A collector in Canada reports having received one of the Royal Navy Uniforms prestige stamp books with the phosphor on the Machin pane shifted to the left by 4-5mm.
The result is:
Right column: 1 single 'centre' band on 17p & 90p stamps
Centre column: wide band on 1p stamps, and on Crown label
Left column: wide 'centre' band on 17p stamps, single 'centre' band on 90p stamp.
Narrow phosphor band on left edge of stamps, to the right of the rouletting.
Four new stamps in total:
1p wide
17p narrow
17p wide
90p narrow
Bisected 2p stamp used in June 1974
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The envelope below, sent from Taunton to Ashill, Ilminster in June 1974 has
a bisected 2p stamp used to make up the 3p second class rate.
The usage appea...
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