Western Australia 1902 Issue £1 (one type) These reproductions are printed on
genuine watermarked and perforated stamp paper with the design
decolored. They exist with genuine "OS" and "WA" perforated initials.
The Sperati reproductions actually have fewer white flaws than the
genuine as the result of Sperati over-cleaning his matrix before making
his cliché. |
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1. there
is a weakness at the top of the second "A" of "AUSTRALIA"
2. the spearhead above the right "£1" label has a white flaw on top edge near tip 3. there are two diagonal white lines that extend from left frameline to the left "Ł" and first dot above
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additional information from Sperati I: Plate 21 Western Australia Text Richard Frajola (April 26, 2020) |