6th Definitive Series - The Definitive Book for Study & Research

Chapter Sub Sub Index Pdf (Size) Latest Date
(A)     Stamp Production    
1.     Printing Technology    
  1.1   Printing Method Photogravour 272 kb 22-12-2020
    1.1.1 Film / Step & Repeat Camera / Cylinder / Plate Creation / Etching - Chemical    
    1.1.2 Etching-Electronic 64 kb 22-12-2020
  1.2 1.2.1 Printing Method - Lithography    
    1.2.2 Offset Litho Marginal Markings 68 kb 22-12-2020
2.     Marginal Markings   02-12-2020
  2.1   Identifying the Three different series - VIth Definitives (Photogravour) 130 kb 05-12-2020
  2.2   Sheet Numbers   02-12-2020
  2.3   Guillotining Cut Lines    
  2.4   Registration Markings 120 kb 05-12-2020
  2.5   Perforation Alignment holes 33 kb 23-12-2020
  2.6   Date of Printing 306 kb 07-12-2020
  2.7   Electric Eye    
  2.8   Text description   02-12-2020
3.     Plate Numbers / Cylinder Numbers    
  3.1   Pane Designation (Photogravour) 295 kb 05-12-2020
  3.2   Pane (Anomaly) - 5p-Fish (Pisciculture)    
4.     Paper   02-12-2020
5.     Seperation - Perforation 127 kb 06-01-2021
  5.1   How to distinguish the different Perforators Used? 87 kb 09-12-2020
  5.2   Comb Perforators (Symbol-C) 127 kb 09-12-2020
  5.3   Perforation - Harrow (Symbol-H)    
  5.4   Perforation Changes 33 kb 03-12-2020
  5.5   Perforaters (Comb & Harrow Overlap) 184 kb 09-12-2020
  5.6   Reverse Perforated 67 kb 09-12-2020
6.     Water Mark   03-12-2020
  6.1   Large Star & Govt. of India 165 kb 28-12-2020
  6.2   Ashokan Capital 48 kb 28-12-2020
    6.2.1 Type I / Type II / Type III / Type IV Comparison 89 kb 09-12-2020
  6.3   Watermark Changes (Overlap) 1.62 mb 07-12-2020
7.     Colour   02-12-2020
  7.1   Single Colour    
  7.2   Bi-Colour    
  7.3   Colour - Shade Variations 96 kb 08-12-2020
8.     GUM   02-12-2020
  8.1   GUM - Type of Gums Used 99 kb 09-12-2020
9.     Errors, Flaws, Oddities & Constant Varieties   03-12-2020
  9.1   Errors 1.31 mb 05-12-2020
  9.2   Constant Varieties    
  9.3   Imperf 88 kb 05-12-2020
  9.4   Flaws 996 kb 03-12-2020
(B)          
10     VIth Definitive Series - An Introduction 84 kb 03-12-2020
  10.01   2p - Adult Education 68 kb 09-12-2020
    10.1.1 02p-Plate & Watermark_S.P.Bansal 867 kb 25-12-2020
  10.02   5p - Pisciculture (Fish) 67 kb 09-12-2020
  10.03   10p - Minor Irrigation 80 kb 12-12-2020
  10.04   15p - Tech in Agriculture 80 kb 12-12-2020
    10.4.1 15p_Plate Flaws_S.P.Bansal 867 kb 25-12-2020
  10.05   20p - Mother & Child 83 kb 12-12-2020
  10.06   25p - Poultry 78 kb 12-12-2020
  10.07   25p - Tractor 24 kb 12-12-2020
  10.08   30p - Harvest 57 kb 12-12-2020
  10.09   35p - Family Planning 78 kb 12-12-2020
  10.10   50p - Dairy 963 kb 12-12-2020
  10.11   100p - Hybrid Cotton 91 kb 12-12-2020
  10.12   200p - Handloom 90 kb 12-12-2020
  10.13   225p - Cashew Nut 60 kb 12-12-2020
  10.14   280p - Apples 58 kb 12-12-2020
  10.15   325p - Oranges 28 kb 12-12-2020
  10.16   500p - Rubber Tapping 80 kb 12-12-2020
  10.17   1000p - Afforestation 934 kb 12-12-2020
11     First Day Cover    
18     Postal Rates Prevalent (1980 - 1990) 31 kb 08-12-2020
19     Forgeries    

 

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The subject of cylinder numbers/ Definitives is an area of Philately which is still a long way from being completely understood.

Quite apart from the lack of complete understanding of the (mechanics) of the (visual process) there are also the adoption and contrast effects.

A great deal has been written and discussed concerning these aspects and in this chapter we can do little more than scratch the surface.

Q1. What are definitive stamps?
Q2. Printers Sheet
Q3. What are cylinder numbers?
Q4. Printer's Name
Q5. First Day Covers

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