Thursday, February 14, 2019

1943 SPLIT, Overprint flaws 3/4

This is a continuation of a post about the 1943 Split issue overprint flaws. For the first post in a series, click here.

  
Positions 35, 37 and 38.
35 - Incision to lower part of zero.
37 - Letter N without serif to upper right. Lower part of figure 5 is damaged.
38 - Letter K is truncated to upper right.

  
Positions 41, 44 and 45.
41 - Upper stroke of K in left Kn is broken.
44 - Shortened horizontal stroke of figure 3.
45 - First letter A is damaged.

  
Positions 46, 47 and 48.
46 - Stroke of figure 3 truncated at an acute angle.
47 - Letter N in N.D. broken to upper right. Lower part of letter S is damaged.
48 - Spot on second letter A. Lower stroke of letter R twisted upwards. Letter K is broken.

For a part 4/4 click here.