Great Britain Philatelic Society

Hi again.
This has had me tied in knots for weeks:
The apparently simple answer that this is an AS32 3rd repair 2nd state has had me doubting.
My example has some unmentioned additions and suggests that this is a later unrecorded repair:
My stamp has a SSWX, thinner baselines, A Horizontal guide line in the SE Box across the top of the "A" and the bottom right of the "A" is recut. None of these are apparent in the 2nd state.
I've even considered it as a 1b with a repositioned "L"
And also a 27 but that has no evidence of the NNE being repaired.
The answer is probably simple but evades me, I hope you experts out there can help me
Cheeers
Rich.

Curious , did you by chance look at the Repairs link on the homepage? It has a lot of info for plate 5 I think.

Hi Galveston, yeah I did.
That's what's caused my confusion.
Cheeeers

I saw that you were new and was curious if you’d seen that feature. It took me awhile before I had…. I’d be more than happy to take a look, but I’m very much the beginner. Hopefully one of the experts will add a bit.

So I took a look and it a stumper to me and I understand your dilemma. Im no expert as stated and do not see a Hgl SE or the re-cut ' A ' I did gravitate to plate 27 too. I would think the ' L ' tilted W would stand out somewhere but did not see it or the break in the SE square. Sorry - one for the experts. I did measure 4+ 3+ 4 13- and with a +/- 4 returned

Curious too! Sorry not more help.

Cheers for you interest Galveston. I've been on this one for weeks and all I do is jump between Plate 5, 1b and 27.
The HGl in the SE is very faint and runs across the top of "A" the recut A is just my observation that right foot looks to have some additional markings compared to the three plates. and that little extension of the SW frame seems like a later addition.
Thanks again:-)