The Admiral Issue - 1911-1928
Table 1 - Sheet Stamps
| Value | Wet/Dry Printing | Paper/Gum Type | Design Size | UR Frameline | Shades | Perf |
| 1c Green | Wet |
ABN-B ABN-YYY ABN-E
ABN-A
ABN-B
ABN-A |
17.3 x 21.3 mm 17.5 x 21.3 mm 17.25 x 21.3 mm |
Retouched
Normal
Weakly Retouched |
Dark Green
Bluish Green Deep Yellowish Green Blue Green Bright Green Green Blue Green Deep Blue Green Blue Green
Dark Yellow Green Dark Green Deep Bright Yellowish Green Blue Green Dark Blue Green Dull Blue Green Deep Grey Green Intense Blue Green
|
12 x 11.9 11.9 11.9 x 12 12 x 11.9 12 x 11.9 11.9 11.9 x 11.95 12 x 11.9 12 x 11.9 11.9 11.9 x 11.8 12 x 11.9 12.1 x 12 12 x 11.8 12 x 11.9 12.1 x 11.9
12 x 11.85 11.9 12.1 x 11.9 11.9 x12
|
| 1c Yellow |
Wet - Die 1
Dry - Die 2
Dry - Die 1 |
ABN-E
ABN-A
ABN-I ABN-RRR
ABN-ZZZ ABN-RRR
|
17.5 x 21.3 mm 17.5 x 21.5 mm 17.25 x 21.4 mm 17 x 21.4 mm 17.5 x 21.5 mm
17.8 x 21.3 mm
18 x 21.5 mm |
Retouched
Redrawn
Retouched |
Yellow Orange Yellow Bright Orange Yellow Yellow Orange Dull Yellow Orange
Orange Yellow
Bright Yellow Orange Bright Orange Yellow Yellow Orange |
12 11.9 x 12 11.9 12 x 11.9 11.85 x 12
11.9 11.95 x 11.9 11.9 x 12
12 x 11.9 11.9 11.9 x 12 |
| 2c Carmine | Wet |
ABN-B
ABN-E
ABN-YYY
ABN-A |
17.5 x 21 mm 17.3 x 21.2 mm
17.6 x 21.3 mm 17.25 x 21.25 mm |
Retouched
Weakly Retouched Normal
Retouched
Weakly Retouched Normal |
Deep Bright Rose Red Deep Rose Red Deep Red Rose Red Bright Carmine Pink Deep Rosine
Rose Carmine Deep Rosine Dark Carmine Rosine Bright Carmine Red Carmine Red
Rosine Pale Carmine Red |
11.9 12 12 x 11.9 11.8 x 11.9
12
12 x 11.9 12.1 x 11.9
12 x 11.8 11.9 x 12 12 x 11.8
11.9
11.9 12 x 11.9 |
| 2c Green |
Wet
Dry |
ABN-E ABN-D ABN-NNN ABN-B ABN-G ABN-F
ABN-I ABN-N ABN-J ABN-OOO ABN-RRR |
17 x 21 mm 17.25 x 21.25 mm 17.25 x 21.3 mm 17.8 x 21.3 mm 17.6 x 21.3 mm 17.5 x 21.3 mm 17.5 x 21.5 mm |
Retouched Retouched Redrawn |
Deep Green Green Dark Green Green Green Yellowish Green |
11.9 12 11.9 12 11.9 x 12 12 x 11.9 12 12 x 11.9 12 x 11.95 12 11.9 12 x 11.9 12.2 x 12 |
| 3c Brown |
Wet
Dry |
ABN-E ABN-B
ABN-F ABN-G |
17.3 x 21 mm 17.3 x 21.25 mm 17.5 x 21.3 mm
17.9 x 21.3 mm |
Retouched
Redrawn |
Deep Brown Reddish Dark Brown Brown |
12 x 11.9 12 11.9 x 12
12 11.9 x 12 11.9 x 11.75 |
| 3c Carmine |
Dry - Die 1
Dry - Die 2
|
ABN-F ABN-I ABN-J ABN-M ABN-G
ABN-QQQ |
17.5 x 21.4 mm 17.8 x 21.5 mm
17.5 x 21.3 mm
17.5 x 21.3 mm |
Redrawn
Redrawn |
Carmine Red Carmine Carmine-Red Bright Carmine Red Deep Carmine Red
Carmine Red |
11.9 x 12 12 11.9 11.9
12 x 11.9 12 x 11.95
11.9
12 x 8 |
| 4c Olive Bistre |
Wet
Dry |
ABN-E ABN-A ABN-E
ABN-E ABN-SSS
ABN-E
ABN-M ABN-TTT |
17.25 x 21.25 mm 17.5 x 21.25 mm
17.4 x 21.4 mm 17.5 x 21.3 mm
17.25 x 21.3 mm 17.8 x 21.5 mm 17.75 x 21.5 mm |
Retouched |
Olive Bistre Lighter Olive Bistre Olive Yellow Golden Yellow
Deep Golden Yellow Pale Olive Yellow Olive Yellow Dull Olive Yellow |
12 11.9 12 x 11.9 11.9 x 12 12 x 11.9
12 x 11.95 11.9 x 11.85 12.1 x 12 12 x 11.9 12 x 11.9 11.9 11.95 x 12 12 |
| 5c Blue | Wet |
ABN-B ABN-B ABN-E ABN-A ABN-E ABN-UUU |
17.25 x 21.25 mm 17.25 x 21.4 17.25 x 21.3 mm 17 x 21.25 mm 17.5 x 21.3 mm 17.5 x 21.25 mm 17.5 x 21.5 mm |
Weakly Retouched Weakly Retouched
Normal
Normal (Not Retouched) |
Deep Blue Deep Bright Blue Greyish Blue Indigo Dark Blue Grey Blue |
12 x 11.9
11.9 12 x 11.9 12 11.9 x 12 11.9 11.9 11.9 x 11.8 |
| 5c Purple |
Wet
Dry |
ABN-VVV
ABN-WWW ABN-E
ABN-B ABN-NNN ABN-E
ABN-E ABN-UUU
ABN-J ABN-F ABN-M ABN-TTT ABN-G |
17.5 x 21.5 mm 17.25 x 21.25 mm 17.5 x 21.5 mm 17.4 x 21.4 mm 17.25 x 21.5 mm
17.5 x 21.5mm 17.25 x 21.25 mm 17.5 x 17.25 mm 17.75 x 21.5 mm 18 x 21.5 mm |
Normal
Normal Very Weakly Retouched Retouched
Normal Very Weakly Retouched
Very Weakly Retouched Normal
Redrawn |
Deep Rose-Lilac Deep Milky Rose Lilac Violet Deep Rose Lilac Deep Greyish Rose Lilac Dark Rose Lilac Blackish Lilac Deep Grey Lilac Dark Rose Lilac Deep Grey Lilac Deep Rose Lilac |
11.8 x 11.85 11.9 12 11.9 x 11.8 12 x 11.9 12 11.9 x 12 12 x 11.9 12.1 x 11.95 12 11.9 12
12 x 11.9 11.9 x 12
11.9 x 11.8 |
| 7c Ochre | Wet |
ABN-E
ABN-A
ABN-E ABN-A
ABN-E |
17.25 x 21.25 mm 17.5 x 21.25 mm 17.5 x 21.4 mm 17.25 x 21.5 mm 17.1 x 21.25mm
17.5 x 21.5mm
17.25 x 21.5 mm
17.5 x 21.25 mm |
Normal
Retouched |
Deep Yellow Ochre Yellow Ochre Olive Bistre Bright Olive Bistre Straw
Sage Green Greenish Yellow Bright Greenish Yellow
Yellow Ochre |
12.1 x 11.9 11.9 12 x 11.9 11.8 x 11.75 11.9 x 12 12
11.9
12 x 11.9 12 x 11.8 12 x 11.9 12 x 11.9 11.8 x 11.9
11.9 11.9 |
| 7c Red Brown |
Dry
Wet |
ABN-RRR ABN-M
ABN-E ABN-VVV ABN-E |
17.8 x 21.5 mm 17.75 x 21.5 mm 17.5 x 21.5 mm 17.6x 21.5 mm 17.5 x 21.5 mm |
Very Weakly Retouched
Normal Very Weakly Retouched |
Lake Brown Red Brown
Lake Brown Bright Lake Brown |
11.9 x 11.8
12 x 11.9 11.8 x 11.9 11.9 |
| 8c Blue | Dry |
ABN-M ABN-RRR ABN-G ABN-XXX ABN-F |
17.5 x 21.25 mm 17.5 x 21.4mm |
Redrawn |
Prussian Blue Bright Blue Blue Deep Blue
Light Bright Blue |
12.1 x 12 11.9 12.1 x 11.9 12 x 11.8 11.9 x 12 12 x 11.9 |
| 10c Plum | Wet |
ABN-E
ABN-B
ABN-A ABN-K |
17.5 x 21.4 mm
17.3 x 21.4 mm 17.5 x 21.5 mm
17.4 x 21.4 mm
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Normal |
Brown Purple Plum Deep Plum Plum
Reddish Plum Reddish Purple Blackish Plum Pale Plum |
11.9
11.9 x 12 11.9 x 12.1
12 x 11.9 11.9 x 12
11.9 x 12 11.85 x 11.75 |
| 10c Blue |
Wet
Dry |
ABN-E
ABN-F
ABN-L |
17.4 x 21.4 mm 17.25 x 21.5 mm 17.5 x 21.5 mm
17.8 x 21.5 mm
17.75 x 21mm (squat printing) 17.6 x 21.25 mm |
Normal
Very Weakly Retouched
Normal |
Bright Blue New Blue Bright New Blue Blue Blue
Bright blue |
11.9 12 x 11.9 12 12 x 11.9 11.8 x 11.95 11.8 x 11.75 12 x 11.9 |
| 10c Bistre Brown | Dry |
ABN-O ABN-F ABN-RRR ABN-M ABN-F |
17.8 x 21.5 mm | Weakly Retouched |
Bistre Brown
Light Bistre Brown Yellow Bistre Brown |
12 12.1 x 11.8 11.9 x 12 12 x 11.9 12 x 11.9 |
| 20c Olive Green |
Dry
Wet
Wet |
ABN-J ABN-M
ABN-A
ABN-E |
17.8 x 21.5 mm
17.25 x 21mm 17.5 x 21.3 mm 17.5 x 21.5 mm 17.25 x 21.4 mm |
Normal Redrawn Normal
Normal
Normal |
Greyish Olive Olive Green Pale Greyish Olive Grey Green Sage Green Yellowish Sage Green Deep Olive Green |
11.9 x 11.85 12 x 11.8 11.9 12 x 11.9 12 x 11.9 11.85 x 12
12 x 11.9 11.9 12 x 11.9 12 x 11.9 |
| 50c Black Brown |
Dry
Wet |
ABN-TTT ABN-M ABN-F
ABN-A ABN-E ABN-H |
17.8 x 21.5 mm 17.75 x 21.4mm 17 x 21 mm 17.5 x 21mm |
Redrawn
Normal |
Brownish Grey
Black
Silver Black Brown Black |
11.9 x 11.95 11.9 x 11.8 12.25 x 11.95 11.9 x 11.8 12 x 11.9 |
| $1 Orange |
Dry
Wet |
ABN-I ABN-RRR ABN-HHH
ABN-E |
17.8 x 21.4 mm 17.5 x 21.25 mm |
Retouched |
Orange Pale Orange Bright Orange Brownish Orange
Deep Orange Orange |
12.1 x 12 11.9 12 12 x 11.9 11.8 x 11.9
11.9 x 11.8 11.9 12 |
| 2c on 3c - single line | Dry - Die 1 |
ABN-H ABN-M ABN-O ABN-RRR |
17.8 x 21.4 mm 18 x 21.4 mm |
Retouched |
Carmine Red Bright Carmine Red |
11.85 x 12 11.9 12 x 12.05 12 x 11.9 11.8 x 11.9 |
| 2c on 3c - two lines | Dry - Die 1 |
ABN-O ABN-M ABN-J ABN-RRR |
17.8 x 21.4 mm |
Retouched |
Deep Carmine Red Carmine-Red |
12 x 11.9
11.9 11.8 x 11.75 11.9 x 11.8 |
| 1c Green - War Tax | Wet |
ABN-B ABN-E ABN-A |
17.4 x 21mm 17.25 x 21.25mm 17.25 x 21mm |
Retouched |
Deep Clear Green Deep Green Green Blue Green Deep Blue Green |
12 x 11.9 11.9 x 11.9 12 x 11.8 12 x 11.75 11.9 11.8 x 11.9 11.9 x 12 11.8 x 11.8 |
| 2c Carmine - War Tax | Wet |
ABN-A ABN-B ABN-E |
17.4 x 21.25 mm 17.3 x 21.3 mm |
Retouched |
Deep Carmine Red Deep Bright Rose Red Carmine Red |
12.1 x 12
12
11.9 x 12 11.9 x 11.8 12 x 11.9 |
| 5c Blue - War Tax | Wet |
ABN-B |
17.25 x 21.4 mm |
Normal |
Deep Blue |
12 x 11.9 |
| 5c Blue - War Tax Inland Revenue | Wet |
ABN-B |
17.25 x 21.4 mm |
Normal |
Indigo Deep Blue |
12 x 11.9 11.8 x 11.8 |
| 20c Olive Green - War Tax | Wet |
ABN-A ABN-E ABN-G |
17.5 x 21.25 mm 17.5 x 21.5 mm |
Normal |
Olive Green |
12 x 11.9 12 x 11.8 |
| 20c Olive Green - War Tax Inland Revenue |
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| 50c Black - War Tax | Wet |
ABN-A |
17.5 x 21.25 mm |
Normal |
Black |
12 x 11.9 |
| 50c Black - War Tax Inland Revenue |
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| 2c + 1c War Tax Die 1 | Wet |
ABN-A |
17.25 x 21.25mm |
Retouched |
Rosine Carmine Bright Carmine |
11.9 x 12 12 x 11.8 12 x 8 |
| 2c + 1c War Tax Die 2 |
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| 2c + 1c War Tax Die 1 |
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| 2c + 1c War Tax Die 2 | Wet |
ABN-A
ABN-B ABN-E |
17.25 x 21.4 mm |
Retouched |
Brown Olive brown
Yellow Brown Dark Brown |
11.9 x 11.8 12 X 11.9 12 x 11.95 12 x 11.8 |
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Table 2 - Coil Stamps
| Value | Wet/Dry Printing | Paper/Gum Type | Design Size | UR Frameline | Shades | Perf |
| 1c Green | Wet |
ABN-A ABN-B
ABN-B ABN-E ABN-B
ABN-B ABN-E |
17.4 x 21.4 mm 17.4 x 21.5 mm 17.6 x 21.5 mm 17.5 x 21.4 mm 17.25 x 21 mm 17.4 x 21.25 mm |
Very Weakly Retouched
Retouched
Retouched |
Deep Blue Green Blue Green Green Deep Yellow Green Deep Green Deep Yellowish Green Green |
8 Horizontally 8 Vertically
11.9, 12 Horizontally |
| 1c yellow |
Wet
Dry - die 2 |
ABN-E
ABN-I |
17.5 x 21.4 mm
17.5 x 21.5 mm 17.5 x 21.4 mm |
Orange Orange Yellow Bright Orange Yellow |
8 Vertically
Perf 8 Vertically & Imperf Horizontally Perf 8 Vertically |
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| 2c Carmine | Wet |
ABN-B ABN-A ABN-B
ABN-E |
17.4 x 21.2 mm 17.4 x 21.25 mm
17.25 x 21.25 mm 17.4 x 21.25 mm
17.4 x 21 mm 17.4 x 21.4 mm |
Weakly Retouched
Retouched
Retouched
Very Weakly Retouched |
Rose Carmine Deep Rose Red Deep Bright Rose red Bright Carmine Red Deep Bright Carmine Red Rose Carmine Bright Rose Red |
8 Horizontally 8 Vertically
12, 11.9 Horizontally
12, 11.9 Horizontally |
| 2c Deep Rose Red Experimental Coil | Wet |
ABN-A |
17.25 x 21.3 mm |
Retouched |
Deep Rose Red |
11.9 |
| 2c Green |
Wet Dry
Wet Dry |
ABN-H ABN-N
ABN-E ABN-I |
17.25 x 21.25 mm 17.5 x 21.25 mm 17 x 21.25 mm 17.6 x 21.25 mm 17.6 x 21.4 mm |
Retouched Redrawn
Retouched Redrawn |
Deep Green Dull Green Green Yellowish Green |
8 Vertically
11.9 Horizontally 8 Vertically & Imperf Horizontally |
| 3c Brown | Wet |
ABN-E ABN-B ABN-E |
17.5 x 21.25 mm 17.4 x 21.2 mm 17.5 x 21.25 mm
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Retouched Retouched |
Brown |
8 Vertically 12 Horizontally |
| 3c Carmine | Dry | ABN-I | 17.8 x 21.4 mm | Redrawn | Carmine-red | 8 vertically |
| 2c+1c War Tax Die 1 | Wet | ABN-A | 17.1 x 21mm | Retouched | Carmine | 8 vertically |
| 2c+1c War Tax Die 2 | Carmine | |||||
| 2c+1c War Tax Die 1 | Brown | |||||
| 2c+1c war Tax Die 2 | Wet |
ABN-B ABN-A |
17.4 x 21.25 mm | Retouched | Brown | 8 Vertically |
Table 3 - Imperforates
| Value | Paper/Gum Type | Design Size | UR Frameline | Shades |
| 1c Yellow | ABN-E | 17.5 x 21.5 mm | Retouched | Bright Orange Yellow |
| 2c Green | ABN-E |
17.25 x 21 mm 17.4 x 21.2 mm |
Retouched |
Green Deep Green |
| 3c Carmine |
ABN-G ABN-M |
17.8 x 21.4 mm | Retouched | Carmine Red |
Table 4 - Booklet Panes & Singles
| Value | Paper/Gum Type | Design Size | UR Frameline | Shades | Perf |
| 1c Green |
ABN-B ABN-E
ABN-FFF |
17.5 x 21.3 mm 17.25 x 21.4 mm
17.8 x 20.8 mm (squat printing) |
Retouched |
Deep Bright Yellow Green Deep Bright Green Dark Green Deep Blue Green |
11.9
12 x 11.9 11.8 x 12 |
| 1c yellow |
ABN-E ABN-B |
17.5 x 21.3 mm | Retouched |
Yellow Orange Bright Orange Yellow Lemon Yellow |
11.9 |
| 2c Carmine |
ABN-DDD ABN-B |
17.7 x 21.5 mm 17.25 x 21.4 mm 17.3 x 21.25 mm |
Very Weakly Retouched
Retouched |
Rose Carmine Dull Carmine Red Bright Carmine Red Carmine Red |
12 x 11.9 12 x 11.8
11.8 x 11.85
11.9 x 11.85 |
| 2c Green |
ABN-E
ABN-PPP |
17.3 x 21.3 mm 17.25 x 21.25 mm |
Retouched |
Deep Green
Bright Green |
12
11.9 x 11.8 |
| 3c Brown | ABN-B | 17.3 x 21.25 mm | Retouched | Bright Brown | 11.9 |
| 3c Carmine (wet printing) | ABN-E | 17.5 x 21.3 mm | Retouched | Carmine |
12 x 11.95 11.9 x 11.95 |
These tables are a work in progress that will expand as I examine more stamps of this issue.
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