Collect Southern Africa

Ascension Island

1938 - 53 KGVI Definitives

 
 
1938 Set of Ten - Perforation 13½
Complete set Perforated SPECIMEN

GEORGETOWN

GREEN MOUNTAIN

THE PIER

GREEN MOUNTAIN

LONG BEACH

THREE SISTERS

GEORGETOWN

THE PIER

LONG BEACH

THREE SISTERS
8 July 1940
1d & 3d Changed colours 4d New Value

1938 Set of Ten - Perforation 13½
In Imprint Blocks of Four
8 July 1940
1d Changed colours & 4d New Value
1938 Set of Ten - Perforation 13½ - Unmounted Mint

8 July 1940 - 1d & 3d Changed colours 4d New Value


SG 39a


SG 42a


SG 42c
Unmounted Mint & Used

1938 Set of Ten - Perforation 13½ - Fine Used

Plate Flaw

Double Transfer
Shading in Upper Right Corner
of Head Tablet
Ex Row 9/5-6

1938 Printing
Perforation 13½
1938 Original Values
½d to 6d
On Registered Front
1938 Original Values
½d to 6d

On a Registered Postcard
Very Rare
Circa 1950 - Set to 10/- with local SPECIMEN Handstamp on Card
Detail of Four Values

This Card was Displayed in the
Ascension Post Office to
Promote the Issue

BPA Certificate - Unique
17 May 1944 - Perforation 13


SG 38a


SG 39b


SG 40b


SG 41a


SG 42b


1950 Light Shade


SG 42d


SG 43a


SG 44a


SG 45a


SG 46a


Deep Shade

SG 47a Aniline

1945 No Aniline
17 May 1944 - Perforation 13 - Imprint Blocks of four
 

1944 Printing
Perforation 13
Plate Flaw

Double Transfer
Shading in Upper Right Corner
of Head Tablet
Ex Row 9/5-6

1945 Printing
Perforation 13
Plate Flaw

Dot above Island
Ex Row 10/5


1944 Printing - Aniline
Perforation 13
Plate Flaw

Double Transfer
Shading in Upper Right Corner
of Head Tablet
Ex Row 9/5

17 May 1944 - Perforation 13

Grey

1950 Pale grey

Yellow Brown

Deep yellow Brown

Aniline

1945 Printing
1944
3d Peroration 13

On Cover to
New Zealand
17 February 1949 - Perforation 14


SG 39c


SG 40c


SG 41b
Unmounted Mint and Fine Used

17 February 1949 - Perforation 14
Imprint Blocks on Toned & Off-white Paper - Different Shades

1 June 1949
Perforation 13
SG 39d
1d Changed Design
and Colours

Imprint/Cylinder Blocks - On Toned & Off-white Paper - Different Shades
1949 - Perforation 14


SG 40d


SG 40e


SG 41c
Unmounted Mint and Fine Used

June 1949
1½d Perforation 14

Imprint/Cylinder Blocks
On Toned & Off-white Paper
Different Shades of
Rose-carmine & Carmine

June 1949 2d Perforation 14 - Imprint/Cylinder Blocks
On Toned & Off-white Paper - Different Shades

Variety

Mountain Rill Flaw
Ex R10/2

On All Printings

The above variety is more or less in the same Position as the Mountaineer Flaw
It is faint and insignificant

25 February 1953
Perforation 13
SG 40f

Imprint Blocks Unmounted Mint and Used

1934 Pictorials

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