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1930 Kangaroos
Designer: William Blamire Young - Engraver: Samuel Reading - Printer: John Ash
Watermark 46 - Small Multiple Crowns over small multiple letter "A's"
The perforation has been listed as 12 or 11½ x 12, the actual size is 11.7 x 11.8 closer to 11¾ or 15 holes per inch.
Except for the 1945-48, 2/- stamp, one die was used to print ALL kangaroo stamps, the value was simply changed by
the insertion of value "plugs."
Issue as shown in brackets, with perforation 11.7 x 11.8

1-15-3 £2 Black/Red, (25 September)
Specimen
1-15-3 SPEC £2 Black/Red Overprinted Specimen