figure “1” of the fraction is straight, instead of being curved
as in the other figures on the sheet. Beyond this there are no varieties
of the surcharge, save in very slight differences in the position of the
fraction line, due to the surcharge being type set. Our illustration No.
3 shows the variety with the “1” with straight serif on the right half
of the Six Pence. It will also be observed that this surcharge is on a
slightly higher level than its neighbour on the left half of the same
stamp. It may also be noted that the surcharges were not always printed
fairly in register with the sheet, so that each one fell exactly in
the centre of a half stamp, as we have seen a used specimen of a right
half stamp, which shows    |     ”     |4d., bright blue          |    |14†
    20  |February 1883 |     ”     |“2½ Pence” on 1d.,        |    |
        |              |           |  rosy-lake[9]            |    |14*
    21  |October 1883  |    