Irish Varieties p106

Irish Commemorative Varieties Page 106

Here are some examples of varieties found in Irish Commemorative Stamps. For a larger example click on the captions. The following abbreviations are used in the descriptions. "Scott" or "Sc" for " The Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue", "MW" for The MacDonnell Whyte Stamps of Ireland Specialized Catalogue", and "Hib" for "The Hibernian Specialised Catalog"
1963 Freedom From Hunger
4d, Scott #186, MW C80a, Hairline from wheat to Greenland, R6/2 Plate 2B
4d, Scott #186, MW C80b, Figure "7" Hairline from wheat to Ireland and out to ocean, R10/2, Plate 2B
1963 Red Cross
Scott #190, Hib C84a, White spot above circle "Sputnik in orbit", R3/4Scott 191, Unlisted, Circle sitting on bowl
Scott 190, Unlisted, Cross sitting in bowlMW C85a, Line flaw, R1/1 (No graphic available)
Since there were two colors used on the 4p and three colors on the 1/3, there can be various color shifts. Two of the most extreme are shown in this section.
1964 New York World's Fair
Scott #194,195, Hib C88-9b,"Extra window", spot of color to left of lowest window, R 1/1
MW C88-9a, Tower flaw, R 14/2

The Hibernian catalogue lists the "Extra window" variety only on the 1/5 value, but have I several examples on both values.
1964 Europa
Scott 196, MW C90b, Stroke on "P", R6/16Scott 197, MW C91a, Accented "P"
MW C90a, Spur on stem, R1/14, No graphic available
Hib C90a, "Stop flaw", spot between "C" and "U",R5/3
Hib C90b, Spur above "E" of "CEPT", R6/3 (No graphic available)

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