rod222
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Post by rod222 on Sept 30, 2013 15:15:43 GMT
One thing we can say about Guinea stamps, they are not dull. 1993 Dinosaurs 1000 franc Miniature Sheet CV:$10 Free gift from Mr. Tony Mac. with thanks.  |
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marius
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Post by marius on Oct 1, 2013 2:06:49 GMT
Another thing we can say about Guinea stamps, they are sooo many!
Not just Guinea but all those african countries with hundreds of new issues each year.
I bet your dinos never seen Guinea, these are just cinderellas "officially" produced.
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Oct 2, 2013 9:36:00 GMT
In the late 1960s and early 1970s there was a craze for the odd and unusual in stamp materials. One of the things that popped up was the idea of embossing gold and silver foil-covered stamps. These things invariably have outrageous catalog values, so they virtually never show up in the odd lots I pick up. Guinea is the one country from which I do have some Scott-listed gold & silver stamps. It's obviously real silver - check out the tarnish on these things! These blocks commemorate Nixon's trip to the People's Republic of China. So, a block of 4 has Nixon, Mao and two ping-pong players. Maybe one of them is Forrest Gump, I don't know. ha ha  Ryan |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Oct 2, 2013 12:52:22 GMT
Lovely stuff, these are up there with Lenticular Stamps, one of just a handful of countries who can claim
certain stamps issued by them, can actually melt.
(Inc the CDRom stamps of Bhutan)
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Aug 18, 2014 13:47:25 GMT
1971 Birds 5fr-50f air.......... Violet-crested Touraco 20fr-100f air...... European golden oriole. 30fr................... Blue-headed coucal. 40fr................... Northern shrike. 75fr-200f air..... Vulturine guinea fowl. 100fr................ Southern ground hornbill.   |
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Bombadil
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Post by Bombadil on Dec 9, 2017 1:28:25 GMT
15 November 1962 - "Conquest of Space" and Mercury Spacecraft Overprints on 16 October 1959: Doves with Letter and Olive branch. 40fr - Orange Curved Overprint 40fr – Red Straight Overprint 50fr - Orange Curved Overprint 50fr - Red Straight Overprint 100fr - Black straight Overprint 200fr - Back curved Overprint    |
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Bombadil
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Post by Bombadil on Jan 19, 2018 0:04:59 GMT
1960 (issues of 1959) Olympic Games. 5v
Optd' "Jeux Olympiques Rome 1960 and Olympic rings". 50F & 100F On 1959 First Anniversary of Independence issue. 50F................S.G CV £8.00 100F...............S.G CV £12.00 100F, 200F & 500F On 1959 Airmail Issue (Lockheed Super Constellation Airliner). 100F...............S.G CV £10.5 200F...............S.G CV £18.00 500F...............S.G CV £47.00     
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Bombadil
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Post by Bombadil on Apr 19, 2018 15:25:42 GMT
1965 - Seventh anniversary of Independence Scott # 397-400,C76-C77    |
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Bombadil
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Post by Bombadil on Apr 30, 2018 13:33:21 GMT
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de61
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Post by de61 on Oct 29, 2019 17:31:15 GMT
Shown are 2 proofs and the issued stamp set for the 1964 Eleanor Roosevelt, 15th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights of 1963, issue (Sc. #336-339, C61).
The first scan shows a sunken artist's proof on coated card of the rejected design, which included 6 boys. The boy behind the boy at left and the boy between Eleanor Roosevelt and the boy with the glasses were removed from the final design. The rejection of the design is indicated by the red line towards the upper left of the proof.
The second scan shows a sunken printer's proof on coated card of the issued design for the 50F airmail stamp, which includes only 4 boys. The areas where the two boys were removed are visible on the proof, but unfortunately, they do not show well on the scan, due to the reflection of the coating on the card. The removed areas are, however, more noticeable on the issued stamps. If you look closely, you can see the outlines of where the 2 additional boys were removed from the printing plate on the issued stamps.
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zipper
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Post by zipper on May 20, 2022 3:13:12 GMT
Guinea MNH 361-71,C68 Niamou Tribal Masks & Headdress  |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Mar 1, 2024 12:32:16 GMT
1974 Sc# 663>  |
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