NEWFOUNDLAND 217bx NSSC 200b 7c P14.0x14.0 REVERSE WATERMARK RARE MNH CV$500+++

Description: NEWFOUNDLAND 217bx NSSC 200b 7c P14.0x14.0 REVERSE WATERMARK RARE MNH CV$500+++ Please read the TERMS OF SALE below prior to bidding. BID WITH CONFIDENCE - SATISFACTION GUARANTEED NEWFOUNDLAND 217bx NSSC 200b 7c P14.0x14.0 REVERSE WATERMARK RARE MNH CV$500+++ Seven cent 'Gilbert Receiving Royal Patents' stamp from the issue of 1933, engraved, Coat of Arms watermark* - position 6 - normal watermark is position 5 (see scans for detailed information concerning this watermark). Line perf 13.8x13.8 - listed as 14.0x14.0 in most catalogues. The 7c, 9c, 10c, 14c, 20c, 24c, and 32c values exist perf 13.8x13.8. All values also exist comb perf 13.4x13.4 - typically listed as 13.5x13.5 - a table indicating the number of stamps issued by value and perforation is provided. Mint, never-hinged original gum. Sound, fault-free example of this rare Newfoundland watermark variety. This stamp is listed as 200b in the 2023 Walsh Newfoundland Specialized Stamp Catalogue with a value of $500.00 USD in mint, never-hinged condition. The normal position of the watermark for this stamp as viewed from the back is with the Coat of Arms shield facing up and the 'caribou' facing to the right - this is listed as position 5 in the 2023 edition of the Walsh Newfoundland Specialized Stamp Catalogue. The stamp being offered here has the watermark with the shield facing up and the 'caribou' facing to the left - listed as position 6 and reversed in relation to the normal watermark. When I first discovered this watermark variety a couple of years ago, it had not been recorded in any catalogue. I confirmed the variety with John Walsh and Murray 'Hawkeye' Smith and it was then listed in the Newfoundland Specialized Stamp Catalogue. This is the second example that I have found and the first one in never-hinged condition. The 7c value features an image of Gilbert kneeling before Queen Elizabeth I in 1578 to receive his official commission and patents for colonization and to make claims for her in the New World. The 7c stamp was designed by Chilean born, British artist Louise Olga Mary Lehmann (1912- 2001). SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT ISSUE 1933 On August 3, 1933 Newfoundland issued a set of 14 stamps in recognition of the 350th anniversary of the annexation of the colony to Great Britain by Sir Humphrey Gilbert on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I. Sir Humphrey Gilbert was an English adventurer, soldier, navigator and colonizer. Born in 1539 he was the half-brother to Sir Walter Raleigh, and was educated at Eton and Oxford with the intention of entering the law. In 1566 he petitioned Queen Elizabeth I for permission to seek the "Northwest" passage to the Orient. Finally after waiting for 12 years, he was granted a charter. He sold his estates to outfit this first expedition which unfortunately was unsuccessful. Despite the initial failure, by 1583 he had equipped another fleet of 5 ships (Raleigh, Delight, Golden Hind, Swallow and Squirrel) which sailed from Plymouth, England on June 11, 1583. After a voyage of nearly 2 months, he arrived off the present site of St. John's on August 3, 1583. Two days later he 'began the plantation of the first English Colony in North America'. Continuing further exploration to the south , he lost one of 3 ships near Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia and on the homeward voyage to England, Sir Humphrey Gilbert drowned when his ship the "Squirrel" sank in a storm off the Azores. The dies for the 14 stamps in the set were engraved, plates prepared and the stamps printed by Perkins Bacon for the contractors John Dickinson and Co. *Note" Many people have assumed that the animal on the top of the Cost of Arms shield is either a caribou or a moose (both of which are quite common in Newfoundland). In the registered design granted in 1637 to the Colony of Newfoundland by Royal Letters Patent, the heraldic description for the Crest reads: "On a Wreath Or and Gules an Elk passant proper." (see attached article by Stanley C. Calder in BNATopics from October 1949) However, this still doesn't clear up the matter. Europeans refer to "elk" what North Americans call "moose". Moose became extinct in Great Britain 1,000s of years before the original Newfoundland Coat of Arms was designed and granted. Therefore it is not likely that the original designer used a "moose" as the model for the "Elk" on the shield. And since "caribou" were largely unknown to European royalty as well, just what was the animal used as a model for the Coat of Arms? In the British Isles, many people refer to some of the larger species of "deer" as "elk". This would probably be most particular to the royalty in reference to Red Deer and Fallow Deer held for their exclusive use on their country estates. Fallow deer were introduced by the Normans into southern England in the first century A.D. for hunting (a sport more or less reserved for nobility). The Fallow "deer" is the only species of deer other than moose with palmated antlers. I believe the animal shown on the Newfoundland Coat of Arms is neither a "moose", "caribou" or an "elk" but is in fact a Fallow "deer". Images should provide all the information necessary to make a reasonably intelligent bid on this lot. However, if it doesn't live up to your expectations you are always welcome to return it for a full refund - NO QUESTIONS ASKED. My feedback speaks for itself. I am confident that a mutually satisfactory solution can be worked out to any problem that might develop. Please give me a chance to fix something that is not satisfactory to you before leaving negative feedback. Although 3 and 4 star DSR scores may be considered "good" by just about any reasonable standard, they aren't as far as ebay is concerned. 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Price: 449.95 USD

Location: Beaverton, Oregon

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