King George VI (1937-1952) a specialised collection

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When Albert Frederick Arthur George ascended the throne on May 12th, 1937 (intended for his brother, King Edward VIII who abdicated on December 11th 1936). Albert assumed the regnal name "George VI" to emphasise continuity with his father and restore confidence in the monarchy. He was obviously unprepared and infuriated; he had a noticeable stammer and preferred his privacy.

Nevertheless he became King George VI and the reign of the third crowned King officially began. On the morning of February 6th 1952, George VI was found dead in bed at Sandringham House in Norfolk, United Kingdom. He had died from coronary thrombosis in his sleep (a blockage of the flow of blood to the heart, caused by a blood clot in a coronary artery) at the age of 56. His daughter flew back to Britain from Kenya as Queen Elizabeth II.

The specialised collection from the reign of His Majesty, King George VI is 85% complete.

ACSC 162) 1937. Hermes. 1/6d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick paper. C of A watermark. Dull Claret
ACSC 163) 1948. Hermes. 1/6d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. Dull Claret
ACSC 163: 1948. Hermes. 1/6d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. Dull Claret (reverse)
ACSC 175A: 1937. 150th Anniversary of New South Wales. 2d. Type A. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Scarlet
ACSC 175B: 1937. 150th Anniversary of New South Wales. 2d. Type B. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Scarlet
ACSC 175e: 1937. 150th Anniversary of New South Wales. 2d. Type A. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. (Man with tail). Scarlet

ACSC 175f: 1937. 150th Anniversary of New South Wales. 2d. Type A. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. (Pantaloon, officer at far left). Scarlet
ACSC 175h) 1937. 150th Anniversary of New South Wales. 2d. Type A. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. (Koala in tree). Scarlet
ACSC 176) 1937. 150th Anniversary of New South Wales. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Blue
ACSC 177) 1937. 150th Anniversary of New South Wales. 9d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Purple
ACSC 178A: 1938. Wallaroo. ½d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Yellow-Orange
ACSC 179A) 1942. Wallaroo. ½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Light Orange
ACSC 180C: 1949. Wallaroo. ½d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Pale Yellow-Orange (aka "mellow-yellow"). All are off-centre and only a few have three sides. (only 160 known to exist)
ACSC 181A: 1937. Queen Elizabeth. 1d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die I. C of A watermark. Green

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ACSC 182A: 1938. Queen Elizabeth 1d. Perforation 15 x 14. Die II. C of A watermark. Green
ACSC 182a: 1939. Queen Elizabeth. 1d. Perforation 15 x 14. Die II. Very thin paper (pelure). C of A watermark. Yellow-Green
ACSC 182a: 1939. Queen Elizabeth. 1d. Perforation 15 x 14. Die II. Very thin paper (pelure). C of A watermark. Yellow-Green (reverse)
ACSC 182cb) 1938. Queen Elizabeth. 1d. Perforation 15 x 14. Die II. White face (ink stripping). C of A watermark. Green
ACSC 183A: 1941. Queen Elizabeth. 1d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Red-Brown
ACSC 184A: 1938. King George VI. 1½d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Red-Brown
ACSC 185: 1941. King George VI. 1½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Red-Brown
ACSC 186B: 1941. King George VI. 1½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Green
ACSC 187A: 1937. King George VI. 2d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die 1. C of A watermark. Scarlet
ACSC 188A: 1938. King George VI. 2d. Die II. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Scarlet
ACSC 188a: 1938. King George VI. 2d. Perforation 15 x 14. Inverted watermark. C of A watermark. Scarlet

ACSC 189a: 1941. King George VI. 2d. Coil. Inverted C of A watermark. Mauve

ACSC 188a: 1938. King George VI. 2d. Perforation 15 x 14. Inverted watermark. C of A watermark. Scarlet (reverse)
ACSC 189A: 1941. King George VI. 2d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Mauve
ACSC 190: 1937. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die I. Ink stripped known as (white wattles). C of A watermark. Greyish Blue
ACSC 191: 1937. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die I. Right side (TA) of (POSTAGE) joined. Blue
ACSC 192: 1937. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die Ia. Right side (T) of (POSTAGE) tapered. C of A watermark. Blue
ACSC 193A: 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thick chalky surfaced paper. C of A watermark. Blue
ACSC 193B: 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thick chalky surfaced paper. C of A watermark. Greyish-Blue
ACSC 193c: 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Ink stripping 'white face'. C of A watermark
ACSC 194A) 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thin unsurfaced paper. C of A watermark. Blue
ACSC 194A: 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thin unsurfaced paper. C of A watermark. Blue (reverse)
ACSC 194B: 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thin unsurfaced paper. C of A watermark. Prussian Blue

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ACSC 194c: 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thin unsurfaced paper. Severe ink stripping giving blurred effect (white face). C of A watermark
ACSC 194c: 1938. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 13½ x 14. Die II. Thin unsurfaced paper. Severe ink stripping giving blurred effect (white face). C of A watermark (reverse)
ACSC 195A: 1940. King George VI. 3d . Perforation 15 x 14. Die III. C of A watermark. Deep Blue
ACSC 195B: 1940. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. Die III. C of A watermark. Prussian Blue
ACSC 196A: 1941. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Dark Brown
ACSC 196a: 1941. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. Dark Brown
ACSC 196B: 1941. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Brown
ACSC 196c: 1941. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. White face (ink stripping) Red-Brown
ACSC 196C: 1941. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Red-Brown
ACSC 196D: 1941. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Grey-Brown

ACSC 197A: 1938. 4d Koala. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Green
ACSC 198A: 1942. 4d Koala. 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Green
ACSC 199A: 1956. 4d Koala. 15 x 14. No watermark
ACSC 200A: 1938. Merino Ram. 5d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Reddish Mauve
ACSC 201: 1946. Merino Ram. 5d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A sideways watermark. Red Mauve
ACSC 202A: 1937. Kookaburra. 6d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Brown
ACSC 202B: 1937. Kookaburra. 6d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Light Brown
ACSC 203C: 1942. Kookaburra. 6d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Dull Brown
ACSC 203D: 1942. Kookaburra. 6d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Greyish-Brown
ACSC 203E: 1942. Kookaburra. 6d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Pale Brown
ACSC 204A: 1956. Kookaburra. 6d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Brown

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ACSC 205: 1938. Platypus. 9d. Perforation 14 x 13½. C of A watermark. Sepia
ACSC 206A: 1943. Platypus. 9d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Sepia
ACSC 207: 1956. Platypus. 9d. Perforation 14 x 15. No watermark. Sepia
ACSC 208A: 1937. Lyrebird. 1/-. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. (Plate 1). Dull Green
ACSC 208B: 1937. Lyrebird. 1/-. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. (Plate 2). Dull Yellow-Green
ACSC 209A: 1941. Lyrebird. 1/-. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Dull Green
ACSC 210: 1956. Lyrebird. 1/-. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Dull Green
ACSC 211A: 1938. King George VI. 1/4d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Pale Magenta
ACSC 211B: 1938. King George VI. 1/4d. Perforation 13½ x 14. C of A watermark. Bright Magenta

ACSC 212A: 1938. Queen Elizabeth. 5/-. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick chalk surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Lake
ACSC 212B: 1938. Queen Elizabeth. 5/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick chalk surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Brown-Lake
ACSC 212C: 1938. Queen Elizabeth. 5/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick chalk surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Reddish-Lake
ACSC 213A: 1948. Queen Elizabeth. 5/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thin unsurfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Tinted paper. Reddish-Lake
ACSC 213B: 1948. Queen Elizabeth. 5/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thin unsurfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. White paper

ACSC 214A: 1938. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Purple
ACSC 214B: 1938. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Reddish-Purple (Slight aniline quality)
ACSC 214B: 1938. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Reddish-Purple
ACSC 214x: 1938. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Purple. SPECIMEN (John Ash)
ACSC 214x: 1949. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Deep Purple. SPECIMEN (McCracken)
ACSC 215: 1948. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thin unsurfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Deep Purple
ACSC 215: 1948. King George VI. 10/-. Perforation 14 x 13½. Thin unsurfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Deep Reddish Purple

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ACSC 216A: 1938. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Blue
ACSC 216A: 1949. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Deep Dull Blue
ACSC 216B: 1938. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Blue
ACSC 216x: 1938. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Blue. Specimen
ACSC 217: 1949. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Pale Dull Blue
ACSC 217: 1949. King George VI. £1. Perforation 13½ x 14. Thick chalky surfaced paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Dull Blue

ACSC 218A: 1940. Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). 1d. Perforation 14 x 13½. Sideways C of A watermark. Greyish-Green
ACSC 218B) 1940. Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). 1d. Perforation 14 x 13½. Sideways C of A watermark. Bright Yellow-Green
ACSC 218C: 1940. Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). 1d. Perforation 14 x 13½. Sideways C of A watermark. Green
ACSC 219A: 1940. Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). 2d. Perforation 14 x 13½. Sideways C of A watermark. Scarlet
ACSC 219B: 1940. Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). 2d. Perforation 14 x 13½. Sideways C of A watermark. Bright Scarlet
ACSC 220A: 1940. Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). 3d. Perforation 14 x 13½. Sideways C of A watermark. Blue
ACSC 220B: 1940. Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). 3d. Perforation 14 x 13½. Sideways C of A watermark. Bright Blue
ACSC 221A: 1940. Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). 6d. Perforation 14 x 13½. Sideways C of A watermark. Purple-Brown
ACSC 221B: 1940. Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). 6d. Perforation 14 x 13½. Sideways C of A watermark. Deep Brown

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rob1956 Super Stamp Bear Australian Commonwealth Collectors Club Member Posts: 936 Location (Country): Australia	King George VI (1937-1952) a specialised collection Sept 24, 2017 16:10:11 GMT -5 kacyds, darkormex, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by rob1956 on Sept 24, 2017 16:10:11 GMT -5 More to come by tonight. The most colourful in the KG VI collection is the 15 Coat-of-Arms, there are at least another 9 more to obtain.
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I generally don't collect the British Empire/Commonwealth. But I did read a lot of medieval literature in uni^[1], including a number of works based on the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. At the end of the massive collection by Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur^[2], and at the end there's a brief but lovely passage about how Arthur is dead but he will come back again when England needs him. Thinking about what could have happened had Edward VIII refused to step down, and had Prince Albert turned out to be anybody else but who he was as George VI ... that's unbelievably fraught, and it sometimes makes me wonder if Malory was on to something.

^[1] Americans in general don't call it "uni", but I do because I like it.
^[2] Why the title is in French, and why it's "The Death of Arthur" when about 98% of it takes place while Arthur is still alive, is beyond me. Great book, though. I still have the copy I bought at uni.

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Having all the differing shades set out the way you have done here is really nice Rob. Shades do my head in most of the time.

Do you use a UV lamp to aid in identification? I know with the KGV sideface it is almost a necessity.

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Sept 24, 2017 21:59:07 GMT -5 john6625 said:

Having all the differing shades set out the way you have done here is really nice Rob. Shades do my head in most of the time.

Do you use a UV lamp to aid in identification? I know with the KGV sideface it is almost a necessity

Thanks John. Identifying shades is always a nightmare, but with the right natural light I usually can identify them. I haven't yet used a UV light on any of the KGVI stamps, though I have used it on my aniline KGV and QEII stamps. The real headache was identifying the 5/- to £1 Coronation Robes and the 1949-50 Coat-of-Arms.

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ACSC 222: 1941. King George VI. 2½d over 2d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Deep Blue on Scarlet
ACSC 223A: 1941. King George VI. 3½d over 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Yellow and Black on Deep Blue
ACSC 224: 1941. Merino Ram. 5½d over 5d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Deep Purple on Reddish-Mauve
ACSC 225A: 1943. Queen Elizabeth. 1d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Purple-Brown
ACSC 225B: 1943. Queen Elizabeth. 1d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Deep Purple-Brown
ACSC 225C: 1943. Queen Elizabeth. 1d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Reddish-Brown
ACSC 226A: 1943. Queen Elizabeth. 1½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Green
ACSC 227A: 1949. Queen Elizabeth. 1½d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Green
ACSC 228A: 1944. King George VI. 2d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Bright Purple
ACSC 228B: 1944. King George VI. 2d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Bright Red-Purple
ACSC 229A: 1948. King George VI. 2d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Bright Purple
ACSC 230A: 1942. King George VI. 2½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Deep Scarlet

ACSC 230a: 1942. King George VI. 2½d. Perforation 15 x 14. Inverted C of A watermark. Deep Scarlet. (from booklet)
ACSC 230a: 1942. King George VI. 2½d. Perforation 15 x 14. Inverted C of A watermark. Deep Scarlet. (from booklet) (reverse)

ACSC 230b) 1942. King George VI. 2½d. Imperforate. C of A watermark. Deep Scarlet. Part of the Note Printing Branch theft in the 1940s

ACSC 231A: 1942. King George VI. 3½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Blue
ACSC 231a: 1942. King George VI. 3½d. Perforation 15 x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. Blue
ACSC 231a: 1942. King George VI. 3½d. Perforation 15 x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. (reverse)
ACSC 231D: 1942. King George VI. 3½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Dark Blue
ACSC 232A) 1942. Emu. 5½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Slate-Blue
ACSC 232a: 1942. Emu. 5½d. Perforation 15 x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. Deep Grey-Blue (unlisted)
ACSC 232a: 1942. Emu. 5½d. Perforation 15 x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. Deep Grey-Blue (unlisted) (reverse)
ACSC 233A: 1945. Arrival of Duke & Duchess of Gloucester. 2½d. Perforation 15 x 14½. C of A watermark. Lake
ACSC 234A: 1945. Arrival of Duke & Duchess of Gloucester. 3½d. Perforation 15 x 14½. C of A watermark. Bright Blue
ACSC 235A: 1945. Arrival of Duke & Duchess of Gloucester. 5½d. Perforation 15 x 14½. C of A watermark. Indigo

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Sept 24, 2017 23:03:55 GMT -5 BasSWarwick said:

Superb - I will take some time looking through your collection. Thanks for scanning.

Thanks, There's a lot more to go, and after I finish uploading the KGVI, I will be commencing on the pre-decimal QEII.

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ACSC 236: 1946. Victory Commemoration. 2½d. Perforation 14½. C of A watermark. Carmine
ACSC 236: 1946. Victory Commemoration. 2½d. Perforation 14½. C of A watermark. Carmine (reverse)
ACSC 236a: 1946. Victory Commemoration. 2½d. Perforation 14½. No watermark. Carmine. Part of the Note Printing Branch theft in the 1940s
ACSC 236a: 1946. Victory Commemoration. 2½d. Perforation 14½. No watermark. Carmine. Part of the Note Printing Branch theft in the 1940s (reverse)

ACSC 237: 1946. Victory Commemoration. 3½d. Perforation 14½. C of A watermark. Blue
ACSC 238: 1946. Victory Commemoration. 5½d. Perforation 15 x 14½d. C of A watermark. Deep Green
ACSC 41A: 1945. Kangaroo & Map. 2/-. Perforation 11.7 x 11.8. Type B. C of A watermark. Maroon. (Redrawn Die)
ACSC 239: 1946. Sir Thomas Mitchell. 2½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Carmine
ACSC 240: 1946. Sir Thomas Mitchell. 3½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Blue
ACSC 241: 1946. Sir Thomas Mitchell. 1/-. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Dull Green
ACSC 242A: 1947. Sesquicentennial of City of Newcastle. 2½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Carmine-Lake
ACSC 243A: 1947. Sesquicentennial of City of Newcastle. 3½d. Perforation 14½ x 15. C of A watermark. Blue

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ACSC 244: 1947. Sesquicentennial of City of Newcastle. 5½d. Perforation 15 x 14½. C of A watermark. Tinted paper. Deep Green
ACSC 245A: 1947. Marriage of Princess Elizabeth. 1d. Perforation 14 x 15. Sideways C of A watermark. Tinted paper. Slate-Purple
ACSC 246: 1947. Marriage of Princess Elizabeth. 1d. Perforation 14 x 15. No watermark. Slate-Purple
ACSC 247A: 1950. Queen Elizabeth. 1½d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Deep Green
ACSC 248B: 1951. Queen Elizabeth. 2d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Dull Yellow-Green
ACSC 249A: 1950. King George VI. 2½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Scarlet
ACSC 250A: 1951. King George VI. 2½d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Chocolate
ACSC 251A: 1951. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Scarlet
ACSC 251a: 1951. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. Deep Scarlet
ACSC 251a: 1951. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. Deep Scarlet (reverse)
ACSC 252A: 1951. King George VI. 3d. Perforation 15 x 14. No watermark. Dark Green

ACSC 253A: 1951. King George VI. 3½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Brown-Purple
ACSC 254: 1952. King George VI. 4½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Red
ACSC 255A: 1952. King George VI. 6½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Brown
ACSC 256A: 1952. King George VI. 6½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Emerald
ACSC 257A: 1952. King George VI. 7½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Blue
ACSC 257a: 1952. King George VI. 7½d. Perforation 15 x 14. Very thin paper. C of A watermark. Deep Blue
ACSC 257a: 1952. King George VI. 7½d. Perforation 15 x 14. Very thin paper. C of A watermark. Deep Blue (reverse)
ACSC 257B: 1952. King George VI. 7½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Greenish-Blue (aniline ink)
ACSC 258A: 1950. Aboriginal. 8½d. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Chestnut-Brown
ACSC 259A: 1952. King George VI. 1/0/½d. Perforation 14½ x 15. Sideways C of A watermark. Indigo
ACSC 259a: 1952. King George VI. 1/0/½d. Perforation 14½ x 15. Thin paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Indigo

ACSC 254: 1952. King George VI. 4½d. Perforation 15 x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. Red (unlisted)
ACSC 254: 1952. King George VI. 4½d. Perforation 15 x 14. Thin paper. C of A watermark. Red (unlisted) (reverse)

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Great posts, rob1956!

Sept 24, 2017 14:37:53 GMT -5 rob1956 said:

ACSC 182A: 1938. Queen Elizabeth 1d. Perforation 15 x 14. Die II. C of A watermark. Green
ACSC 182a: 1939. Queen Elizabeth. 1d. Perforation 15 x 14. Die II. Very thin paper (pelure). C of A watermark. Yellow-Green

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ACSC 188A: 1938. King George VI. 2d. Die II. Perforation 15 x 14. C of A watermark. Scarlet
ACSC 188a: 1938. King George VI. 2d. Perforation 15 x 14. Inverted watermark. C of A watermark. Scarlet

While many catalog employ case-sensitive catalog numbers for various reasons, most of them will still keep the ID unambiguous if the case-sensitivity is ignored. Not so with ACSC. I admit I have difficulty making the mental adjustment in reading the ACSC catalog numbers.

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Hi khj

Thanks.

The ACSC numbers can be quite confusing to those who are not familiar with the number indexing, I am the same way with the Scott and Michel numbers (and still am). The only reason why I use it, it helps me keep the information in order, and it may help any Australian collector understand what the shades, paper type, variety and what the stamp actually looks like.

I will have to admit the ACSC can be a little confusing at times, some of the catalogue values are way off the mark, undervaluing some and overvaluing others. but otherwise it is still a very good catalogue to use.

What I find amusing though is that Australia's most experienced expertiser Chris Ceremuga uses the Stanley Gibbons catalogue as his model to pricing his fees on various certificates, yet uses both the SG and ACSC catalogue to issue the certificates, at the end of the KG VI stamps I will be showing the certificates for the 1949 yellow kangaroo, and the Robes £1 Specimen and the very thin paper £2 Coat-of-Arms (the latter 2 have Ceremuga certificates).

In my personal catalogue I use both both SG and ACSC numbers.

Rob

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ACSC 259a: 1952. King George VI. 1/0/½d. Perforation 14½ x 15. Thin paper. Sideways C of A watermark. Indigo (reverse)
ACSC 260A: 1948. Hereford Bull. 1/3d. Perforation 14½ x 15. Sideways C of A watermark. Reddish-Brown
ACSC 261A: 1949. Hermes & Globe. 1/6d. Perforation 14½ x 15. Sideways C of A watermark. Grey-Black
ACSC 261B: 1949. Hermes & Globe. 1/6d. Perforation 14½ x 15. Sideways C of A watermark. Black
ACSC 262: 1956. Hermes & Globe. 1/6d. Perforation 14½ x 15. No watermark. Grey-Black
ACSC 263A: 1948. Aboriginal Art. 2/-. Perforation 14½ x 15. Sideways C of A watermark. Dark Chocolate
ACSC 263a: 1948. Aboriginal Art. 2/-. Perforation 14½ x 15. Sideways C of A watermark. Thin paper. Chocolate
ACSC 263a: 1948. Aboriginal Art. 2/-. Perforation 14½ x 15. Sideways C of A watermark. Thin paper. Chocolate (reverse)
ACSC 264A: 1956. Aboriginal Art. 2/-. Perforation 14½ x 15. No watermark. Chocolate

ACSC 265A: 1952. Aborigine. 2/6d. Perforation 14½ x 15. Sideways C of A watermark. Sepia
ACSC 265B: 1952. Aborigine. 2/6d. Perforation 14½ x 15. Sideways C of A watermark. Blackish-Brown
ACSC 266A: 1957. Aboriginal. 2/6d. Perforation 14½ x 15. No watermark. Sepia
ACSC 266B: 1957. Aboriginal. 2/6d. Perforation 14½ x 15. No watermark. Blackish-Brown
ACSC 267A: 1965. Aboriginal. 2/6d. Perforation 14½ x 15. No watermark. Sepia (Emergency issue)
ACSC 267B: 1965. Aboriginal. 2/6d. Perforation 14½ x 15. No watermark. Blackish-Brown (Emergency printing) (Unlisted)
The supply of the 2/6d Scarlet robin stamps, issued on April 26, 1965, proved insufficient to last until decimalisation (February 14, 1966), and a reprint was not practical due to the heavy use of the photogravure press for the forthcoming decimal issues. To fill the gap, a new printing of the 2/6d Aborigine was released. As far as is known, it was distributed to post offices only in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania. The emergency printing was in a distinctive light sepia-brown shade on the whiter paper which had been used for the August 1964 printing. Both emergency stamps are scarce.

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ACSC 268A: 1949. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. 5/-. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Carmine
ACSC 268B: 1949. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. 5/-. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Deep Carmine
ACSC 269A: 1949. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. 10/-. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Bright Purple
ACSC 269A: 1949. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. 10/-. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Pale Purple (unlisted)
ACSC 269B: 1949. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. 10/-. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Dull Purple
ACSC 269x: 1949. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. 10/-. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Bright Purple. SPECIMEN

ACSC 270A: 1949. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. £1. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Bright Blue
ACSC 270B: 1949. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. £1. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Dull Blue
ACSC 270x: 1949. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. £1. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Bright Blue. SPECIMEN
ACSC 271A: 1950. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. £2. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Pale Green
ACSC 271B: 1950. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. £2. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Green
ACSC 271d: 1950. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. £2. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Green. Roller Flaw
ACSC 271x: 1950. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. £2. Perforation 14½ x 14. C of A watermark. Green. SPECIMEN

ACSC 268a: 1949. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. 5/-. Perforation 14½ x 14. Very thin paper (0.085mm). C of A watermark. Deep Carmine
ACSC 268a: 1949. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. 5/-. Perforation 14½ x 14. Very thin paper (0.085mm). C of A watermark. Deep Carmine (reverse)
ACSC 271a: 1950. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. £2. Perforation 14½ x 14. Very thin paper (0.085mm). C of A watermark. Green
ACSC 271a: 1950. Commonwealth Coat of Arms. £2. Perforation 14½ x 14. Very thin paper (0.085mm). C of A watermark. Green (reverse)
The very thin £1 and £2 printing are very rare and seldom seen at auction, the £1 the more elusive of the two, hence the missing £1. There is a £2 very thin paper with roller flaw I will soon be purchasing, this is also a very rare printing and I was informed that there are roller flaws to the £1 thin printing and the commercial sets as well as the specimen sets. A monumental task, hope I'll live long enough to acquire them all.

All my stamps with the exception of the very early cracked plate (mint slightly hinged) are mint unhinged (frustrating for the cracked plate as it's the only one in existence, and the scarce 1927 Parliament House cancellations). Although I have seen the odd £1 very thin in mint lightly hinged condition, I prefer only MUH.

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