DK
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Post by DK on Apr 19, 2024 23:31:45 GMT
The 1935 Pictorials 'Official' set of 13 uhm - unchecked perfs & wmks ! (still to do) lol Dave
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Post by DK on Apr 19, 2024 23:44:33 GMT
The 1935 Pictorials 'Official' 2/- with 2 perf varieties: SG O132 p13-14x13½ & SG O132c p12½ : Dave
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Post by DK on Apr 19, 2024 23:48:40 GMT
Two 1d booklet panes with advertising - the right hand one with a red guide mark to the RHS selvedge : Dave
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Post by redkiwi on Apr 20, 2024 6:03:43 GMT
Here is an uhm block of 24 of SG581 - 2½d Chocolate & Slate p13-14x13½ wmk.98 multiple NZ & Star: Dave Nice additions to the thread, Dave. Your 2½d Chocolate & Slate block has the interesting printers marks in the selvage that were discussed in a March 2024 article in The Kiwi:
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DK
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Post by DK on Apr 21, 2024 1:12:57 GMT
Your 2½d Chocolate & Slate block has the interesting printers marks in the selvage that were discussed in a March 2024 article in The Kiwi: Yes I had seen that Interesting marks aren't they. Obviously scratched onto the plate but for what reason, who knows! I will try and look into that 'The Kiwi' article to see what they have to say. Dave
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DK
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Post by DK on Apr 21, 2024 1:19:05 GMT
I thought I would show some 1930's flight covers here as they often contain stamps from the 1935 Pictorial series on them! These ones from the ' American Clipper' flight of early Jan 1938 (was scheduled for late December '37) Dave
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DK
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Post by DK on Apr 24, 2024 23:24:06 GMT
I just received in another wee lot of airmail covers. This one below is another example of a 1935 Pictorial being used on it - in this case the 3/-. It is the grubbiest cover of the 3 received but it does have an interesting cachet & addressee Dave
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Post by redkiwi on Apr 26, 2024 12:27:43 GMT
This was in a small collection of random covers that sold on eBay for $1. Nothing particularly unusual for one of these military covers, but a nice pair of the second pictorial 3ds, along with some interesting censor marks (one apparently Egyptian), and a NZ Army Egypt postmark.
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Post by rod222 on Apr 26, 2024 14:26:23 GMT
This was in a small collection of random covers that sold on eBay for $1. Nothing particularly unusual for one of these military covers, but a nice pair of the second pictorial 3ds, along with some interesting censor marks (one apparently Egyptian), and a NZ Army Egypt postmark. redkiwiI would check with NZ specialists, you may have a valuable cover there (YMCA) Other YMCA stuff New Zealand 1918 Cinderella CV = $1,200 2004 1918 “red triangle day” on cover to bideford, free postage frank “stan g cresswell” (secretary wairarapa campaign) 6 printed enclosures publicising 16th march ymca appeal in aid of soldiers comfort Heslop catalogue J46 Possibly unique on campaign cover. 2011
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Post by redkiwi on Apr 26, 2024 14:36:22 GMT
Thanks for the info, rod222! I will do some more research.
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Post by rod222 on Apr 26, 2024 19:48:51 GMT
Thanks for the info, rod222! I will do some more research. redkiwiHmmm, may have sold you a lemon there, sorry, I see 3 covers on ebay $5 to $15 Must have been the cinderella that attracted the high price.
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Post by DK on Apr 27, 2024 2:14:02 GMT
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Post by redkiwi on Apr 27, 2024 5:29:57 GMT
Yes, that seems about right, Dave. These covers survived in fairly high numbers because they were treasured items. There are many more different military postmarks than I had appreciated, which seems to be a potentially interesting collecting area. Very happy with this cover (and the four others) for $1.
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Post by DK on Apr 27, 2024 22:59:31 GMT
Seeing that M.P.O cancel on those military Active Service covers reminds me that I had this stamp below: 2d Whare I also found this pair of 6d Harvest Time with a Paquebot Sydney cancel: Dave
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Post by xacs on Apr 29, 2024 6:41:40 GMT
Glad to see this issue in a thread of its own. This was one of the very first areas I began to specialise in and probably what drew me more in to stamp collecting beyond a mere hobby. I must have started going in to detail with this issue when I was a school boy, have not done much active collecting of these pictorials for many years now, will have to revisit some material to see what I can share. One I do have at hand, though not all that impressive to look at is a 2s Captain Cook 1939 Change of Perforation CP L13d Lovely Mint example, centred a little to the right. This issue is much scarcer Mint than Used as it apparently had little publicity at the time so few collectors procured examples. What got this one was perhaps more the well known "Q" flaw, which adds a little to its interest. Never been a fan of collecting Mint but these stamps certainly look good as representations of the engraver's art and of NZ iconography. Beautiful Set.
Clayton
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Post by redkiwi on Apr 29, 2024 7:25:38 GMT
Agree, Clayton. There's a lot to appreciate in this set, and many subtle elements to collecting it.
Look forward to seeing what else you have.
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DK
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Post by DK on Apr 29, 2024 7:42:53 GMT
Speaking of the 2/- Cook I won a good lot of 2/- last nite actually. Most are used, and I await their arrival still. But here is an image of a block of 12 of the multi NZ & Star wmk. I am unsure of the perfs at this stage but will update when it arrives. I hope to find a COQK flaw in the used lot too. I am forever hopeful lol Dave
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Post by redkiwi on Apr 29, 2024 8:17:55 GMT
This is an eBay purchase from a couple of years ago. It's CP - LO12a (x), a 1/- Official with single watermark, inverted. These are seemingly quite rare. CP doesn't list prices for mint examples and the CV for used examples is $2000 NZD. I guess this is another one that collectors didn't notice at the time and only cropped up after they'd been circulated.
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Post by DK on May 4, 2024 22:53:43 GMT
You've got me checking thru' all of my 1/- '35 Pictorial stamps now! Inverted wmk's are hard to find tho'. I have had 10,000's of Universals thru my hands over the years and only found 1 !
Still, that won't stop me lol
Dave
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