Thursday, September 20, 2018

1948: BSP 25th anniversary

The silver anniversary of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines was commemorated with a set issued on October 31, 1948 showing a Boy Scout saluting.
Quantities printed:
2c perf (1,500,000)
4c perf (1,000,000)
2c imperf (500,000)
4c imperf (500,000)
Printing method: Typographed
Printers: Philippine Bureau of Printing
Perforation measurement: 12
Unwatermarked paper
Errors:
2c perf green and sepia (horizontal perfs omitted, vertical perfs omitted, vertical perfs doubled, B/4 perforated on four sides only)
4c perf pink and sepia (horizontal perfs omitted, vertical perfs omitted, vertical perfs doubled, B/4 perforated on four sides only)
Perforation freaks:
2c perf (horizontal shifted downward and vertical to the right)
Varieties:
2c perf
Color shades
Color shifts
Broken first E of JUBILEE
4c perf
Color shades
Color shifts
Broken first E of JUBILEE
Broken third P of PHILIPPINES
Broken U of JUBILEE
2c imperf
Color shades
Color shifts
4c imperf
Color shades
Color shifts
Broken third P of PHILIPPINES
Ring flaws
[Data taken from various sources.]

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