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| Penrhyn #5 | xxx |
Perforated 14, watermark 63, typography.
Printed by the New Zealand Government Printer.
| Description | Perforation | # issued | Scott † | SG ‡ | Mi | Y&T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1902. Watermark 63, double-lined NZ and Star | ||||||
½ penny green, carmine overprint |
14 | 24,000 | 1 | 9 | ||
1 penny carmine, brown overprint |
14 | 24,000 | 2 | 3, 5, 6, 8 | ||
May 5, 1902. No watermark |
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2½ pence blue, carmine overprint |
11 | 49,800 | 8 | 1 | ||
2½ pence blue, vermilion overprint | 9 | |||||
May, 1902. Watermark 61, NZ and Star. |
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½ penny green, vermilion overprint |
14 | 43,200 | 5 | 4, 7, 12 | ||
1 penny carmine, blue overprint |
14 | 43,200 | 6 | 10, 13 | ||
All issue quantities are approximate.
† There is no Scott #3, #4 or #7, nor an SG2.
‡ Gibbons lists more perf variations, for example SG3 is perf 11, SG5 perf 14, SG6 compound 11 and 14, SG8 mixed.
Penrhyn is a dependency of New Zealand. The size is about three square miles.
Image from David Olson.
| FI ref: 368 | Page credit: JA |
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