Stamps of the Kingdom of Italy

by Tony Clayton

The 1863 Quindici Stamps printed by Matraire

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Type 2 Subject 9

Line under Q Variety

General Characteristics:
Line under Q; SW corner, white flaw below right of 5; dot high in NW spandrel

Type 2
Subject 9 Group 1
Break in inner frame of oval level with second O of BOLLO
None
Subject 9 Group 2
Break in cartouche above L of POSTALE.

Type 2
Subject 9 Group 1
Another example
Type 2
Subject 9 Group 1
Another example

Type 2
Subject 9 Group 3
Break in O of POSTALE; smudge in hair below T of POSTALE; SW corner, white flaw at top left
Type 2
Subject 9 Group 4
No shading on Adam's Apple; small flaw on neck shading, 5th line up; dot inside right cartouche towards NE square (not visible in this example

Type 2
Subject 9 Group 3
Another example

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1863 Matraire issue Type 2 Subject 9
Copyright reserved by the author, Tony Clayton
v4 17th May 2015

Subject 9 Group 1 Break in inner frame of oval level with second O of BOLLO	Subject 9 Group 2 Break in cartouche above L of POSTALE.
Subject 9 Group 1 Another example	Subject 9 Group 1 Another example
Subject 9 Group 3 Break in O of POSTALE; smudge in hair below T of POSTALE; SW corner, white flaw at top left	Subject 9 Group 4 No shading on Adam's Apple; small flaw on neck shading, 5th line up; dot inside right cartouche towards NE square (not visible in this example
Subject 9 Group 3 Another example