Summary
Partly reconstructed sheet of brown-purple (shades) 2 d. stamp issued 1854.
H.W. Johnston has noted that these imperforate stamps were printed by J. S. Campbell & Co.
There were 50 varieties of type. there were 5 rows of 10 stamps. This reconstruction has some stamps missing.
Each stamp was distinguishable by capital letters printed in the lower left and right corners. The pair of letters corresponds to the plate position.
Queen on Throne series
Physical Description
37 brown-purple stamps depicting Queen Victoria on a throne. The stamps are laid out in positions to correspond to the original printing plate. There are 13 stamps missing from the reconstruction.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Henry W. Johnston, 1983
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Acknowledgement
From a Bequest to the National Gallery of Victoria by H.W. Johnston.
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Date Issued
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Issued By
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Person Depicted
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Collector
Henry W. Johnston, Prahran, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Printer
J.S. Campbell & Co., Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1854
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Inscriptions
The stamps are postmarked in black ink, with an oval with a number and the letter V in the centre, or a circle.
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Denomination
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Colour
brown-purple (shades)
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Issue
Queen on Throne
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Item Form
plate reconstruction
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Gibbons Number
38
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
220 mm (Width), 160 mm (Height)
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References
[Link 1] . Molnar, Les. Plating the 2d Queen-on-Throne.
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