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Post by jkjblue on Feb 11, 2014 15:36:16 GMT
The stamp I believe is Spain 1922 Scott 344 10p brown "King Alphonso XIII".
The overprint was from the General Issue of the Republic, and was applied in 1931- but Scott doesn't list the 1922 10p brown as one of those stamps.
So I don't know- or a forgery?
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Post by classicalstamps on Feb 11, 2014 16:56:24 GMT
It is indeed from 1931. But not listed in Scott as far as I know.
It is signed Calves.
Perhaps you should consult Michel ;-)
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Post by cjd on Feb 11, 2014 17:09:20 GMT
There are unissued 4p and 10p stamps, according to Michel. This would be Mi VI, it appears.
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 11, 2014 18:20:37 GMT
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Post by classicalstamps on Feb 11, 2014 18:36:36 GMT
There are unissued 4p and 10p stamps, according to Michel. This would be Mi VI, it appears. Bingo :-) |
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Post by cjd on Feb 11, 2014 19:09:31 GMT
jkjblue's new test is probably one that you either know, or you don't. I don't think any amount of Scott catalogue searching is likely to give up the answer, though there is a note after #2 that explains what is going on here.
The imperf is Scott 1; the perf is Scott 2, so this is Scott 1...but from where?
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 11, 2014 19:20:15 GMT
Yes, that is indeed the question.  |
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 11, 2014 20:36:39 GMT
Clue: What first issue of a country was printed on the backs of German Military Maps?  |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Feb 11, 2014 21:12:39 GMT
Latvia.
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Post by stoltzpup on Feb 11, 2014 22:14:58 GMT
Has anyone ever pieced together an entire map? I've never seen one with red markings before.
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Post by rod222 on Feb 11, 2014 22:15:49 GMT
There are unissued 4p and 10p stamps, according to Michel. This would be Mi VI, it appears. I found it on the internet, it gave no indication of a Catalogue ID, but was for sale at 1,000 euros. I knew the opt well, but couldn't find the 10p anywhere, gave up in frustration. |
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 11, 2014 22:17:56 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 11, 2014 22:27:00 GMT
The map colors are reported in Scott as brown and black, but, admittedly, this example looks more red-brown.
As far as piecing together maps, did they use one map with many copies, or a lot of different maps?
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Post by cjd on Feb 11, 2014 22:30:42 GMT
There were 228 stamps per map (12 by 19) and as many as 78 different maps were used, so the possibilities are staggering. Some positions would be fairly impossible to identify, because they could be in margins or in water areas of a map, giving no features to locate them.
You can still find complete maps, and blocks are rather common.
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Post by Ryan on Feb 12, 2014 0:50:06 GMT
I'm always happy when I come across the Latvian map stamps. I don't have many but I still bought a copy of the Barefoot booklet, just because they're cool stamps. There is also an internet site dealing with them.  Ryan |
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Post by rod222 on Feb 12, 2014 2:58:34 GMT
Jim, Here's your "Skrable" again. Examples not mine.   |
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Post by jamesw on Feb 12, 2014 4:12:05 GMT
this one won't be hard.  |
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Post by cjd on Feb 12, 2014 14:26:22 GMT
Who would print a stamp on the back of a Bermontian 10-mark note (prepared for the West Russian Volunteer Army)?
Yes, we know who...but...
Is that enough information to identify the stamp? I can narrow it down, but can we get to the actual catalogue number? Gotta think about that one.
Someone else can puzzle this for a while because I probably can't get back to it until this evening. Hope I'm not missing something obvious.
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Post by rod222 on Feb 12, 2014 14:43:51 GMT
Would that be Latvia
Gibbons : SG0064 (1920) T0006 10r on 01r surch opt ?
Because I have one, it has cog wheels on the back, presuming a bank note.
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 12, 2014 16:54:03 GMT
I have no idea- it's over my head. So here is my puzzle for the day....  ?  |
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 12, 2014 17:03:27 GMT
 There is a note in Scott that the 1920 Latvian semi-postals were printed on the back of unfinished bank notes of the Workers and Soldiers Council, Riga, and the Bermondt-Avalov Army. Getting close? |
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Post by Zuzu on Feb 12, 2014 18:44:43 GMT
Venezuela 1932 Scott 302 ? |
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 12, 2014 19:41:01 GMT
You got it Zuzu!  I thought the heavy blue Winchester Security paper would make the stamp difficult to identify. But no- not for you. You are awarded the all-seeing "Simon Bolivar" medal. |
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Post by Philatarium on Feb 12, 2014 20:05:17 GMT
Zuzu: Time to change your tagline. You are no N00b!
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Post by Zuzu on Feb 12, 2014 21:07:54 GMT
Zuzu: Time to change your tagline. You are no N00b! Hmm, perhaps you are right. I was thinking I would wait until I had the Penny Black in hand from the last auction, but... I thought the heavy blue Winchester Security paper would make the stamp difficult to identify. But no- not for you. Yes, well, I refer you to the new tagline under my avatar. |
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Post by Philatarium on Feb 12, 2014 21:27:34 GMT
Brava!  |
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Post by jamesw on Feb 13, 2014 2:50:17 GMT
Sorry to get back so late on this one, but you all didn't really need my input anyway, did you. Mine would actually have been a Scott#68 (1920) were it not for the overprint, which makes it a #97 (1921). Thought it was pretty cool when I found this one.  |
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Post by Ryan on Feb 13, 2014 3:39:35 GMT
Since we're on a theme of backprinted stamps, here's a backprinted stamp. Except it wasn't a stamp, it was a money. Except people used it like a stamp, so it's listed in Scott. It's fairly common and was found in last night's sort through a random WW mix - catalogue value is less than $1.  Ryan |
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Post by cjd on Feb 13, 2014 4:12:52 GMT
The 5-line inscription from 1915...can we tell which of the three values this one is?
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Post by cjd on Feb 13, 2014 4:17:28 GMT
Nope, I just went and checked mine, and this is not the 1915 issue.
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