Varieties and errors. Colonial to the present

Thanks khj. There is more to display, and it's good to know that my displays greatly help fellow philatelists.

Rob

Hi khj.

There is an old adage "He who laughs last laughs loudest". The selvedge is very important to a stamp, it shows position on the sheet, errors, varieties and it can show stack markings and reprint info such as 1 koala = first reprint; 1 kangaroo = 5th reprint etc.

The three cracked plates seen in this post is a good example of selvedge importance, if it weren't for the selvedge they would look like normal 1938 blocks of 4. Your decision to collect selvedge on stamps is very wise.

Rob

Just great, now I have to dig out all my extras and look for that variety. I post "varieties" from time under "stampie78 nitpicking varieties"

Hi stampie78

The link to you post 
stampbears.net/thread/5005/stampie78-nitpicking-varieties

It isn't often I'll come across a variety in a custom-made commemorative envelope. I'll be also be having a good look at the link above as well.

Rob