Stag types/positions

We can arrive upon 32 Stag types/positions thanks to the following:

• - 2 Stag directions on the dandy roll:
  • - facing left,
  • - facing right
• - 4 Stag positions relative to the face of the stamp:
  • - running upwards,
  • - running downwards,
  • - running left,
  • - running right
• - 2 wire-marking found:
  • - on the gummed side,
  • - on the printed side
• - 2 wire-marking positions relative to the direction of the paper having a:
  • - tight steep diagonal left, coarse diagonal right
  • - tight steep diagonal right, coarse diagonal left

Stamps are to viewed in a readible position and turned around its vertical axis to find the wire-marking at the gummed side.

The IVb denotes the wire-marking type and position.

The -L, since viewed from the wire side, implies a dandy roll with Stag facing right and vice versa for -R.

The -left, also view form the wire side, implies that the Stag is running left, irrespectively of watermark type [face left/right].

For quick recognition purposes the eight positions - just relative to the stamp face, no reference to how the paper was gummed or fed into the printing press - as viewed from the printed side, will be given as:

a - d     a =  stag facing left
         b, c, d stepwise turning 90 degrees clockwise
e - h     e =  stag facing right
         f, g, h stepwise turning 90 degrees clockwise

               a             b         c            d







               e             f         g            h