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Post by hrdoktorx on Jan 7, 2024 8:00:00 GMT
Since it was mentioned, here's an airmail stamp from the Comoros in 1973 (then under French administration) showing the order of the Star of Anjouan:
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Post by gstamps on Jan 8, 2024 8:37:30 GMT
In order not to create confusion, I mention that the pairs of Moheli and Sultanat d'Anjouan stamps posted previously are genuine stamps with fake overprints. I found a work on the net: www.francephilatelie.com/im/2016/11/Surcharge1912.pdfwhich show the positions of these varieties -chiffres espaces: which show the positions of these varieties -chiffres espaces. The pair of stamps - normal, variety - can only have the variety on the right side. Obviously my pairs have fake overprint. greaden - please, if you can measure the distance between 0 and 5 for the normal stamp and the variety. I found different values on the net or in catalogs.
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Post by philatelia on Jan 8, 2024 12:21:48 GMT
Well done on the quirky, lighthearted Weekend challenge! There were quite a few who correctly identified the stamp. jaysee wrote;
Your latest mystery stamp is from Denmark, issued October 1975, 70 øre, celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Danish Post Office. It depicts Mail carriers of 1624 and 1780. SG 593, Michel 577 and Scott #562 Engraved by the great Czeslaw Slania
Surprisingly, three people (rod222 , stanley64 , franoise ) identified the funny monkey cancel! Impressive! stanley64 shared this info;
Stamp savvy folks who had correct answers; jaysee hrdoktorx stanley64 scub franoise rod222 salentin david
Here is your trophy hat, clever Sherlocks! Wear it proudly!
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Post by philatelia on Jan 8, 2024 12:39:07 GMT
Welcome to the Monday Mystery Stamp Identification Challenge. The Monday stamp is meant to be a bit easier to allow our newer collectors a better chance. So here we go…Who is this handsome hunk of a man and what is the catalog number? I mean - look at the eyelashes! Are all the men from this country that good-looking? LoL Good luck, Sherlocks!Rules; Answer must include a catalog number or similar citation. Naming country of origin is not sufficient, but this rule is waived for stamps that are not listed in the major catalogs (Michel, Gibbons, Yvert, Scott) Answer must be sent in a private message to me, philatelia. Kindly do not post answers on the board. No spoilers please.
If you have a suggestion for a mystery stamp that would be awesome!
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Post by greaden on Jan 8, 2024 16:10:29 GMT
For the se tenant pair from French Guiana, I got 1.5mm vs approximately 2.25mm, measuring between the edges of the numbers near their middle.
In order not to create confusion, I mention that the pairs of Moheli and Sultanat d'Anjouan stamps posted previously are genuine stamps with fake overprints. I found a work on the net: www.francephilatelie.com/im/2016/11/Surcharge1912.pdfwhich show the positions of these varieties -chiffres espaces: which show the positions of these varieties -chiffres espaces. The pair of stamps - normal, variety - can only have the variety on the right side. Obviously my pairs have fake overprint. greaden - please, if you can measure the distance between 0 and 5 for the normal stamp and the variety. I found different values on the net or in catalogs.
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Post by gstamps on Jan 8, 2024 16:27:35 GMT
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Post by philatelia on Jan 10, 2024 12:23:34 GMT
Wow! Our team of clever Sherlocks did an amazing job identifying that stud-muffin on Monday’s mystery stamp. According to rednaxela :
This is a stamp issued in Romania in 1908 as part of a definitive stamp series and bears the catalogue numbers: Michel # 218, Scott # 215, Stanley Gibbons # 581. The gentleman depicted was Romanian King Carol I.
Since you would like to know more about the person depicted: Carol I was born in 1839 as the German Prince Karl Eitel Friedrich Zephyrinus Ludwig von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and was thus related to the German imperial house. While the imperial Hohenzollerns were Protestant, the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family had remained Catholic.
In February 1866, Karl Eitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was initially elected Prince on the recommendation of Napoleon III and following a referendum on 20 April 1866. After Romania gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878, Carol I was proclaimed King of Romania on 26 March 1881. He remained so until his death on 10 October 1914.
Correct answers were sent in by these super savvy stampers;
hdm1950 scub TimG greaden jaysee hrdoktorx renden david franoise rednaxela
Well done, everyone! Here is your trophy hat, a traditional Romanian bucket hat! (How does it stay on his head? Hat pins?)
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Post by philatelia on Jan 10, 2024 12:31:26 GMT
Welcome to the Wednesday Mystery Stamp Identification Challenge! The Wednesday stamp aims to be moderately difficult and this one, suggested by scub , is as Goldilocks would say. not too hard, not too easy, but just right! So good luck everyone! Check back Friday to see the answer. And, if you happen to have an extra copy of this one just sitting around, I’d be very happy to give it a good home! lol (Just kidding!)Rules; Answer must include a catalog number or similar citation. Naming country of origin is not sufficient, but this rule is waived for stamps that are not listed in the major catalogs (Michel, Gibbons, Yvert, Scott) Answer must be sent in a private message to me, philatelia. Kindly do not post answers on the board. No spoilers please.
If you have a suggestion for a mystery stamp that would be awesome!
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Post by philatelia on Jan 12, 2024 8:27:23 GMT
Solution to the Wednesday mystery stamp challenge is …
For the first time, we had a few incorrect first guesses! This rascally sneaky little stamp caused a wee bit of confusion, but never fear, our clever Sherlocks solved the mystery.
jaysee wrote: This stamp is from Finland, first issued in 1891, 7 rubles, the highest denomination in the definitive set. SG 145, Mi 47, Scott #98. It shows the Imperial Arms of Russia. At that time Finland was a Grand Duchy of Russia. The 4 small circles in the design distinguish it from the original Russian version, first issued in 1889
Correct answers were also sent in by;
jaysee franoise rednaxela renden hdm1950 david
Well done, team! Here is your trophy hat, a Finnish karvalakki or fur hat.
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Post by philatelia on Jan 12, 2024 8:30:58 GMT
Welcome to the Weekend Mystery Challenge! This time you have an opportunity to help a damsel in distress, your game hostess actually. I can’t figure out this overprint! Help me, clever Sherlocks, you are my only hope!Rules; Answer must include a catalog number or similar citation. Naming country of origin is not sufficient, but this rule is waived for stamps that are not listed in the major catalogs (Michel, Gibbons, Yvert, Scott) Answer must be sent in a private message to me, philatelia. Kindly do not post answers on the board. No spoilers please.
If you have a suggestion for a mystery stamp that would be awesome!
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Post by philatelia on Jan 13, 2024 13:18:08 GMT
The Weekend Mystery Stamp Challenge seems to be quite a toughie! Let’s hear from a few more of our experts! What ARE those overprints!
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Post by hrdoktorx on Jan 13, 2024 13:39:13 GMT
The only thing I could say about them is that they are neither listed in my Yvert & Tellier catalog nor in my AFA one. Aoste likely refers to the Val d'Aoste region, which is the north-western-most corner of the country, on the other side of France from Mont Blanc. So clearly a local overprint from liberation times at the very end of WWII, but probably not actually recognized by the postal authorities in place at the time (whether the Italian Post Office or the Allied Military Post Administration). The underlying stamps are themselves the very last ones issued by the "Social Italian Republic", the puppet state put in place by the Germans in the area of the country they controlled after Italy surrendered to the Allies.
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Post by gstamps on Jan 13, 2024 15:46:33 GMT
philatelia,Enter on google: "francobolli con i fratelli Bandiera con soprastampa Aosta 28 IV 1945" You will find a lot of websites and even a reference to a catalog - Orlandini page 149. I understood that they were issued by CLN (Comitati di Liberazione Nazionale)
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 13, 2024 16:04:44 GMT
Terri ( philatelia) It seems your latest plea for help on these overprints resulted in answer posts in the thread from hrdoktorx and gstamps, but as I think you are looking for private responses (PM), I have removed those from the public board for the moment. I can re-instate them at any time, so just let me know when you would like me to do that. Stay mystery stampy, all!
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Post by philatelia on Jan 15, 2024 10:30:23 GMT
Friday mystery stamps identified!gstamps , Beryllium Guy , hrdoktorx - Apologies for the confusion and thank you for trying to help identify the weekend challenge mystery overprints. But never fear! The mystery was solved! stanley64 wrote; From your image of the three se-tenant pairs, I would like to suggest these are 1945 Italian Local Issues (LCN) with Aosta liberation local overprints on the Bandiera Brothers set 25c, 1L & 2,50L respectively with overprints in both French and Italian. Catalogue reference : CEI 1-6.
For more on the Bandiera brothers, have a read here - www.britannica.com/biography/Bandiera-brothersCorrect answers were also provided by; stanley64 scub rednaxela franoise Beryllium Guy and I didn’t see their posts, but hrdoktorx and gstamps WELL DONE everyone on a very tough one! Here’s your trophy hat, an Italian fez!
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Post by philatelia on Jan 15, 2024 10:38:33 GMT
Monday Mystery Stamp Identification Challenge! The Monday challenge is meant to be a bit easier to give our newer collectors a better chance AND it is a challenge for the pros to see how many correct answers the team can field. So let’s see if we can beat the previous best of eleven correct answers!
What country issued this stamp and what is its catalog number? Can you identify who is depicted? Good luck everyone!
Edit - FYI - it’s now a few hours later and NO CORRECT answers yet! That’s very unusual! Look carefully!
Rules; Answer must include a catalog number or similar citation. Naming country of origin is not sufficient, but this rule is waived for stamps that are not listed in the major catalogs (Michel, Gibbons, Yvert, Scott) Answer must be sent in a private message to me, philatelia. Kindly do not post answers on the board. No spoilers please.
If you have a suggestion for a mystery stamp that would be awesome!
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Post by dorincard on Jan 15, 2024 15:18:58 GMT
Message sent.
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 15, 2024 16:36:15 GMT
Terri ( philatelia), I have now restored the posts from hrdoktorx and gstamps for your viewing pleasure. They can be found just before my previous post stating that I had temporarily removed them to keep the contest open.
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Post by philatelia on Jan 17, 2024 13:38:02 GMT
Wednesday mystery stamp identification challenge will be posted in a few hours. Apologies for the delay.
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Post by philatelia on Jan 17, 2024 14:32:00 GMT
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Post by philatelia on Jan 17, 2024 14:59:06 GMT
Welcome to the Wednesday mystery stamp identification challenge!
Can you identify the country and catalog number for this stamp? And bonus points if you can pronounce this handsome fellow’s name correctly (just kidding ).
Rules; Answer must include a catalog number or similar citation. Naming country of origin is not sufficient, but this rule is waived for stamps that are not listed in the major catalogs (Michel, Gibbons, Yvert, Scott) Answer must be sent in a private message to me, philatelia. Kindly do not post answers on the board. No spoilers please.
If you have a suggestion for a mystery stamp that would be awesome!
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Post by vikingeck on Jan 19, 2024 10:24:44 GMT
On a train to York Stamp show . Distressed to find half a dozen posts in this thread have no image visible . Just a small blue square with a ? … so I can’t find the last 3 challenges, eg the mystery overprint of 13 Jan etc.
Is it just me? Or is Train Wi-Fi unable to cope .?
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Post by philatelia on Jan 19, 2024 12:11:15 GMT
vikingeck - Everything looks ok here. Challenge following in a moment.
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Post by philatelia on Jan 19, 2024 12:13:04 GMT
Are you waiting for the answer to the Wednesday challenge, biting your nails in anticipation? We’ll never fear, intrepid stampers! The clever Stamp Forum Sherlocks have once again risen to the challenge and provided the answer.
cjoprey wrote;
Thailand, 1915 - Sc# 157, SG #159, Y&T #114, Michel #112 with red overprint on a rather pretty ultramarine stamp of King Vajiravudh, changing the value from the original 14 satang to 2 satang. Original stamp is Scott #149 from 1912
And how to pronounce King Vajiravudh? TimG provided this handy link;
www.howtopronounce.com/vajiravudh/32750092
Correct answers were provided by;
cjoprey TimG renden scub hdm1950 rednaxela stainlessb jaysee
Well done, team TSF! Here is your prize, a Jutujakmall Carnival Striped Tribal Basket Hat - the national hat of Thailand! Wear it with your chest bursting with pride!
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Post by philatelia on Jan 19, 2024 12:17:06 GMT
Welcome to the Friday/Weekend Mystery Stamp Identification Challenge! Can YOU identify these?
Challenge ended as answer posted on another thread. See ya on Monday! The weekend challenge is meant to be more difficult to give our super sleuths a bit of a workout. It may be a stamp not listed in the major catalogs, so any or all references will be accepted. This week we have a “twofer” suggested by renden (thank you for the help, Rene!). Sherlocks - you are welcome to identify one or both, your choice. Good luck!Rules; Answer must include a catalog number or similar citation. Naming country of origin is not sufficient, but this rule is waived for stamps that are not listed in the major catalogs (Michel, Gibbons, Yvert, Scott) Answer must be sent in a private message to me, philatelia. Kindly do not post answers on the board. No spoilers please.
If you have a suggestion for a mystery stamp that would be awesome!
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Post by philatelia on Jan 19, 2024 18:50:35 GMT
Sigh - the thread discussing similar revenues has been bumped to the top of the queue, so the mystery stamp is no longer very mysterious. Oh well! oh - before the French revenue thread was reactivated, one answer came in. Congrats to greaden for being the only correct response. Well done!
Click here to go to the answer;
thestampforum.boards.net/post/174837/thread
It just goes to show how much information we have stashed on this forum. Cool beans, eh?
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Post by stanley64 on Jan 20, 2024 8:49:52 GMT
I would not throw in the towel just yet for this weekend's Mystery Stamp given the rules, "Naming country of origin is not sufficient"
My posting to the French Revenues thread, although perhaps a bit of a spoiler, was intended more as a hint as I have no access to BookieFace.
The challenge, I think is still on; who can fill in the gaps? The year, the catalogue reference, etc. they are all still missing...
Have fun and happy collecting!!
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Post by philatelia on Jan 20, 2024 10:19:29 GMT
I would not throw in the towel just yet for this weekend's Mystery Stamp given the rules, "Naming country of origin is not sufficient" My posting to the French Revenues thread, although perhaps a bit of a spoiler, was intended more as a hint as I have no access to BookieFace. The challenge, I think is still on; who can fill in the gaps? The year, the catalogue reference, etc. they are all still missing... Have fun and happy collecting!! Thanks, stanley64 . That was a very kind thought to try to be helpful and provide hints, but the weekend challenge is meant to give the advanced collectors a really tough challenge. Giving them hints kinda implies that they need assistance and, oh my gosh, trust me, they are GOOD! If anything they would probably prefer making it MORE difficult! So let’s make “no spoilers, no hints” part of the rules. Also, if a stamp is not listed in a major catalog, the requirement to provide a catalog number is waived. Here are the rules that were posted for this challenge; Rules; Answer must include a catalog number or similar citation. Naming country of origin is not sufficient, but this rule is waived for stamps that are not listed in the major catalogs. (Michel, Gibbons, Yvert, Scott) Answer must be sent in a private message to me, philatelia. Kindly do not post answers on the board. No spoilers please. But wait! Having a challenge with hints is a super fun idea, maybe with those partial pics you suggested a while back. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday don’t have new challenges posted regularly. If you would like to implement your ideas, you could post additional challenges on any or all of those days with a different set of rules. Everyone in the forum is welcome to host a contest - The more the merrier! Give it a go! But maybe start a new thread to avoid confusion.
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Post by dorincard on Jan 21, 2024 21:23:08 GMT
Me, too. Are you waiting for the answer to the Wednesday challenge, biting your nails in anticipation? We’ll never fear, intrepid stampers! The clever Stamp Forum Sherlocks have once again risen to the challenge and provided the answer.
cjoprey wrote;
Thailand, 1915 - Sc# 157, SG #159, Y&T #114, Michel #112 with red overprint on a rather pretty ultramarine stamp of King Vajiravudh, changing the value from the original 14 satang to 2 satang. Original stamp is Scott #149 from 1912
And how to pronounce King Vajiravudh? TimG provided this handy link;
www.howtopronounce.com/vajiravudh/32750092
Correct answers were provided by;
cjoprey TimG renden scub hdm1950 rednaxela stainlessb jaysee
Well done, team TSF! Here is your prize, a Jutujakmall Carnival Striped Tribal Basket Hat - the national hat of Thailand! Wear it with your chest bursting with pride!
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Post by philatelia on Jan 21, 2024 23:31:44 GMT
Apologies to dorincard! - I overlooked his message! Ooopsie!
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