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Newfoundland ABN Plate Proofs of the 1897 Royal Family and 1908 2¢ Map Stamps

John M. Walsh, from the collection of Ed Wener

The ABN Proofs | ½¢ King Edward VIII | 1¢ Queen Victoria | 2¢ King Edward VII | 3¢ Queen Alexandra | 4¢ Duchess of York | 5¢ Duke of York | 2¢ Map


1908 2¢ Map of Newfoundland

List of proofs
Stamp colour
& issue date		 Printing
order date		 Printing
order #		 Quantity
ordered		 Proof
image		 Plate
size		 Qty of proof
stamps		 Date on
proof		 SPECIMEN o/p
colour, size (mm)		 Notes
Carmine
31 Aug. 1908		 N/A N/A Image 1 200 Unknown None None 1
N/A N/A Image 2 200 Unknown None None 1
30 June 1908 F1642 2,000,000 Image 3 200 200 24 July 1908 Red, 14.0 x 2.0 4
N/A N/A Image 4 200 Unknown 1 Aug. 1908 None 1, 2
6 Mar. 1909 F1908 2,000,000 Image 5 200 200 15 Mar. 1909 Red, 20.0 x 4.0 4
21 Jan. 1910 F2366 2,000,000 Image 7 200 400 31 Jan. 1910 Red, 14.0 x 2.0 4
N/A N/A Image 9 200 Unknown 2 Feb. 1910 None 1, 2, 3

Notes:

  1. These proofs come from lot 2236 of the Christie's sale. The proofs are imperforate. The stamps are not overprinted "SPECIMEN" and are not punched.
  2. The date is handwritten in blue crayon.
  3. The proof is orange brown (colour trial), not carmine. It is described, incorrectly, as "oxidised" in the Christie's description of lot 2236.
  4. All the preproduction proofs (those with stamps overprinted "SPECIMEN") have a printing order number in the top margin.

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1908 2 cent Map stamp, plate proof of 200, issued colour

1. Plate proof of 200

1908 2 cent Map stamp, plate proof of one pane mounted on card

2. Proof on card

1908 2 cent Map stamp, proof of right pane. Each stamp punched and overprinted SPECIMEN.

3. Proof, right pane

1908 2 cent Map stamp, plate proof of 200, issued colour

4. Plate proof of 200

1908 2 cent Map stamp, proof of right pane. Each stamp punched and overprinted SPECIMEN.

5. Proof, right pane

1908 2 cent Map stamp, enlargement of lower right corner of Image 5.

6. Image 5 detail

1908 2 cent Map stamp, proof of left pane. Each stamp punched and overprinted SPECIMEN.

7. Proof, left pane

1908 2 cent Map stamp, comparison of the proofs in Images 6, 5, and 3

8. Images 7, 5, 3

1908 2 cent Map stamp, plate proof of 200, orange brown colour trial

9. Plate proof of 200

1908 2 cent Map stamp, plate proof of 200 - detail from lower left corner

10. Image 9 detail

1908 2 cent Map stamp, comparison of two plate proofs of 200

11. Images 9, 4

1908 2 cent Map stamp, comparison of the proofs in Images 5, 2, and 7

12. Images 5, 2, 9


The ABN Proofs | ½¢ King Edward VIII | 1¢ Queen Victoria | 2¢ King Edward VII | 3¢ Queen Alexandra | 4¢ Duchess of York | 5¢ Duke of York | 2¢ Map

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