"Next come the surcharged stamps - of 1880-81. The 1d. on half Six Pence is straightforward as the type does not vary, sufficiently to look for variations. This issue consisted. of 15 sheets, (1800 impressions) and there were no remainders, _ in spite of this mint copies are not particularly scarce. The 2d, on half Six Pence issued in 1881 consisted of 12 sheets, making 1400 impressions and has always been 'a most intriguing stamp because of the missing hyphen found on several copies in the bottom row of the sheet. " Some two or, three articles have been written. as to the number of stamps that showed this omission (,in addition to this error the "2" is slightly higher than the normal surcharge),. At one time it was thought that only two copies (always the left one of a pair) appeared on each whole sheet but up-to-date ideas are that as many as three might: have occurred on some sheets. The probability is that the figures, which were locked in a chase, were not sufficient to surcharge more than perhaps 24 impressions at one time, and therefore, whether worked from left or right of the sixpenny sheet of 60 whole stamps the position of ;the error might vary and come two or three times in the bottom row. A piece of 12 of these ½d. In the Royal Collection show the error as the third stamp, but as it is found in other positions in this bottom row one cannot say whether that. particular sheet, .of which it formed part was surcharged from left or right. Another of these, surcharges is found with a straight, serif to the "1" but this is considered of less attraction. The "One Penny" on Six Pence (630 surcharged, 36 remainders) like all those-make-shift stamps was little used and when dated generally bear cancellations of November 28th or December 3rd 188l. The "4d." on One Shilling vermilion is, perhaps, they most sought after of these surcharged stamps and those genuinely used at the: time were almost always, cancelled as above, or with, the "K" mark of Kingston. In mint condition it is appreciably rarer than when used and it is believed in this country that only the strip of 3 in the Royal Collection and some two or three pairs in that state now exist. The number surcharged was 720, of which 384 are said to have been remainders, but some of these were used at a later date presumably because at that time some collectors wanted used copies."