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Post by Anping on Dec 6, 2017 16:57:47 GMT
Spotted this on Facebook yesterday; PTT postbox from Izmir in Turkey. Very elegant but would look better without the upstand and mounted on a stone/brick pillar; in my opinion.
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Post by Anping on Dec 5, 2017 17:53:56 GMT
This souvenir sheet might help you understand how mis-registration of colours occur. Here, six 'colour separations' were used to create the final product, which entailed printing sheets of stamps six times. Alignment is critical during each of the six print runs. Mis-alignment at any stage will produce an effect similar to your stamp. Should one of the six print runs be omitted by accident, then a missing colour will be the end product. This happened numerous times on the actual $20 stamp shown, as it proved to be difficult for the printers to keep track of; and similarly on all the large format high values in this set.
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Post by Anping on Nov 26, 2017 1:34:42 GMT
I concur totally.
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Post by Anping on Nov 17, 2017 19:59:07 GMT
Should you not get a precise answer to your question here, might I suggest you contact Lighthouse directly:
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLICATIONS, INC. 10 Washington Avenue, Unit B Fairfield, NJ 07004 USA Tel.: (201) 342-1513 / (888) 269-1513 Fax: (201) 342-7142 Email: info@lighthouse.us
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Post by Anping on Nov 2, 2017 21:40:15 GMT
I should have added to my post that Maiden Lane is right behind Stanley Gibbons in The Strand. So a combined visit is convenient. However, the restaurant and the rest of Covent Garden is far more interesting than SG's flagship store (in my humble opinion).
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Post by Anping on Nov 2, 2017 21:25:11 GMT
Lillie Langtry Wine Label CinderellaIt is not completely clear to me why she would be featured on a wine label, other than that she seems to have been someone who enjoyed the good life and high society during her lifetime. Should you ever visit London, it may be worth poking your head into Rules restaurant, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden. Established in 1798, a private room was used by KEVII to entertain Lily Langtree. The pair could slip upstairs unseen, into the room through a hidden curtain. Just don't go there during service, unless you eat there of course. I had a meal there many years ago and it was very good. Filmed in there too.
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Post by Anping on Oct 30, 2017 11:01:34 GMT
This is Hattie. Writing under the stamp seems to indicate Hattie was 16 years old, when this picture was taken. Lovely portrait.
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Post by Anping on Oct 28, 2017 9:48:38 GMT
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Post by Anping on Oct 26, 2017 23:22:20 GMT
Michael, have you ever seen one on cover? I'd imagine these are rather scarce!
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Post by Anping on Oct 25, 2017 9:24:52 GMT
I take it then that the PERFORATED stamp can be removed and used for postage but it would render the remainder invalid for postage?
I see that international postage is AU$9 as well. So the price effectively doubles.
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Post by Anping on Oct 19, 2017 0:30:02 GMT
Today, I received five miniature sheets from an Australian member of another forum. Australia Post issued these for the China International Collection Expo 2017, Nanjing. The availability of these was apparently limited each day of the show, and, for a short time online via the Philatelic Bureau back in Australia. These beautifully designed and printed Show issues quickly sold out. Although this is not a country that I collect, nor do I collect topicals, I thought these were so striking and therefore fitted my 'anything I like' category. The scans actually don't do these justice, as they can't reproduce the embellishments used during production. Four of these were printed with a dragonfly design, one of each available each day of this four-day event. The sheet issued on day 4, combines dragonflies from the first three. A fifth mini sheet featuring two $1 Koala stamps from the 2004 Australian Impressions issue completed the set for the Expo in Nanjing. Day 1 Australian Tiger - Parts of this mini sheet and one stamp feature gold holographic and black foil treatments and are embossed: Day 2 Jewel Flutterer - Parts of this mini sheet and one stamp feature a clear holographic foil and are embossed. The blade of grass and heading are embellished with green foil: Day 3 Beautiful Petaltail - Parts of this mini sheet and one stamp feature gold and black foil and are embossed: Day 4 Australian Tiger/Petaltail/Flutterer - Parts of this mini sheet are foiled in red laser and clear holographic and are embossed. The dragonfly’s wings on all three stamps feature a clear holographic foil and are embossed: The fifth: From the 2004 Australian Impressions issue: One odd feature on three of the dragonfly sheets is that the topmost stamp has neither been perforated, nor embellished, yet it has a denomination. So the question is, are these actually stamps?
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Post by Anping on Oct 16, 2017 20:41:38 GMT
A nice extension and useful for those wanting access to and/or download of their blocked files. However, once the blocked image reappears in the post you are able to right click on it and save it to your hard drive for uploading to a different image host. Yes, that was my point. For those that couldn't repair their threads, this may be the way to at least access their images and put them somewhere else. I wasn't proposing that Photobucket should be used for any display purposes within threads. But it may be advisable to act sooner rather than later, in case PB manages to assassinate these fixes.
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Post by Anping on Oct 16, 2017 19:28:30 GMT
For those unable to retrieve Photobucket images in order to migrate them to another host, there seems to be a solution:
Someone has written a Photobucket Hotlink Fix, which is available as an Add-on for Google Chrome and Mozilla search engines. I have successfully added this to Chrome and have been able to view my entire library. I have also been able to download an image for test purposes. Here are the results from 15 minutes ago: It would seem that just by adding this to Chrome (I can't comment on Mozilla) it creates a small icon next to the search bar. Then by signing into Photobucket, your account should be visible. It took about three attempts at signing in, before everything appeared; so persist. Here are the links: Google Chrome Photobucket Hotlink FixMozilla Photobucket Hotlink FixThere is a suggestion that it is also possible to add images to your account rapidly. Why anyone would tempt fate though, I don't understand.
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Post by Anping on Oct 16, 2017 14:05:31 GMT
Interesting that they give no indication of the individual stamps. It also raises a question about condition. It must be pot luck as what a buyer would receive. I would imagine the stamps selected would all be the same sort of catalogue value and would be pulled from a tea chest full of this stuff stripped out of old albums. Despite my cynicism, I'd like to think this sort of advertising might just create a spark of interest in stamp collecting. It might also remind some to rekindle a childhood interest and retrieve their old albums stuck in an old box.
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Post by Anping on Oct 16, 2017 13:43:13 GMT
This was a first for me. I have never seen this type of perforation mistake before (perhaps I live a sheltered life) and certainly not on any Hong Kong stamps. It gives the appearance of a sheet fed into a perforating machine, then pulled out mid operation and fed back in again. However, this assumes sheets are handled in this manner. I have seen examples where double perfs appear right across the stamps, but never partly. It is admittedly a bit of a dog, but I had to buy this to study it. In detail: Perhaps others have similar examples.
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Post by Anping on Oct 16, 2017 11:42:36 GMT
I picked up a copy of the Metro newspaper the other day. This is a free publication given out to those living in and around London. I was somewhat surprised to find a full page advert for a company selling " Your very own Queen Victoria Stamp Collection". Now I'm not a GB collector, so I'm only guessing here, but the stamps illustrated are probably common low values which can be picked up for a lot less than £29. My point is, that I can't remember the last time I saw stamp advertising in a newspaper. So does this suggest there is a increase in stamp collecting among the general public? Or this this just a cynical attempt to get grandad to buy a 'mini investment portfolio' for the grandchild?
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Post by Anping on Oct 15, 2017 20:51:47 GMT
The vertical dimension of the design appears to be the same on both stamps; however, the separation between the horizontal rows of perforations is much greater on the stamp at left, giving the appearance of a "taller" stamp. So is there an explanation for this increased separation? A bottom marginal row perhaps?
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Post by Anping on Oct 14, 2017 20:57:12 GMT
Actually, I think I can see the difference now, comparing your scan to the one in the catalogue. I see three small circles with numbers in them in your example, and these are missing from the design shown in the catalogue. Is that how you could tell the difference? Yes.
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Post by Anping on Oct 13, 2017 0:02:34 GMT
I would like to see an educational section which is ongoing from issue to issue. For example:
The different papers and coatings used in stamp production (chalk, substitute, calendered, laid, wove, granite, quadrille, burelé etc).
Additional security devices {including experimental} applied in stamp production (grills, exploding caps etc.)
Different printing methods (lithography, typography, recess etc).
Use of different gums.
Undoubtedly these can be found somewhere or other, but I think these sort of subjects would be a very useful as a regularly published supplement to standard (voluntary) articles. It would then be possible for the editorial team to make specific requests for volunteers to write about a certain subject (these needn't be authored by the same person).
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Post by Anping on Oct 12, 2017 23:23:49 GMT
Beryllium Guy , I have submitted your findings. We shall have to wait for the response. No doubt others will crawl out of the woodwork to tut and mutter!
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Post by Anping on Oct 12, 2017 23:01:39 GMT
Based on your additional comments, I did another search. I wonder if it could be WINSTED, CONN., WINCHESTER STA.? When I looked up the station names, this is the only one for which the station name was different than the town name, and it appears to me from the CDS that they are different, so I would probably rule out Manchester and Colchester, if we are right in thinking this is in Connecticut. Now that does look promising, Sherlock (err, I mean Beryllium Guy). I'll ask Mrs Hudson to bring you a fresh pot of tea and crumpets . Seriously though, I think I shall submit this as a potential candidate to the original poster. I think you have done enough with this, so thank you again for your all your effort. Now I shall have to look out for over another equally horrible challenge for you.
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Post by Anping on Oct 12, 2017 22:50:47 GMT
I'm curious as to why a U.S. CDS would be applied to a block of Hong Kong definitives that are void of other markings. With regard to the postmark's quality, could it be that the ink bled while being soaked? The image I showed was a cropped version of the original, which had been cancelled in Hong Kong with four partial postmarks on a block of eight. None of these postmarks showed either the month or year. I suspect that being a block of eight of low values (totalling 16 cents), these were affixed to the back of the envelope and the higher values making up the correct rate, were on the front. So this would explain a receiving mark, which was central to that block. I should add that a separate circular mark is evident to the left of the CDS. This is in the same ink. The mark just looks to be of totally indistinct lettering, which is smaller in diameter than the inner ring of the CDS. But as it is placed at about 10 o'clock to the CDS, it could not be a duplex marking. As for ink bleed: I guess this is possible if that type of stamping ink was fugitive. While I appreciate this is quite a challenge, I wouldn't want anyone to expend too much time and effort on this. After all, it will only turn out to be a common receiving mark and not an uncommon foreign postmark. I just thought I would direct this at an audience that is probably more familiar with US postmarks. Thank you all for looking at this.
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Post by Anping on Oct 12, 2017 21:41:16 GMT
Beryllium Guy , a very impressive attempt. Your reading of the bottom part fits in with mine. I didn't want to influence anybody, so kept quiet. But I can only find Manchester, Winchester and Colchester. As for the upper section, your interpretation of CONN may be on the button; I thought it started with CO. But as I am not familiar with the format of US postmarks of this type, I felt I was too much out of my depth, so 'retired' at that point. Looking at a map of CT, little seems to tie up though. But then again, 70 years have passed. Thanks for looking at this.
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Post by Anping on Oct 12, 2017 1:02:07 GMT
This I bought for a very 'friendly' price, which is in stark contrast to those I've seen listed elsewhere. So I'm rather happy with this.
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Post by Anping on Oct 12, 2017 0:54:14 GMT
Another first flight cover that travelled via the FAM14 Clipper route. This time from Manila, in the Philippines to Hong Kong and then through to San Francisco. It has twin cachets, one of which is a very crisp embossed ink Hong Kong - Macao version. This has obviously been looked after over the years; 80 to be precise.
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Post by Anping on Oct 11, 2017 17:09:03 GMT
I realise this is perhaps a hopeless case, but I'm putting this up here on behalf of someone else for possible identification. I'm hoping someone in the US may recognise the location of this terrible quality postmark. It was applied to a block of KGVI Hong Kong definitives and may be dated around 1949. It would appear to be a 'STAtion' cancel. I'm afraid this is the best quality image that could be supplied, but then again I don't think anything of higher resolution would help: EDIT: I shouldn't bother with the likes of Retroreveal, as it makes no difference.
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Post by Anping on Oct 11, 2017 11:21:11 GMT
I've waited a long time for a 1948 first day cover of this issue with the £1 value, as these command considerably high prices. I managed to get this from another online forum. This was postmarked Gresham House in London:
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Post by Anping on Oct 11, 2017 10:39:45 GMT
Well, that's a coincidence. Just as I was editing my post, you found the same reference. I note there is yet another spelling variation of 'Idrus'.
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Post by Anping on Oct 11, 2017 9:41:11 GMT
Another Coutinho photograph; again one which was used for postcard production. As can be seen, this shows a minaret connected to a mosque but I am unsure of its exact location. I am trying to obtain the same image in postcard format: I have now discovered that the above image was in fact used on one of the colony's GVI stamps; the 2 annas. An inscription on the stamp states this is the Aidrus Mosque, yet all other references to this refer to it as the Idrus Mosque. I suspect the former is either an error, or it is a variation of phonetic interpretation. I suspect now that the mosque is located in Crater:
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Post by Anping on Oct 9, 2017 15:37:19 GMT
The following photograph shows the Recreation Ground in The Crescent at Steamer Point, Aden. The British term Steamer Point was a colloquialism which was adopted into Aden's postal system. This was used on earlier postmarks of the colony. In the centre of the gardens can be seen a statue of Queen Victoria sitting surrounded by a rare instance of severe rain.
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