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Post by Anping on Mar 31, 2018 2:50:42 GMT
This is an alleged white Maltese Cross on a Penny black on sale on eBay at the moment. I for one would not be tempted to buy this as I know too little about the subject as it is perhaps an example of chemical alteration.
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Post by Anping on Mar 30, 2018 16:47:33 GMT
Firstly, I think Beryllium Guy is quite correct about multiple post marks. These would have been removed from envelopes as singles or part multiples. Those very early days saw a lot of amateur abuse of stamps, particularly when you consider the method used to trade (furtively down back streets in London Town, under the watchful eyes of the police force); which was frowned upon. The variations in the ornaments (NW & NE) are of course quite an advanced subject, which can really only be studied if you have enough examples to study in detail. I for one know very little about the subject, other than to say, that use of Maltese Crosses (Cross Pattee) was not restricted to red and black of one shape. Other colours and shapes were used as well; some of which are quite rare.
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Post by Anping on Mar 11, 2018 17:56:15 GMT
From what I can see, your cover is fairly common. There are a lot of covers in existence showing a 'Military Mails - Civil Censorship' marking from the US Sector. I have numerous examples myself. The more desirable examples would be with Russian Zone censorship markings.
Unless there is something special about the stamps (I don't have a catalogue), a price of $20 is the most you could expect.
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Post by Anping on Mar 9, 2018 23:06:21 GMT
Welcome Valentin.
Please tell us what you collect.
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Post by Anping on Feb 27, 2018 0:10:45 GMT
The following link will take you to a most useful site that lists GB stamps in very simplified form. There are no prices (it's not a catalogue), just good images and details of stamps in sets for each year, from 1840 to 2018. The year can be selected from either a calendar panel on the right side of screen marked DISPLAY YEAR, or from a drop down menu selected from the top. It has a search function as well: Collecting GB stamps.
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Post by Anping on Feb 26, 2018 0:44:58 GMT
This is not a true revenue (fiscal) stamp. This is a standard 'Postage and Revenue' issue, like many others from GB. It is part of a set of six from the centenary issue. Although these may have been used for revenue purposes (perhaps on receipts), they were just postage stamps. These are listed in simplified catalogues and given standard numbers: e.g. SG479-484
Your copy has a common postal machine cancel.
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Post by Anping on Feb 10, 2018 21:09:45 GMT
Thank you Beryllium Guy for your rely. This answers my question. So this was purely for domestic 1 oz US postage.
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Post by Anping on Feb 9, 2018 18:39:42 GMT
Perhaps someone could explain the designations F, G and H (and indeed any others). I take it that these indicate levels of service in respect of zones, or am I miles off?
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Post by Anping on Feb 9, 2018 14:50:33 GMT
I for one wouldn't consider this nondenominated make-up rate stamp to be the ugliest out of the US stable. I actually think it quite interesting and if received on a mailing would certainly be eye catching. Its certainly got an interesting story behind its production. I was intrigued by the comment made by tomiseksj about the Simpson's stamps. I had to look on eBay to see for myself. Oh dear! What a grotesque set of stamps. I would expect this sort of thing from one of those unheard of countries like Upper Bwangodulee. (I made that up BTW). It would seem that the USA, like GB, produce new issues that veer from the sublime to the totally ridiculous.
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Post by Anping on Feb 8, 2018 21:44:26 GMT
Here's that Stampworld image at last.......
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Post by Anping on Feb 8, 2018 18:07:58 GMT
The second is, I believe, a 1939 1s Bistre-brown KGvi, but again, the only example I could find online for sale was an imperforate pair on the SG website. I'm fairly certain my used singleton example isn't going to be worth anything like what they're asking for that example! lol As I don't have a catalogue to hand, I looked this up on Stampworld. From the 1937 issue, this is described as 'ochre'. I was going to post an image but the TSF image host is just locked on the sign in screen. (Why the sign in screen all of a sudden?)
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Post by Anping on Feb 3, 2018 11:25:41 GMT
Anping I once bought a small lot for Mom that arrived as a bundle about four inches square completely encased in ten layers of scotch tape.I destroyed almost every stamp attempting to retrieve them.Good Luck ! I guess there's probably a thread about this somewhere on SOR (there is on every other forum) but you do wonder about people's mentality. I've had similar packets which caused me to use my modelling surgical knives to 'dissect' the beasts. I've yet to ruin any of those, but its been a close run thing where only a 1 millimetre clearance was provided. We have a manufacturer in the UK called LIL, who manufacture all manner of mailers. I bought a clearance batch of small ones (can't remember the size notation but I bought 500 of these for 5p each), where stamps could actually be inserted loosely without any fear of damage. These are so rigid, there's no need to waste time and tape securing them. Ok, these are more expensive when bought at full price, but surely these save so much time that this could be offset against the actual mailer cost.
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Post by Anping on Feb 3, 2018 1:55:59 GMT
If you are planning on steaming the seams open then I recommend that you consider inserting some heavy plastic sheeting inside the pieces of cover to shield the front from possible damage due to moisture. Thank you. I'll bear that in mind.
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Post by Anping on Feb 2, 2018 23:28:00 GMT
Although I have all the types of archive mending tape I would ever need, I have to take this cover apart, as it is sealed (just to add to the grief). I am toying with an idea I have, to waterproof the hand writing, which of course I would test on scrap ink written envelopes, before opening the top flap and of course the seams.
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Post by Anping on Feb 2, 2018 21:16:07 GMT
I received an envelope about two days before Christmas. It was an extremely limp, poor quality mailer. I thought it was one of those cheap paper Christmas 'cards' from one of my tight fisted mates, as I thought I recognised the hand writing. Oh no it wasn't. Using a finger, I tried to tear the top flap. But the paper was such poor quality, this is what appeared........ There was no stiffener; just my poor cover.
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Post by Anping on Jan 27, 2018 19:02:41 GMT
I thought I might add my first Penny Black ( F G) here as well as my second. Although this one has a very tight margin at the base, it is still a four margin example. The colour is quite intense and the red maltese cross clean and crisp:
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Post by Anping on Jan 26, 2018 1:14:34 GMT
The problem for me is that I do not currently own a pair of cranked-tip stamp tongs. Neither do I but I've had success using my rounded tongs (best described as tear drop shaped), as these have convex surfaces.
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Post by Anping on Jan 25, 2018 20:53:11 GMT
What is the best way to proceed? Sponge off the tops or just soak the gum off everything? Any suggestions appreciated. Has anyone ever tried using steam in this situation? I have a number of souvenir sheets welded together along one edge but haven't been brave enough to try it.
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Post by Anping on Jan 25, 2018 16:22:25 GMT
I've just received this registered cover sent to Geneva, Switzerland; having bought this on eBay. I was surprised this did not generate much interest and as a result I got this rather cheaply. It is the first time I've seen a Stanley Gibbon's seal, and with good strikes of the sending post office 369 The Strand B.O. W.C., thought this rather desirable. This branch office is no longer there; a tourist gift shop now in its place. Only a red telephone box just outside gives any indication of a GPO presence (often phone boxes were placed near a post office when the technology arrived). Its location was just a very short walk from Stanley Gibbons' premises at 399 The Strand.
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Post by Anping on Jan 25, 2018 15:48:44 GMT
Here is my newly acquired Penny Black; my second. I was sure that I'd posted my first but can't find it. So obviously I may have posted it in the wrong thread. Anyway, here's the beast:
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Post by Anping on Jan 19, 2018 14:49:04 GMT
Postage/revenue hybrid? I presume this is a postage stamp used as a revenue stamp. Do people collect these as a specialty? I would imagine these are collectible, as there are collectors of passport related ephemera. The Gold Coast only used two types of revenue stamps and they were for court fees; overprinted JUDICIAL. Standard postage stamps were used for all other tax surcharges, so these may well be collected as 'pseudo' revenues.
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Post by Anping on Jan 18, 2018 18:24:01 GMT
That's a beauty.
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Post by Anping on Jan 18, 2018 1:20:02 GMT
Although I would not want to dismiss the collection of these Wounded Warrior Project labels by others, I think their message would be more powerful if they were actually used as intended. If pushed, I would place these in a charity label category (avoiding confusion perhaps with the term seal, which conjures up a particular but different image in my mind).
Although I would not collect these myself, I could see them partly forming an interesting social history collection, if used on cover.
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Post by Anping on Jan 17, 2018 1:32:49 GMT
Whilst you wait for someone to hopefully diagnose your problem, you might in the meantime try using the TSF Google Search as shown amongst the other TSF functions. You may well find that this is more satisfactory anyway.
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Post by Anping on Jan 11, 2018 11:26:46 GMT
Steve, is Pure Citrus a product you buy or do you mean use an orange? An orange would probably work, but then my stamp book would smell funny. It is a product that you buy. Don't use an orange, old fruit Here in the UK we can get a Dutch made product called sticker remover...... This is a company that produces all manner of products for the care of decorative surfaces (marble, porcelain, ceramic tiles [grout], sandstone etc). I'm sure you should be able to find a similar product, if you can't find Pure Citrus.
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Post by Anping on Jan 10, 2018 3:05:55 GMT
Those letters 'NIZZO' look to me like part of a typewriter applied address on a label. I can't imagine the need for any address label being produced by any other printing process. But I think you're right; a complete cover might give better indication.
I must admit though, that I am just befuddled by the explanation provided by that site. I seem to be encountering more and more ambiguous writing just lately, the more I look online.
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Post by Anping on Jan 8, 2018 19:14:43 GMT
Firstly I'd like to thank Londonbus1 for sending the first group of stamps to me as a birthday present. These are reproductions of the Liquidation of Empire Propaganda forgeries, that were originally created by the German propaganda machine, in one of the concentration camps. The second image shows a genuine set with the additional forged postmarks. The third image shows an enlargement of one of the denominations, which I have highlighted to show the watermark that was used on genuine copies. It is believed that the paper was actually ration coupon paper. This subject has in fact been presented before in one of the newsletters. Thank you so much Michael for your generosity. It's great to have a full set of the repros, as I only had a singleton with forged postmark. What a decent egg you are !
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Post by Anping on Jan 8, 2018 18:24:45 GMT
Copied from that site: "When circulars that were printed in imitation type written characters are sent through the post at the printed paper rate, the stamps should be cancelled by a triangular die." I'm afraid I don't understand this statement. What are imitation type written characters?
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Post by Anping on Jan 6, 2018 19:15:26 GMT
Well, hopefully someone might have found some benefit watching the video. It is of course no surprise that each technique shown does not suit everyone. I for one can understand why there might be a preference to use some sort of applicator to wet the hinges rather than ones tongue; more accuracy/control perhaps. Beryllium Guy 's reference to hinging triangular stamps is a most useful addition to these techniques too. Although I posted the video, I don't in fact hinge stamps at all. I am one of those collectors who stores stamps in Hagner leaves. Although this method eliminates all the problems of using hinges, it leaves me with a collection that is aesthetically displeasing. For my money, there is nothing more attractive than home produced album pages (either using mounts or hinges), as I have seen here on this site. Unfortunately, my collection is too cumbersome now and I am too long in the tooth to make the change.
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Post by Anping on Dec 29, 2017 21:27:13 GMT
I've noticed a couple of posts over the last few days relating to methods used for hinging stamps. This led me to consider whether all of us actually know how to do it properly. One would think so; well I'm not so sure.
Here is a video I found that gives an insight into the basics of hinging and why the method shown is important to adopt. This may be a very useful eleven minutes of your time:
HOW TO HINGE STAMPS:
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