Pictorial Plate and Print Flaws
The following references are original research on identifying and locating the position of plate and print flaws on the pictorial stamps. These references are the work of Richard Singleton and Jerry Weirich and based on the earlier studies of J.R.W. Purves and Keith Lancaster. These references will be updated as new material is discovered. The long-term goal is to provide references on all the pictorial issues and, as new values are published, they will be added.
Other plating enthusiasts are invited to add their research to this webpage.
In addition to the references provided on this webpage, the following works also discuss plate flaws:
- Purves, J.R.W., The Technique of the Tasmanian Pictorials, The London Philatelist, Volume XL, 1930.
- Lancaster, Keith E., The Pictorial Stamps of Tasmania, 1899-1912., The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, 1986.
- Weirich, Jerry., Plate and Print Flaws on the Halfpenny Lithographed Pictorial., The Courier, Tasmanian Philatelic Society, December 2016.
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TASMANIAN PICTORIALS OVERVIEW
Halfpenny Lithograph
(New as at Jan 2021)
Halfpenny Litho flaw finder
Halfpenny Litho Plate Flaw Reference
Halfpenny Electrotype
The ½d Typo flaw checklist
One Penny Lithograph
1d Litho REFERENCE
One Penny Electrotype
Plates 1 and 2
FLAW FINDER 1D TYPO Plates 1 & 2 2018 final
Plates 3 and 4
Check list 2018 Plates 3 & 4
1D TYPO P 3 & 4 2018
Plates 5 and 6
FLAW FINDER 1D TYPO Plates 5 & 6
Two Penny Lithograph
2d Litho Plates 1 & 2 Plate Flaw Reference
2d Litho Plates 3 and 4 Plate Flaw Reference
2d Litho Plates 5 and 6 Plate Flaw Reference
2d FLAW FINDER PLATES 1 to 6
2d litho Crown over A watermark plates 23 to 28
(New as at 10 Apr 2021)
2d Litho Plate 23 and 24 Plate Flaw Reference
2d Litho Plates 25 and 26 Plate Flaw Reference
2d Litho Plates 27 and 28 Plate Flaw Reference
2d FLAW FINDER PLATES 23 to 28
Two Penny Electrotype
2d Typo flaw finder final 2018
Two Penny Stereotype
2d Stereotype flaw finder plates 1 & 2
