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What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.
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Post by BC on Oct 25, 2014 17:53:49 GMT
The first definitive stamps of Tuvalu, overprinted on Gilbert and Ellice Islands Stamps, 1976 |
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Post by BC on Oct 25, 2014 17:54:54 GMT
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BC
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What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.
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Post by BC on Oct 25, 2014 17:55:39 GMT
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BC
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What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.
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Post by BC on Oct 25, 2014 17:58:01 GMT
The background of these stamps is gray-scale. I do not know why my Epson NX510 gave them the colour tint.  |
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BC
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What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.
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Post by BC on Oct 25, 2014 18:11:17 GMT
The 2c overprint with the CA watermark is one of Tuvalu's rarest stamps. Specimen copies are more common than stamps without the overprint. |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Oct 25, 2014 19:35:12 GMT
Great pages Brian, your Epirus work is fabulous, love your watermarks ID.
Your image names are super.
Great work all around. Top Class.
The colour tint is caused by the scanners "moire" effect, happens with scans of fine lines as well.
I was presuming the stamps were behind clear mounts, what is the "grey scale" you mention?
I was going to upload some work, but "photobucket" is down.
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Oct 25, 2014 19:36:57 GMT
Proofreading alert.  "weaving a basket" shows a man husking coconuts . "local handicrafts" shows a shark. |
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BC
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What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.
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Post by BC on Oct 25, 2014 22:44:50 GMT
Thanks Rod. I will update the pages.
As for the scanner problem, I have started another thread in the help forum.
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BC
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What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.
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Post by BC on Oct 25, 2014 23:37:53 GMT
25c overprint, lovely bulls-eye cancel, Feb 11, 1977 |
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BC
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What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.
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Post by BC on Nov 3, 2014 1:04:42 GMT
First Day Cover of the Tuvalu 1976 definitive overprints. Scott #1-15  |
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 14, 2016 14:39:44 GMT
The 10c multicolored, perf. 14 orange clownfish (Scott 102) from Tuvalu's fish definitive set issued January 24, 1979.  |
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Post by BC on Aug 2, 2016 15:05:38 GMT
Nice scan Steve. Your stamp is actually the second printing, issued in 1981. It has the coarse border and the notched lower left frame. The first printing of 1979 has a finer border, and without the frame notches. Here they are together. |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Aug 2, 2016 18:00:34 GMT
Thanks for the update, Brian. My 2009 Scott makes no mention of the 1981 printing, other than to note that the 45c black-tipped rock cod stamp was issued June 16, 1981. Do the notches in the frame line appear on every stamp printed or are they only associated with certain positions?
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BC
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What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.
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Post by BC on Aug 2, 2016 19:23:27 GMT
They are not listed in Scott, but Gibbons mentions them I think. The notches appear on all the stamps on the 10c reprint, and oddly enough on the 25c (all printings). Even odder, they are printed POSITIONAL on the 45c stamp you mention! tuvaluislands.com/stamps/st-d1979b.htm |
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Aug 2, 2016 22:17:08 GMT
BC , That site provides a wealth of information...thanks for posting it. Now I wish I had more than 3 Tuvalu stamps to study!
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