Elizabeth II: “Wilding” Definitives, Varieties

A. Types

GENERAL ISSUES, 1952/54
2½ d, scarlet
Great Britain Wilding postage stamp type 1
Type I		 Great Britain Wilding postage stamp type 2
Type II		 Type I:

  • top line of the front cross of the diadem extends half the width of the cross.

Type II (booklets):

  • the line extends across the full width of the cross.

 

B. Constant varieties

GENERAL ISSUES, 1952/54 Pane & field
½ d, red orange
I Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw A deformed Letter A in POSTAGE deformed at the bottom. ?
II Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw scratch above the right denomination Large horizontal scratch above the right denomination. ?
1 d, ultramarine
I Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw dot on thistle head Colored dot on right thistle head. ?
II Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw dot before 1 White dot before the right 1. ?
1 ½ d, green
I Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw butterfly A butterfly left from the flower on the right. ?
II Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw dot above shamrock Dot above shamrock. ?
III Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw dot on O Dot above O in POSTAGE. ?
2 d, red brown
I Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw line between diadem and shamrock White line connecting diadem and shamrock. ?
3 d, dark purple
I Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw phantom R Letter R on the bottom control line (the “Phantom R” flaw). 100 (?)
8 d, bright rose
I Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw dot on diadem White dot on diadem. ?
9 d, deep olive green
I Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw broken frame Frame break above top right thistle. ?
1 sh 6 d, dark blue
I Great Britain Wilding postage stamp plate flaw spot on hair A patch in Queen’s hair. ?
NORTHERN IRLAND Pane & field
4 d, ultramarine
I Great Britain Northern Ireland Wilding postage stamp plate flaw spot on leaf Big white spot on the leaf. ?
SCOTLAND Pane & field
3 d, dark purple
I Great Britain Scotland Wilding postage stamp plate flaw dot on REVENUE White dot below the third letter E in REVENUE. ?
WALES & MONMOUTHSHIRE Pane & field
3 d, dark purple
I Great Britain Wales Wilding postage stamp plate flaw bulge on tablet A bulge on the right tablet. ?
4 d, olive brown (noted also on bright red stamp of 1969)
I Great Britain Wales Wilding postage stamp plate flaw bump on head A bump on dragon’s head. ?