Part 5 of a five part series

Ebay's limit is 10 pics per guide, so this guide should be read after Part 1. How to buy Old Country Roses - Royal Albert

A factory second is exactly that...

It is an item that was rejected by the factory's quality control staff as unsuitable for first quality specification and sale.

It could have been a glazing flaw, mis-alignment of one of the graphic transfers, a colour variation, a firing or gilding flaw, variation in size, placement of handle...the list could go on. Please note that gilders often put a test mark on the back/bottom....it does not indicate a flaw, it was simply used to test the gilding or sometimes to identify the production team.

Just remember, no matter what anyone claims, the second was rejected for a specific reason, if the seller can't tell you what it is, it just means that they can't find it....not that it's not there....

In addition to Part 1, other guides to this series are:

• Part 2/5 1973-1993 More Old Country Roses English Backstamps

• Part 3/5 1993-2002 More Old Country Roses English Backstamps

• Part 4/5 More Old Country Roses Asian Backstamps