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Post by rogo on Apr 27, 2014 2:17:52 GMT
I like varieties..... I found the following on deteriorating pages, a real shame too...... the pages were all hand illustrated and very colorful. The stamps were/are in great shape so I remounted on cardstock, the better pages I scanned to try and keep the original flavor (without the color). Pages have been cropped (you won't see consistent sizing)
The "Broken Circle"...... I added the close-up scan at the bottom.
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Post by rogo on Apr 27, 2014 2:22:22 GMT
This was one of the more colorful pages (originally) hand drawn......
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Post by rogo on Apr 27, 2014 2:25:20 GMT
This was a well done page. I inserted the scan. Not until years after did I notice the typo at the bottom.......
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Post by rod222 on Apr 27, 2014 2:50:09 GMT
This was a well done page. I inserted the scan. Not until years after did I notice the typo at the bottom....... Outstanding material Mike, thanks for sharing information we do not often see. Great! |
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Post by rogo on Apr 27, 2014 2:57:57 GMT
Outstanding material Mike, thanks for sharing information we do not often see. Great! Thank you Rod,
I fly-speck everything...... very time consuming but it produces good finds.
These pages were a super find..... not much bidding pressure, probably due to the condition of the pages
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Post by mark on May 27, 2014 22:11:13 GMT
While most of these are due to defects in the printing plates, the broken N on the 7 cent stamp was probably a weakness in the transfer roll. In general, a stamp die is made once and transfer rolls are made using soft steel once the die is chemically hardened. The transfer roll typically has 6 stamp images raised on its surface. The transfer roll is then hardened and used to lay out the plate. Care is taken to keep the transfer roll steady or else double transfers can occur (They can also happen if an image is removed incompletely and then re-entered.) The flaws in this issue are not surprising. A set of 10 stamps to complete, a hard deadline, and a popular subject all combined to make this issue a "rush job."
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Post by rogo on Jun 2, 2014 3:30:10 GMT
The flaws in this issue are not surprising. A set of 10 stamps to complete, a hard deadline, and a popular subject all combined to make this issue a "rush job." Most definitely......
The Bicentennial Issues take up 12 pages in the Encyclopedia of Plate Varieties........
I don't actively collect EFO's but because of the presentation of the lot, it came cheap...... I actively collect cheap 
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Post by mark on Jun 2, 2014 16:53:44 GMT
I completely understand "collecting cheap". Unfortunately I have a strong liking for Roosevelt Small Die Proofs and, with only 85 albums produced, 15 still intact, and another 15 or so sets still on the album pages, there aren't too many individual proofs available. So I mainly buy off EBAY with sellers that start low. Last night I picked up the 10 cent postage due, J35P2, for under $15. The proof had been removed from the album page and was wrinkled, but it was otherwise fine and w/o any thins. I consider it my "buy of the month".
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Post by Ryan on Jun 2, 2014 18:03:25 GMT
If, like me, you didn't know exactly what a Roosevelt small die proof was (I thought it had something to do with some special thing from the FDR days), here's a brief explanation of them. And if, unlike me, you decide you want to spend $110,000 to get some, eBay has just the thing for you. The arrangements on the page are odd by pretty much any stamp album standards.    I guess I'll stick with my $xx per pound stamps .... Ryan |
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Post by rogo on Jun 2, 2014 22:28:11 GMT
I completely understand "collecting cheap". Unfortunately I have a strong liking for Roosevelt Small Die Proofs and, with only 85 albums produced, 15 still intact, and another 15 or so sets still on the album pages, there aren't too many individual proofs available. So I mainly buy off EBAY with sellers that start low. Last night I picked up the 10 cent postage due, J35P2, for under $15. The proof had been removed from the album page and was wrinkled, but it was otherwise fine and w/o any thins. I consider it my "buy of the month". I commend you for sticking to such a tight category........ Always fascinating finding what part of philatelity is a collectors 1st love.
I rotate through several collections that keep growing without having to look for a specific item...... There was a time I would go after a key item without the patience to wait for the bargain. I sold off those parts of my collection and my blood pressure is the better for it
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Post by rogo on Jun 2, 2014 22:39:33 GMT
If, like me, you didn't know exactly what a Roosevelt small die proof was (I thought it had something to do with some special thing from the FDR days), here's a brief explanation of them. And if, unlike me, you decide you want to spend $110,000 to get some, eBay has just the thing for you. The arrangements on the page are odd by pretty much any stamp album standards. I guess I'll stick with my $xx per pound stamps .... Ryan If you want the perfect.... proofs are it. Unless they fall into the hands of a non-collector, but I guess that applies to pretty much any collectible that needs careful storage.
I prefer my bucket-o-stamps as well.....An early mentor would keep any and everything, in any condition. The philosophy being flaws are not fatal, you can still drink from a chipped tea cup.
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