| Newfoundland Re-entries Long Coronation Issue 1937 14¢ Newfoundland Dog (black) Return to Index Return to Listings Page
This is, to me, one of Newfoundland's most beautiful stamps. Of course, the fact that I am a total dog lover may have something to do with it. Anyway, this is only one of two stamps in the entire Long Coronation Issue that is listed in the catalogues as having a re-entry. And only one re-entry at that. Well, as I am about to show you, there is certainly more than just one re-entry on this issue, a couple of which could be said to be of major proportions. One of the fortunate things about the re-entries on the Newfoundland Dog is that if you can find and upper right vertical corner strip of 5, you have virtually ALL of the re-entries, all in one place. A little more pleasing to the eye is a corner block of 10. I have shown examples of both below. Rather than start off with the recognized 'major' re-entry from position #40, I am going to show the re-entries in order from #10 through #50. That's right...all 5 stamps in the strip have re-entries! 
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Scott #238 Re-entry Plate Position #10 Doubling is found in the date, '12TH MAY.'
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Scott #238 Strong Re-entry Plate Position #20 Doubling is found in a vertical band centred on the left side of the portrait oval. Doubling includes the 'D' at the top; the date '12th MAY'; the left edge of the oval with extensions of the background lines; and the inner frameline above 'NCE.' The doubling of the portrait oval is quite similar to the two oval re-entries on the 7¢ Caribou, but on the opposite side of the oval. (See #30.) |
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Scott #238 A Major Re-entry Plate Position #30 This is similar to the re-entry on #20, but the doubling is much stronger here, showing in the 'DL'; '12th MAY'; the left edge of the oval and extensions of the background lines; and the lines above and below 'CEN' at the bottom. I'm really amazed that this re-entry has totally been ignored by cataloguers over the years, yet they recognized the similar type of re-entry on the 7¢ Caribou!
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Scott #238 The Major Re-entry Plate Position #40 This is the recognized and 'listed' re-entry on this issue, with much of NEWFOUNDLAND DOG being sharply doubled. As you can see from the photos, the doubling also extends up to 'WF' above and the 'OU' below. The fur on the dog's back is also doubled or blurred. This is certainly an extremely attractive re-entry and I can see it being chosen to be highlighted in this issue, but to ignore the other re-entries on this stamp is rather odd. Indeed, the greatest majority of collectors aren't even aware of the others. Well, they are now! ;)
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Scott #238 Re-entry Plate Position #50 This is the 'poor man's version' of the NEWFOUNDLAND DOG re-entry, showing doubling only in the 'DLAND' AND 'G.' It also shows doubling up above in the 'WF.' This one has very likely been mistaken for the Major in #40 over the years by those that have never actually see #40.
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Ralph E. Trimble Specialist in BNA
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