oldtriguy
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What I collect: USA to fill album holes/varieties. Older W/W Airmail
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Post by oldtriguy on Nov 3, 2016 2:51:50 GMT
Hi All,
Was cataloging a few Norway stamps and got to the 35 Ore, King Haakon VII from 1950-51 and 1955-57 and came to a halt.
My 2010 Scott catalog says both the 1950-51 (Scott # 312) and 1955-57 (Scott # 346) versions are perf 13 x 13 1/2. Scott cat says # 312 is red brown and the # 346 is brown red. Scott cat says 346 is unwatermarked. Does not say specifically that 312 is unwatermarked, but catalog indication is that it is unwatermarked too.
I have 4 of these puppies but can't tell which ones I have based on the color. Does anyone know of another way to distinguish these stamps? Perhaps a different catalog has better info on these particular stamps that would help to ID them.
Thanks in advance,
Dave N.
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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 Nov 3, 2016 12:47:43 GMT
Apart from color differentiation, the only way I can think of is finding one with a postmark that predates 1956. You might be able to identify your stamps by comparing them to known examples -- both stamps are shown on Colnect. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2016 14:17:04 GMT
Color is really the only main difference other than having a postmark as mentioned The 1951 has a definite lake color to it  The 1956 has a redder tone  |
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oldtriguy
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What I collect: USA to fill album holes/varieties. Older W/W Airmail
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Post by oldtriguy on Nov 4, 2016 0:41:49 GMT
Thanks for the inputs!
Folks here are always so willing to help!
Since I'm ID'ing these for trade purposes, I might just have to give them a dual ID (312 or 346).
But I'll check the ones I have and see if they have a date cancel.
With checking just the color, I'm aware that the color can change somewhat over the years and due to exposure
so not sure I like the idea of ID'ing based solely on color when the color is so close to begin with.
Dave N.
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