Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 31, 2018 13:55:09 GMT
Here are the other stamps I received from the Donation auction from this period of USA Stamps. It is the first time in all my years of collecting that I have looked closely at the Stamps from the United States. Quite an eye-opener !! Sc#294-299  Sc#300-305, 307-309  Sc#323-327  Sc#328-330  Sc#614-616  Sc#617-619  Sc#847  Thanks again bobby1948 ! Londonbus1  |
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Mar 31, 2018 19:59:37 GMT
Although I'm not a US collector I can appreciate this recent acquisition from a lot 1863 Andrew Jackson 2c  |
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Mar 31, 2018 20:01:08 GMT
1908 pair - New York PM over another PM ? George Washington  |
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Apr 1, 2018 1:42:07 GMT
1861 George Washington 12c  |
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Apr 7, 2018 21:07:59 GMT
Heres a nice classic panel of 4 acquired recently.. USA 1947 The 150th Anniversary of U.S. Frigate "Constitution"  |
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ryebob
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What I collect: US, UK, Swiss, Australian, New Zealand, Germany
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Post by ryebob on Jun 1, 2018 0:14:13 GMT
@ Steve T - my first comment, so please be patient with me. From the auctions I've followed the last few years, a single straight edge, repair of any kind, missing or partial gum (versus full OG) will all materially affect the price of a stamp - even for relative US rarities. What's amazed me is the order of magnitude price rise over scott standard catalog for the 98+ graded mint stamps. A US $4.50 catalog value stamp can easily go for $45 or even $450 if graded at the high end of the scale - meaning perfect centering, no perf issues, and certainly no straight edges repairs.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2018 10:42:44 GMT
A US $4.50 catalog value stamp can easily go for $45 or even $450 if graded at the high end of the scale 1 easy step to produce a "Certified" Grade 100 Super Jumbo $150 stamp offered on eBay.
Perfect for the collector with:
From the original quotation
"A foole and his money be soone at debate: which after with sorow repents him too late."
An astute comment from a collector who believes that Graded & Encapsulated stamps (from the company that started this trend) is the only way the hobby will survive
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Jun 1, 2018 12:03:00 GMT
An astute comment from a collector who believes that Graded & Encapsulated stamps (from the company that started this trend) is the only way the hobby will survive. Collecting for purely investment purposes would benefit that collector. But collecting for the heckuvit, not! Albums FTW! |
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Post by jamesw on Jul 26, 2018 0:53:25 GMT
Just workin' away here trying to update images, when I came upon this thread. While I'm here, I might as well add some of my favourite classics. #26  #10a  #71  #75  #77  |
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Beryllium Guy
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jul 26, 2018 20:38:10 GMT
Just workin' away here trying to update images, when I came upon this thread. While I'm here, I might as well add some of my favourite classics. #26, #10a, #71, #75, #77 James, workin' away, no kidding! Thanks for a great post.... the #71 and #77 are especially impressive, because those are both well-centered enough to be called "four-margin copies", in my opinion. I realize that the term "four-margin copy" is normally reserved for imperforate stamps, but in the case of 19th Century issues which are incredibly difficult to find with decent centering, I personally use the term to describe stamps which at least have the design clear of the perfs on all sides, and yours do that very well, indeed! Nice stuff! |
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firstfrog2013
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What I collect: BNA Liberia St Pierre U.S. Bolivia Turkey
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 16, 2019 17:04:50 GMT
The adventure begins: U.S.1a and courtesy of Uncle Bill (thanks BG) 361a  |
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beaverstamps
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What I collect: Hunting & Fishing, US 19th Century
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Post by beaverstamps on Jan 18, 2019 4:10:51 GMT
I must have really liked Old Black Jack...Ran across these guys in a stock book the other day. RB
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 18, 2019 11:34:12 GMT
The adventure begins: U.S. 1a and courtesy of Uncle Bill (thanks BG) 261a Fabulous-looking #1a, Frog. Wow! As for the other, consider it as coming from my Dad to your Mom. I think that they would both be pleased with us on this one. By the way, I am also glad if you were able to determine that there was no watermark on that stamp. That was my opinion, but I wasn't 100% sure, and I was in a bit of a hurry to get it in the mail, so I didn't take the time to do the whole watermark fluid routine to confirm. |
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renden
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What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA
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Post by renden on Oct 5, 2019 19:13:24 GMT
Am bumping (if this the appropriate term) this thread and am surprised not much activity and a lot of missing scans due to departures. Presently transferring my US classics to Steiner pages simply to free the Scott International Vol 1 which is not the ideal album for these stamps. Printing pages made me realize how "poor" I was in the pre-1900 (no grills) and no Watermarked. I guess that is normal since I have not touched the US since I was a teenager except when I received the Mystery Box, full of US blocks etc. I managed to have enough "dups" to send to a friend in Ontario and one in India (Stock Books) and enough to make a give away next Canada Thanksgiving. So the transfer shows me more and more post 1900 stamps but the big decision will be....complete as much as possible Canada before the US....complete does not mean to have 100% of the stamps  unless a big lotto is won and then, I do not know if I would venture my $ in such a sport. This was added to my giveaway in its thread a while ago - René  |
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zipper
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What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 8, 2020 22:52:28 GMT
U.S. 151 Any idea of what kind of grill?   |
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Post by mdroth on Jul 8, 2020 23:11:48 GMT
US # 121; G grill.
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zipper
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What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 8, 2020 23:25:16 GMT
Thank you. I'm impressed that you can see it clearly enough to identify it.
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Post by mdroth on Jul 8, 2020 23:58:53 GMT
That stamp was only made with a G grill. A 'G' grill has a distinctive size/shape compared to other grills; it is small & square.
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zipper
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What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jul 9, 2020 0:03:52 GMT
Thanks again.
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zipper
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What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Sept 15, 2020 10:11:07 GMT
Can't resist Classics. Got these today  |
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graphicbadger92
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Wondering if you have sent me a name of a preference country that would start a conversation about.
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What I collect: I am a collector of rare or uncommon stamps treasures are my specialty or unique, obtain desired stamps for anyone looking.
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Post by graphicbadger92 on Dec 7, 2020 15:34:44 GMT
So the reason I haven’t posted a photo is I just dident know what I would be happy with remembering that it will be my memory of my first posted photo when I look back on it. So a came to the conclusion that I don’t know all much of this hobby to educate anyone here lol so I just think my post is going to be of: The first stamps I ever saw that began my interest in philatelic study and collecting so I’ll commemorate it by 3 photos of my first glimpse of the first album I opened, inherited but not interested until I looked at these. Enjoy and that’s about all the education I can apply at this point. Enjoy    |
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graphicbadger92
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Wondering if you have sent me a name of a preference country that would start a conversation about.
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What I collect: I am a collector of rare or uncommon stamps treasures are my specialty or unique, obtain desired stamps for anyone looking.
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Post by graphicbadger92 on Dec 7, 2020 15:37:29 GMT
 And that’s a post if I can come up with one for starters how did I do from not knowing how to scan or what a forum was to my first post I tried hoped I did rite by post ethics.
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stainlessb
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on Dec 7, 2020 16:16:02 GMT
you did just fine! Your pages look fairly typical of an early/starting collection and i'm guessing maybe from a WW album?
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Dec 7, 2020 16:21:19 GMT
The first stamps I ever saw that began my interest in philatelic study and collecting so I’ll commemorate it by 3 photos of my first glimpse of the first album I opened, inherited but not interested until I looked at these. Enjoy and that’s about all the education I can apply at this point. Enjoy You should move out of the introductory post thread by now. The pictures above are all US stamps of the 1930s period and as such they properly belong in a US thread rather than here. while many of these are older than most of us on the Forum they were used for many years and are fairly common, however the $2 and$5 from the presidents series “ Prexies” on page 1 are scarcer and better stamps . |
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Jun 11, 2021 2:09:39 GMT
Tonight I was going through a small stock book of better duplicates and came across this pair of the 1901 Pan-American Sc 299 Steamship St. Paul. I have never liked the cancel/obliteration on them but I know some people like ugly. I am assuming the smooth top edge is normal on a sheet of these.  |
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WERT
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Post by WERT on Jun 30, 2021 23:41:58 GMT
Here is a nice strip of Scott 220 stamps. Each one has 2 caps on all 3 stamps. Kinda neat..Eh..??
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renden
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What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA
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Post by renden on Jul 3, 2021 13:42:47 GMT
I have not touched US classics for years - Found these 2 which I am asking help to identify (thanks!) No Scott # has been attributed yet A36 no grill (G) 1 straight edge - Locomotive 1875 ? A44 imperf with secret mark (no grill) - Franklin 1873 ? René   |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jul 3, 2021 14:47:06 GMT
OK, René ( renden ), here is your first one:  As the varieties of US, Sc114 without grill have very high CV, I would guess that there is a reasonable chance that a grill is there, but it is either flattened out or not easily visible. If it really is without grill, then it's big money! |
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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 3, 2021 14:51:33 GMT
The grill is apparent in the 3 cent, making it Scott 114. The image quality of the 1 cent is insufficient to make a determination; however, that design wasn't issued imperf so you're likely looking at a stamp with trimmed perfs.  |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jul 3, 2021 14:59:12 GMT
Good one, Steve ( tomiseksj )! I could not really discern the grill, but looking at your marked-up image, it does seem to be there. I should have looked more closely.... I also agree with your comment about the 1-cent gray blue Franklin. I also imagine that it is just trimmed off perfs. |
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unless a big lotto is won and then, I do not know if I would venture my $ in such a sport.
And that’s a post if I can come up with one for starters how did I do from not knowing how to scan or what a forum was to my first post I tried hoped I did rite by post ethics.
