rod222
Member 
Inactive
Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 8,233 
What I collect: US Precancels. Belgium Precancels.
|
Post by rod222 on Oct 3, 2013 3:48:16 GMT
Snipped a couple of beauties from Daniel (SCF) Auction, I was the only bidder  Brazil 1915 Perf : 11.5 Lithography Wmk : 99 Sc#195 Founding of town of Cabo Frio (300th Anniversary) CV:$5  1916 January 1st 100 Rei carmine City of Belem (300th Anniversary) Perf : 11.5 Sc #196 CV : $11  |
|
rod222
Member
Inactive
Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 8,233
What I collect: US Precancels. Belgium Precancels.
|
Post by rod222 on Oct 3, 2013 3:54:21 GMT
Students of stamp design, may notice the lovely little "Herald's wand" at the bottom of the Carmine, The Caduceus.
|
|
|
|
Post by jkjblue on Oct 3, 2013 16:31:04 GMT
Very Nice! It is difficult sometimes to get Brazil stamps in good condition.  |
|
|
|
Post by spain1850 on Oct 3, 2013 18:50:04 GMT
It's also nice to find things that are not often seen. At least I've never seen them in my album. Nice!
|
|
|
|
Post by stoltzpup on Oct 4, 2013 1:36:35 GMT
Thanks for the detailed pics. My copy of the 1916 carmine 100 Reis has a SON cancel, nice enough, but it blocks out some of the detail. Yours show me what I can't see on mine. I notice on my 1915 (blue) there is the beginning of some acid discoloration from the gum. I'm thinking about removing it.
|
|
rod222
Member
Inactive
Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 8,233
What I collect: US Precancels. Belgium Precancels.
|
Post by rod222 on Oct 4, 2013 2:10:28 GMT
Do you think acidity from gum? maybe had moisture at one point.
I am not a fan of gum, I see no reason to keep gum on a cancelled stamp, unless a prover.
Mine are washed but still have that toning, I'll leave well alone, they are in a good environment
although my hinges curl at odd times.
It looks like stable ink if you do decide to soak.
What intrigues me is the perforations on these fellows, I have read of pins being replaced on perforators with piano wire,
mine look like a gaggle of diameters.
Being a Meccano Kid, the Gantry Straddle Boat Crane I found interesting, esp mixed with Caravels, rather odd.
|
|
