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FIRST WATERMARK

 

Ex De La Rue designs for NSW 1905 watermarks. More that a passing resemblance to the eventual product.

Surfaced, imported, ready gummed, white gum Arabic, in medium white wove. Vertical  mesh.

The weave of the paper is vertical. It is horizontal in the other two single watermarks. Stamps on this paper curl so that the sides tend to touch, whilst stamps from the other two curl so that the top and bottom tend to touch.

 

 

 

 

 

The watermark sheet matches the plate layout. Each pane surrounded by a watermark line matching the corresponding, printed, jubilee line. The words COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA POSTAGE  are in the vertical margins of  print-sheet.  Running up on left side, down on right side. This is a quick indicator of which pane is from which plate.