Collect Southern Africa

Ascension Island

KGVI Definitive Varieties

DAVIT
FLAW

Plate Flaws - Constant Varieties


Long Centre Bar to E in GEORGETOWN Ex R2/3

½d Perforation 13
 
Wart on King’s Nose Ex R10/3 - All printings
1938
Perforation
13½

Wart on King’s Nose

1944 Perforation 13
 
 
1944 Perforation 13

Strong Double Transfer
Right Vertical Frame Lines
Row 2/2 - All printings

Dot above Horizon
Row 1/1 - All printings
 
1944
Perforation 13  
Double Transfer
Right Vertical Frame Lines
Row 2/4-6 All printings

Fleck in sea beyond
GEORGETOWN
Row 2/6
1944 and later Printings
 
 
1938 - 44 Printings Ex R1/6
Tree Flaw - Vertical line on Mountain
 
1949 1d Perforation 14 - Mountaineer Ex R4/4 and Mountain Rill Ex R10/2 Flaws
 
Mountaineer Flaw - Ex R4/4

Mountaineer Flaw

Mountain Rill Flaw
On Bottom Right Stamp
Resembles a Person on the Mountain
A Faint Diagonal Line
 

1949 1d Perforation 14
Pebble on Path Flaw Ex R3/2
All Printings

A Dot on the path below the Medallion
To right of centre

A Fairly Insignificant Flaw
 
1949 1d
 Perforation 13

Double Transfer
Left Vertical Frame Lines and “A”
Row 4/6 - All Printings

Another Miniscule Variety that is difficult to detect


 
Davit Flaw Ex R5/1 on all Printings of the 1½d and 2/6
 

Found on

1½d Black & vermilion
SG 40a Perforation 13½
SG 40ba Perforation 13
SG 40ca Perforation 14
SG 40da Black & Rose-carmine P14
SG 40ea Black & carmine P14
SG 40fa Black & carmine Perforation 13

SG 45b 2/6 Perforation 13½
SG 45ca 2/6 Perforation 13

 
 
SG 40da Black & Rose-carmine Perforation 14

SG 40ca Black & vermilion Perforation 14

SG 40ea Black & carmine Perforation 14
 
Cut Mast and Railings Flaw Ex R3/1 on Printing from 1946 1½d and 2/6

Railings Flaw
 
SG 40db

Normal
Not Present on Perforation 13½
Thus there are five listed for the 1½d and one on the 2/6
The Image at right is a Normal view without the variety
 
June 1949 - Perforation 14
1949 and later Printings


Buoy Flaw Ex R2/4
 
February and June 1949 Printings Perforation 14 - Dot above Island Flaw Ex R10/5
 
 
February and June 1949 Printings Perforation 14 - Dot above Boat Flaw Ex R9/2
 
 
1944 Perforation 13 - Double Transfer Flaw
Upper Right Horizontal Frame Lines Ex R1/5 and Dent in Upper Right Frame Line - Ex R3/4 - On all Printings
 
“C” Shaped Mark in Sea - Near Medallion Ex R6/1
Weak Transfer - Upper Left Side Square Ex R7/2 and Double Transfer - Upper Left Vertical Shading Ex R7/4
 
 
1944 Printing
Perforation 13 

Double Transfer
Shading in Upper Right
Corner of Head Tablet
Ex Row 7/1
 
1944 Printing
Perforation 13 

Coloured Vertical Hairline
Extending into Medallion
Row 9/1

Dot above Boat
Row 9/2
 
2/6 Perforation 13½

Shift of Vignette to left
Creates a white crescent
behind the King
10/- Perforation 13

Shift of Vignette to left
 
1945 Non Aniline Printing Perforation 13
 
 Double Transfer
Shading in Upper Right Corner of Head Tablet Ex Row 9/5
Coloured Vertical Line Below First N of ASCENSION
Ex Row 10/1
 

1938 KVI Definitives

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