamps

 

 

 

 

 

Part of joint line splits off to left

 

 

 

 

 

LOM dot UL of “S” of “Stagecoach” (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at top - Tornado shaped untagged areas

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at bottom

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at bottom w/ vertical untagged lines every 19˝ stamps

 

 

 

 

 

Rain tagging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Imperforate

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at bottom

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at top

 

 

 

 

 

Width of coil shifted up 0.5 mm (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

Imperforate

 

 

 

 

 

LOM dot above of “S” of “Stagecoach” (1L & 1R), line (1L) & line (1L & 2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Part of word “Stagecoach” missing

 

 

 

 

 

Width of coil shifted up 0.5 mm (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No plate #

 

Miscut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1898Ab

4˘ Stagecoach Prec.

3

Gap 2L

Break in top bar (1L)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Crack extending from left wheel at 7 o’clock (1L)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Break in top bar (1L)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Missing period in “Org.” (1L & 1R)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

“r” of “Profit” almost disappears (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

LOM dot UL of “S” of “Stagecoach” (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Ink missing from left wheel (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

Break in bottom bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Gap 1L

“r” of “Profit” almost disappears (1L)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Break in top bar (LG)

 

 

 

 

 

Missing plate number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Line gap

Imperforate

 

 

 

 

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

Gap 2L

Break in top bar (LG)

 

 

 

 

Gap 2L

Plate shifted up 0.5mm (1R)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Missing period in “Org.” (3L, 2L & 1R)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Squiggly Gap

 

 

 

 

Line gap

Break in top bar (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

Break in bottom bar

 

 

 

 

 

Hole in top bar (3R) of gap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Line gap

Imperforate

 

 

 

 

Gap 2L

Plate shifted up 0.5mm (1R)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Squiggly Gap

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Broken bottom bar LR (1L)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Missing perf

 

 

 

 

Line gap

Dot along right perfs moves downward as you go right 

 

 

 

 

 

LOM dot and line UL of “S” in “Stagecoach” (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Hole in top bar (3R) of gap

 

 

 

 

 

Plate shifted up 0.5mm (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No plate #

 

Fat bar left of gap & thin bar right of gap & missing period in “Org” (2L) of gap

 

 

 

 

 

Thin bar left of gap & fat bar right of gap

 

 

 

 

 

Hole in top bar (3R) of gap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1899

5˘ Motorcycle

1

 

Imperforate

 

 

Overall tagging

 

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Roller coaster tag (Same as 1˘ Omnibus)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (9L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (9L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (4R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (4R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (4R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (5R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (5R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (5R)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (5R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (6R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (6R)

 

 

 

 

 

Roving vertical ink smudge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Imperforate

 

 

 

 

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Roller coaster tag (Same as 1˘ Omnibus)

 

 

 

 

 

Doubling of plate number (1L) & above top rear of the motorcycle (2L to 1R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (9L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (9L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (4R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (4R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (4R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (5R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (5R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (5R)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (5R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (6R)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (6R)

 

 

 

 

 

Crack extending downwards from bottom of rear fender (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

3

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at bottom

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged horizontal line at bottom (4L & 2R)

 

 

 

 

 

Random blue speckling

 

 

 

 

 

Grease spot-Repeats at 15L

 

 

 

 

 

Grease Spot-Repeats at 3L

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (15L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type I

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Partial number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at bottom

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged horizontal line at bottom (4L & 2R)

 

 

 

 

 

Random blue speckling

 

 

 

 

 

Grease spot-repeats at 15L

 

 

 

 

 

Grease Spot-repeats at 3L

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and inverted screwhead (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and screwhead (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and top clip (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical tagging break and bottom clip (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging junction (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type I

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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