The Printings of the 6d Lilac and Mauve Queen Victoria Keyplate Stamp of Lagos - Part Three
Today's post will be my last for 2017, as I will be off for the Christmas holidays for a few days to catch my breath and spend some much needed time with my family. My next post will be published on January 2, 2018, and should complete my examination of the stamps of this denomination. Today however, I will examine the stamps printed from the third state of the plate. As I have explained in all of my earlier posts, stamps printed from the third state of the plate display two essential characteristics: Most of the detail of the hair at the back of the Queen's head, just above, and to the right of the neck is gone. Generally there will be a few shading lines visible in the hair above the diagonal ribbon, and very few if any lines visible below the ribbon. The first 3-5 lines of hair at the very top of the head are merged together into one solid mass of colour. Otherwise, most all of the finer details of the design remain crisp and clearly visible. Sometimes, there is ...