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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


1897-1901 Royal Family: 4¢ Duchess of York

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
Violet
21 Oct. 1901		 31 Aug. 1901 500,000 Image 1 100 200 Sept. 1901 Red, 11.5 x 2.0 1, 2
See above See above Image 3 100 100 Sept. 1901 Red, 11.5 x 2.0 1, 3

Notes:

  1. The American Bank Note Co. imprint is in the bottom sheet margin.
  2. The "SPECIMEN" overprint reads upwards.
  3. The "SPECIMEN" overprint reads downwards. This proof came from the Christie's ABN sale, but is not shown in Ed Wener's slides.

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1897 Royal Family, 4 cent, proof 1: sheet of 100 stamps

1. Proof 1, sheet of 100

1897 Royal Family, 4 cent, proof of 100 - detail from top margin

2. Detail, Image 1

1897 Royal Family, 4 cent, proof 2, block of eight from bottom of sheet

3. Proof 2, block of 8


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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