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2nd Watermark

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Issued: August 1915
Usage: Interstate Telegram
Printing(s):

Single printing June, 1915. 30,000 sheets (7,200,000 stamps)

Colours:

Bright blue green, bright aniline green.
The colour of this stamp is characteristic, and remarkably constant.

Notes:

Note that due to the very late ‘emergency’ printing on this paper, monograms appeared in upper sheet at this time, on this watermark rather than the usual occurrence during wmk 3