1954 North Borneo 30c - Plate variety
There aren't many varieties in this series but the few that were listed truly are gems when found. A short visit to Amcorp Mall today yielded an unexpected find - a plate variety of the 30c stamp. The 30c stamp was printed with a 200 screen (I am not sure of what the 'unit'), and another plate, which is the variety, was printed with a 250 screen giving it a supposedly finer look as the dots were smaller. 250 screen (Left); 200 screen (right) Stanley Gibbons describe that in the coarse 200 screen, dots can be seen as regular patterns while in the finer 250 screen, dots are hardly seen. The white lines surrounding '30 CENTS' were also less distinct in the 250 screen. 200 screen, with visible dots. 250 screen; dots are hardly visible Some additional observational notes: a. QEII portrait is seemingly sharper in 200-screen than the smooth-appearing one in the 250-screen plate. b. 'SULUK CRAFT/ LAHAD DATU' inscription in the 250-screen appears thicker than in th