First displayed at 2007 Fall Mega Event Plating the Gambia 1886 3d Postage Stamp.

First displayed at 2007 Fall Mega Event

Plating the Gambia 1886 3d Postage Stamp

1. Introduction

2. History

3. Markers

Position 01• Red circle: spur on bottom

right leg of “N”• Teal circle: small nick

inside of outer frame • Teal circle: spurs on side of

bottom ornament • Teal circle dot under bottom

scroll (2nd - 4th printings)

Click here to see descriptions.

Click here to see stampwithout colored circles.

Position 02• Red circle: blob in white

frame above “M”• Teal circle: small nick in

outside edge of outer frame • Brown circle: dot on inner

side, left leg of “N” (2nd -5th printing)



Position 03• Red circle: dot in frame

above “G”• Teal circle: nick in outer

edge of outer frame • Brown circle: dot above top

scroll



Position 04• Red circle: dot over “H”

• Teal circle: small nick outside of outer frame below “T”

• Brown circle: line connecting scroll and ornament



Position 05• Red circle: dot between “G”

and “A”

• Teal circle: spur on frame above “T”

• Brown circle: dot in frame over “R” and “E”



Dot between “B” and “I” In “GAMBIA” (3rd-4th printings)Dot on frame below and left

of “T” (2nd-5th printings)Bulge in white frame above

and in front of “G”

Position 06

Colored squares on the stamp enclose Markers. To see any

Marker enlarged click in its square.

Dot on frame below first“A” in “GAMBIA”

Dot inside white frame next toornament (3rd-4th printings)

Bulge in white frame above “R”

Position 07


Marker enlarged click in its square

Break in colored outer frame,left, top of “T”

Dot under white frame abovetip of ornament

Two dots below white frame,centered above “E E”

Position 08



Line from top of second “A” in “GAMBIA” to white frame above

Bulge in scroll, just left ofthe scroll’s bottom

Line from circle almost to the frame above it

Position 09



Dot in outer colored frame, aboveand right of “M”

Dot below ornament and just right of white frame

Dot on top of left transept of “T”

Position 10



Position 11

Dot just above Queen’s head,left of bun. (Red circle)

Dot in frame above scroll,.below “G” (Teal circle)

Nick outside outer frame, rightcenter of bun (Brown circle)

Click on any Marker Description below and a circle will surround

that Marker on the stamp

Position 12

Two dots under upper left decoration (Red circle)

Line from lower left ornamentdown to frame (Teal circle)

Dot on middle transept last “E”

in “PENCE” (3rd-5th printings)

(Brown circle)



Position 13

Dot inside white circle, leftof Queen’s nose (Red circle)

Dot under white frame above andright of 2nd “A” (Teal circle)

Dots between “G” and “A”, and onframe below “G” (Brown circle)



Position 14

Spur on top of upper right ornament (Red circle)

Break in outer frame, left of lowerleft ornament (Teal circle)

Break in outer frame, left of lowerright corner (4th- 5th printings)

(Brown circle)



Position 15

Dot before “G” in “GAMBIA”(Red circle)

Dot right of upper scroll, lowerright decoration (Teal circle)

Dot between “P” and “E” (1st-4th printings) (Brown circle)



4. Analysis

Correct

There is a Blob over “M”.So the stamp was printed

in Position 2.

Click the Button belowfor the next case.

The stamp was printed in Position 2. Note the

Blob over “M”


Case 1 of 5What is the position of this

stamp? Click on one ofthe four answers below.

2. Blob over “M”

I. Spur on “N

3. Dot in the frame above “G”

None of the above

Correct

There is a dot in the frame over “H”. So the stamp

was printed in Position 4.



dot in the frame over “H”.

Click the Button belowFor the next stamp.

Case 2 of 5

What is the position of thisstamp? Click on one ofthe four answers below.

4. Dot under frame over “H”

5. Dot on frame above “T”

6. Dot on frame under & r. of “T”

None of the above

Correct

The stamp was not printed in one of the three listed positions. Itwas printed in position 5. Notethe dot between “G” and “A”


It is not one of the listed positions.


dot between “G” and “A”.

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7. Dot on frame below “A”

8. Spur under frame above “EE”

9. Bulge in bottom scroll lower l.

None of the above

Correct

There are two dots below theupper left decoration. So the

stamp was printed in Position 12.

Click the button belowfor the next case.

The stamp was printed in Position 12. Note the two

dots below theupper left decoration.

Click the button belowfor the next case.



12.Two dots under upper left deco.

10, Dot in outer frame above “M”

11. Dot above Queen’s hair

None of the above


spur above the upper right ornament

This was the last example.The Exit button is in the

lower right corner.

Correct

There is a spur above the upper right ornament.

So the stamp was printed in Position 14.

This was the last example.The Exit button is in the

lower right corner.

Case 5 of 5

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What is the position of thisstamp? Click on one ofthe four answers below.

14. Spur top upper right ornament

13. Dot over upper left decoration

15. Dot right of lower right deco.

None of the above

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First displayed at 2007 Fall Mega Event Plating the Gambia 1886 3d Postage Stamp.

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