1897

1˘ Omnibus

1

Number at top

Overall tagging

Untagged at top

Blotchy Tagging

Roller coaster tag (Same as 5˘ Motorcycle)

Dot along upper right perfs (2L)

Chill roller doubling – Located in the wheels and plate number (1L & 1R)

Chill roller doubling – Located at the horizontal base of   plate number, inside of the outer rim at LL of right      wheel (1R) and same between 5-6 o’clock of left        wheel (2R)

Narrow cut coil (23.9mm)

Crescent shaped crack between wheel & joint line (1L)

2

Number at top

Untagged at top

Roller coaster tag (Same as 5˘ motorcycle)

Chill roller doubling – Located in the wheels and plate number (1L & 1R)

LOM dot located below left wheel (1L)

Narrow cut stamps (23.9mm)

3

Number at top

Untagged

Untagged at top

Plate cracks UR (2L)

Continuation of cracks in lower right (2L)

Rust spots around middle of joint line

Wiper variation line along bottom to the right of joint line and extending right to (7R)

Rocks in road (8R)

Roving crescent shaped ink smudges LL of left wheel

4

Number at top

Untagged

Untagged at top

Three parallel horizontal untagged bars

Chipped plate on joint line and two vertical cracks next to 2nd perf hole from bottom (1L)

Blob on joint line next to third perf hole from bottom (1L)

Crack at edge of stamp extending from fourth to sixth perf holes from bottom (1L)

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

5

Imperforate

Number at top

Untagged at top

Untagged at top and untagged horizontal bar through middle of stamp

Just a thin line of tagging along bottom

Light tag

LOM dot located below left wheel (1L)

Dots on or near plate number

Plate chip on right of joint line (1R)

No ink in joint line

Wide cut coil

Paper Type I

Paper Type II

Paper Type III

6

Imperforate

Number at top

Untagged along bottom

Just a thin line of tagging along bottom

Light tag

LOM dot located below left wheel (1L)

Disfigured plate number (1L)

Horizontal marks in “1˘” (1L) & “Omnibus” (1R)

Plate crack extending upward from roof of Omnibus (1R)

Wide cut coil

Paper Type I

Paper Type II

Paper Type III

No plate #

Missing plate number w/ one horizontal untagged bar

Missing plate number from plates 5 & 6

2225

1˘ Omnibus

1

Number at top

Block tagging

Untagged

Tagging shifted vertically

Tagging shifted horizontally

Plate number partly missing

Dot over "u" of "Omnibus" (4R)

Missing ink of side rails

Paper Type I

Paper Type III

2

Tagging shifted vertically

Tagging shifted horizontally

Dot above "2" of "23 ST." (17L)

Gouge on right top of "U" of "USA" (6L)

Two dots LL of front wheels (1L)

Dot below "80" of date (5R)

Paper Type I

Paper Type III

2225a

1˘ Omnibus

Prephosphored paper

3

Shiny gum

2225b

1˘ Omnibus

2

Dull gum

Untagged

3

Dull gum

Negative image of plate number

Top Rocking Horse Plate number

Bottom Rocking Horse Plate number

Cut plate number

Shiny gum

Low gloss gum

Mottled tagging

Paper Type I

Paper Type III

3044

1˘ Kestrel Untagged

1111

BYCM

Orange line from left margin to bird’s chest & vertical red line LR (1L)

Small Date

Black dot on tail UR (3L), blue droppings near bottom and white semi-circle between second and third right tail feather & black thread between “A 1” (1L)

Black/blue dot over “˘” (3L),  black dot UR of “l” of “Kestrel,” fading “A” of “American” & yellow dot to left of date (2L), scratch from tail to bottom margin & from “A” to back (1L), scratch LL & black dot inside legs of “A” of “USA” (1R) and black/blue dot in left margin beside end of lower branch (2R)

Blue dot left of “A” of “American” (3L), black dot above “r” of “American” (2L) & black droppings below tail (1L)

Red “1” in right margin (1L)

Blue dot right of ”˘” (3L), red dot over head and in top margin (1L), blue dot over second “e” of “Kestrel” (1R) and red thread LR next to branch

Black dot in front of head in margin (2L) and vertical scratch through “˘” (1L)

Horizontal blue/black line below tail (2L) and blue hair from bottom feathers (1L)

Black dot above “ri” of “American” (2L), black slash below “A” of “USA” (1L) and two black spots on tail (1R)

Black/blue cloud & dot above “K” of “Kestrel” (3L), horizontal red lines across bottom (2L), blue/black dots above and below “es” of “Kestrel” (1L), black dot below “ri” of “American” (1R) and black/blue dots LR (2R)

Extra blue “1” right of date (1L) and blue dot under top of “1” of “1˘” (1R)

Blue dot inside “U” of “USA” (2L), blue & red dots in right margin ⅔ down (1L), blue dots UL margin & black droppings LR (1R) and horizontal blue line below “1” of “1˘” (2R)

Black slash UR of “˘” (3L), scratch at top & two scratches at the bottom & black dot LL of left claw (1L), scratch from top to bottom in front of Kestrel (1R)

Scratch from “˘” to tail (1L), scratch from top to bottom in front of Kestrel & drooling (1R) and black dot UL of “A” of “American” (2R)

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