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March 23, 1947
Mayon Volcano - Definitive
20-Centavos Reddish-Brown

Engraved by the American Bank Note Company, USA
Printed in Sheets of 400, Separated into Four Post Office Panes of 100 Subjects (10 x 10)
Plate Number: 1-20313
Printed on Unwatermarked Paper
Perforation: 12
Quantity: 33,000,000 (Less 4,800,000 Overprinted / Surcharged)
1st Printing - 7,000,000. 2nd Printing - 6,000,000
3rd Printing - 10,000,000. 4th Printing - 10,000,000

Bottom Two Rows of Horizontal Perforations Shifted Downward & Slanted
Causing 'Jumbo Stamps' on the Top Row


508a


508a

Vertical Perforations Shifted Right 6mm


508b

Vertical Perforations Shifted Left 2˝mm
Cutting Through Right Frame, Giving Appearance of Imperforated Between


508c
(From the Collection of Dr Ngo)

Vertical Perforations Shifted and Slanted
Cutting Through the Centre of the Stamp


508d


508d
(From the Collection of Dr Ngo)


508d
(From the Collection of Dr Ngo)

Accordion
Vertical White Flaw - Varying Positions
Caused by Pre-Printing Paper Creases


508e
(From the Collection of Dr Ngo)


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