TWO SHILLING BROWN

TWO SHILLING BROWN

Summary:

Standard CA/JBC 2plate Die2 used throughout until new McCracken Rotary

1916: Monos in upper plate on wmk3

1918 Harrison 1 line

Harrison 2 line

1924: Colour Change to Maroon (Harrison 2line)

1926: Mullet Imprint

1927: Ash n/a, n/n

1929: Small multi

1936: CofA Wmk

1945: Die3 with Authority imprint, Rotary Recess

In all cases, Mono / no mono strips and imprint blocks are rare to non-existent. This is an extraordinary situation for an issue that lasted 8 years. They are far scarcer than any bicolour. Very strange and very unexplained.