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The Thompson flaw
Die proof/or the QV Die 1 general keyplate
ex Homan
The break in the inner frame appears only on the right hand pane of Die 1, Plate 2 of the general
keyplate used by Antigua, Br. Virgin Islands, Cyprus, Montserrat, Natal, Nevis, St. Lucia and Turks Islands.
Antigua
CA watermark printings from plate 2 invoiced on 1May1886
Only recorded example
1879 CC Watermark
A number of "phantom " varieties. arising.from accidental breaks or rubs similar to this
have been reported. However, since it is on Plate 1 it cannot be the true state of the flaw.
