The Queen Elizabeth II Waterlow 'Castle' High Values 1955-1958

Study Paper

Plot

Introduction 2
Stamp Design to Approval 2
Launch of the Waterlow 'Castle' High Values 4
Queen's Head Die Proof/ 10/- & £1 Colour Essays &
2/6d Imperforate on Card Essay—Illustrations 5
5/-, 10/- and £1 Imperforate on Card Essay—Illustrations 6
Brief History of the Four Castles 7
Waterlow—The Printing Process 8
—Engraving of the Die 8
—Producing the Transfer Roller 8
—Making the Printing Plate 9
The Waterlow Printing Plates 10
The Waterlow Printer's Marks 10
The Waterlow Printer's Marks—Sheet Position 11
—The Side Margin Dots in Circles 12
—The Rare Printer's Marks 12
Re-entering of the Waterlow Plates 13
Waterlow Sheet Perforation 13
The Paper Manufacturer 14
The Printing Inks k 15
Waterlow Shade Classification 16
Two States of the Waterlow 2/6d 17
—The Two 2/6d States (Illustrated) 17
Two States of 2/6d Plate/Pane Configuration 18
—Se-Tenant States I & II 20
Waterlow Sheet Information 21
The Waterlow Printer's Marks—The Sheet layout for each known value and pane 23
Illustration Pages
1. 2/6d Plate 1—Pane 'A' 24
2. 2/6d 1 'B' 25
3. 2/6d Plate 2—Panes A & B Corner Marks 26
4. 2/6d Inter-Stamp Marks not yet allocated 27
5. 2/6d Plate 3—Pane 'A' 28
6. 2/6d 3— 13' 29
7. 2/6d Plate 4—Pane 'A' 30
8. 2/6d 4— 13' 31
9. 5/- Pane 'A' 32
10. 5/- 13' 33
11. 10/- Pane 'A' 34
12. 10/- 13' 35
13. £1 Pane 'A' 36
14. £1 'B' 37
Great Britain—Waterlow Listing 38
The Waterlow Major Re-entries-2/6d Value 40
The Waterlow Major Re-entry-5/- Value 42
The Waterlow Major Re-entries-10/- Value 43
The Waterlow Major Re-entries—el Value 43
The Waterlow Minor Re-entries 46
Waterlow 2/6d Major Error of Perforation 47
Perforation Minor Errors 47
Waterlow Perfins 47
T.P.O. Useage 47
Waterlow Varieties and Flaws 48
Waterlow—Post Office Training School Use 52
Waterlow First Day Covers (Illustrated) 53
Waterlow High Values Used Abroad (Illustrated) 54
The Waterlow Great Britain Overprints 55
Closing Dates of British Post Offices Overseas 55
Cancellations of the British Post Offices/Agencies 56
The Waterlow G.B. Overprints—Dates of Issue 57
G.B. Overprints—Numbers Issued 58
2/6d Value—Plating Checklist 59
G.B. Overprint Re-entry & Variety Listings 60
The Great Britain Overprints 61
Bahrain 61
British Post Offices in Eastern Arabia 62
Kuwait 63
Qatar 64
Tangier 65
Overprint varieties in above listings (illustrated) 67
G.B. Overprints First Day Covers 68
Overprint Forgeries 68
Overprinted Specimen 69
Collecting Waterlow G.B_ Overprints 69
Differentiation of Waterlow & De La Rue Printings 69
Bibliography 70