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Two variants of the Unicorn watermarks found in the paper used to print J Dart's The History and Antiquites of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury published by J Cole, London, 1726. (Richard Hills)(Quarterly No 9 page 9)

Left - Southwark & Company's photo-filigrane celebrating the ill-fated Titanic (Bower Collection). Right - Publicity photo-filigrane from Charles D. Jacobs of New York. (Quarterly 12 page 12)

Top - Martha Lay, St. Mary Cray Mill, Kent, 1804. Middle - Anne Blackwell, Nash Mill, Hertfordshire, 1801. Bottom - Unknown maker and mill, 1702-1714. (Quarterly 14 page 17)

Watermark 1 - Possibly George Molineux and Thomas Johnston, Lewes or Isfield Mills, Sussex. Watermark 2 - Unknown maker. Watermark 3 - William Harris and William Dick Mc Murdo, Bersham Mill, nr Wrexham, Denbigh. Watermark 4 - Unknown maker. (Quarterly 15 page 14)

Watermark 5 - John Roger Jones, Wheeler/Afonwen. Watermark 6 - John and Roger Mather, Afonwen. (Quarterly 15 page 15)

Watermark 7a - John and Roger Mather, Afonwen. Watermark 7b - John and Roger Mather, Afonwen. (Quarterly 15 page 16)

Watermark 1 - Genuine mark from the Hollingworth Brothers at Turkey Mill, Maidstone, Kent. Source - Document dated 1818. Watermark 2 - Genuine mark from William Balston at Springfield Mill, Maidstone, Kent. Source - Document dated 1837, Paris. (Quarterly 17 page 3)

Forged Whatman marks. Watermark 3 - The style of the lettering and position of the date suggest that this mark was copied from a genuine mark of the 1790s. Watermark 4 - Most of the letters in this mark are wrong. The dropped crossbar of the A's are more commonly found in German watermarks. Watermark 5 - The full stop between the J and W never appears in genuine Whatman marks, also crossing wires in the W were not used in genuine marks after 1790. (Quarterly 17 page 3)

Forged Whatman marks. Watermark 6 - The full stop after WHATMAN was not done at Maidstone, another feature not seen in genuine marks is the doubling of wires. Watermark 7 - The crude letter forms, particularly the W, are very similar to marks from Roedter and Gossler, who each operated a small mill at Neustadt and Frankeneck in the Rhineland. Watermark 8 - Would normally pass for a genuine mark except for the crossed wires in the centre of the W. (Quarterly 17 page 4)

Two Lion watermarks from the Spicer's Currency Note Sample Book. (Quarterly 18 page 11)

Watermark in paper used for postage stamps in Canada first issued in 1868 (Royal Philatelic Society) (Quarterly 18 page 13)

Watermark in a sheet of Azure Foolscap Laid Account Paper found in the files of Messrs. Andrew Whyte. (Royal Philatelic Society) (Quarterly 18 page 14)

Watermark 1 - Made by The Scots White Writing Paper Company (Nicholas Dupin, Denis Manes and Co), Braid Burn Mill, Edinburgh. Watermark 2 - Made by The Scots White Writing Paper Company (Nicholas Dupin, Denis Manes and Company), Braid Burn Mill, Edinburgh. (Quarterly 19 page 21)

Watermark 3 - Made by The Scots White Writing Paper Company (Nicholas Dupin, Denis Manes and Company), Yester Mill, Gifford Hall, East Lothian. Watermark 4 - Probably made by Thomas Burns at Carron Grove Mill, Denny, Stirlingshire. (Quarterly 19 page 22)

Watermark 5 - Made by Robert Weir at Carron Grove Mill, Denny, Stirlingshire. Watermark 6 - Made by Alexander Cowan at Valleyfield Mill, Pennicuik, Edinburgh. (Quarterly 19 page 22)

Made by William Balston at Springfield Mill, Maidstone. (Quarterly 19 page 23)

The VOLTAIRE watermark found in several of the very lightweight wove papers used by John Downman over a ten year period, from the mid 1790s until c1805.( Quarterly 20 page 12)

C & I HONIG watermark found in papers used by Downman in Italy, 1773-4. (Quarterly 20 page 13)

J HONIG & ZOON watermark found in papers used by Downman in Italy, 1773-4. (Quarterly 20 page 13)

Watermark 1 - The Lion of the Seven Provinces, unknown maker. Watermark 2 - The Lion of the Seven Provinces, made by Joseph Portal, Bere and Laverstoke Mills, Hampshire (Quarterly 22 page 22)

Watermark 3 - Brittania, made by Joseph Portal, Bere and Laverstoke Mills, Hampshire. Watermark 4 - Brittania, unknown maker. One of the earliest known Brittania marks. Watermark 5 - Brittania, unknown maker. No other examples of a 'Rule Brittania' motto have been found. (Quarterly 22 page 23)

Watermark 6 - Brittania, unknown maker. Watermark 7 - Brittania, unknown maker. The initials LVG refer to the Dutch maker Lubertus van Gerrevinck, but the paper is unlikely to be his. (Quarterly 22 page 24)

Left - Sir William Congreve's coloured watermark of 1818 made for him by John Portal at Laverstoke Mill, Hampshire. Right - A more complex Congreve trial sheet incorporating a normal wiremark as well as colour. (Quarterly 23 page 16)

Watermarks in paper made at Catteshall Mill by (1-3) John Knight junior and (4) Thomas Harrison(?). (Quarterly 25 page 17)

Watermarks in paper made at Catteshall Mill by (1) William and Thomas Chandler, (2) Chandler and Sweetapple, (3,4,6) Thomas Sweetapple and (5) Benjamin and Thomas Sweetapple. (Quarterly 25 page 18)

An early form of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies watermark, sometimes known as "The Golden Fleece". (Quarterly 26 page 17)

Another form of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies watermark, with additional inscription. (Quarterly 26 page 17)

Pot Watermarks in imported French Paper used for John Taylor's "The Praise of Hempseed", 1620/30. (Quarterly 27 page 14)

GLORIA VICTIS shadow mark, made by T H Saunders, Darenth Mill, Kent for the Paris Exhibition of 1878. (Quarterly 27 page 23)

One of the four images making up William Henry Smith's first sheet of example shadow marks. Probably made at Darenth Mill, Kent, c1845-54. (Quarterly 27 page 23)

HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES shadow mark, made by T H Saunders, Darenth Mill, Kent, for the Paris Exhibition of 1878. (Quarterly 27 page 24)

Alton Mill, Hampshire, Lord Kitchener light and shade watermarks. (HCMS:ACM.1931.8.2) (Quarterly 28 page 10)

J. STEWART, INVENTOR, a Spicer Brothers sample banknote watermark. (HCMS:ACM.1931.8.1) (Quarterly 28 page 10)

Spicer Brothers, Alton Mill, Hampshire, S.B. light and shade watermarks. (HCMS:ACM.1931.8.3) & (HCMS:ACM.1931.8.4) (Quarterly 28 page 11)

W. King, Alton Mill, Hampshire, watermark. (HCMS:ACM.1931.9.3), Spicer Brothers watermark annotated "The Last Sheet Parted in Alton Mill March 1919". (HCMS:ACM.1931.9.4) (Quarterly 28 page 11)

Watermarks in paper made for George Watson & Co of 200 Upper Thames Street EC4, by The Daily Telegraph Paper Mills, Dartford. (Quarterly 29 page 10)

Typical Capellades watermark in laid paper. (Quarterly 30 page 12)

HUNDI/INDIA Watermark produced from wire pieces in an album containing examples of watermark bits used by De La Rue c1880-90. (Quarterly 30 page 6)

Left: Irish Pro Patria watermark c1760 made by the Nun family, Millmount Mill, Rockbrook, County Dublin. Right: Irish Brittania countermarked BS / 1804. Made by Bartholomew Sullivan, Dripsey, County Cork. (Quarterly 31 page 21)

Two watermarks, one incomplete, from Thomas Parr's occupation of Beoley Paper Mill (Quarterly 33 page 13)

Watermarks in paper made for George Watson & Co of 200 Upper Thames Street EC4, by The Daily Telegraph Paper Mills, Dartford. (Quarterly 29 page 10)

DUSAUTOY & RUMP / 1805 countermark from a made by John Abbot Dusautoy and James Rump, papermakers at Lyng, Norfolk. (Quarterly 34 page 7)

Royal Arms watermark made by John Abbot Dusautoy and James Rump, papermakers at Lyng, Norfolk. (Quarterly 34 page 7)

Watermarks found in paper made by Matthias Koops at Neckinger Mill, Bermondsey. (Quarterly 39 page 32)

Watermarks in two sheets of laid paper from the Haslemere land tax booklet of 1820. Note the broken oval above Brittania's head. (Quarterly 40 page 27)

A simple B.E. & S. / 1823 watermark (Quarterly 40 page 43)

Variant BE & S + DATE watermarks (Quarterly 40 page 48)

Erin, the round tower and the wolfhound. ANCIENT IRISH VELLUM, MADE IN SAGGARD, CO DUBILN (sic). (Quarterly 41 page 3)

Fleur-de-lys SWIFTBROOK Britannia SBM. (Quarterly 41 page 4)

Top: SWIFTBROOK (on laid paper). Bottom SWIFTBROOK BOND (on wove paper). (Quarterly 41 page 5)

William Morris' Primrose Watermark. (Quarterly 43 page 17)

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