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Watermark stars type 3
- Watermark name
- stars type 3
- Watermark code
- wmITA8
- Description
- Stars outlines are undefined and inaccurate. The stars are not all lined up vertically. A line cannot be drawn vertically through the middle dividing them in half unlike type 1 and 2. The stars are lined up in alternate columns: in one column it is possible to draw a diagonal line through the centre of the stars dividing them into equal halves, in the next column this is not the case. Like in type 2 the columns lean at an angle away from the base of the stamp. There are eight positions for this watermark. The first stamps with this watermark were issued in 1958.
- Watermark positions
- stars type 3 25 degrees left top
(code: wmITA8a)Stars define an angle of 25° with the stamp base line. - stars type 3 65 degrees left top (code: wmITA8b)Stars define an angle of 65° with the stamp base line.
- stars type 3 65 degrees right top (code: wmITA8c)Stars define an angle of 65° with the stamp base line.
- stars type 3 25 degrees right top (code: wmITA8d)Stars define an angle of 25° with the stamp base line.
- stars type 3 25 degrees left bottom (code: wmITA8e)Stars define an angle of 25° with the stamp base line.
- stars type 3 65 degrees left bottom (code: wmITA8f)Stars define an angle of 65° with the stamp base line.
- stars type 3 25 degrees right bottom (code: wmITA8g)Stars define an angle of 65° with the stamp base line.
- stars type 3 25 degrees right bottom (code: wmITA8h)Stars define an angle of 25° with the stamp base line.
