drjoe
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Post by drjoe on Jun 27, 2024 16:00:03 GMT
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renden
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What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA
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Post by renden on Jun 27, 2024 16:28:13 GMT
They were sold (Ebay) so the link just says so - no info
René
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Post by michael on Jun 27, 2024 16:56:40 GMT
These are cutouts from Exhibition Souvenirs sold at the 1940 centenary exhibition. They were printed by Waterlow. ![https://tsfimagehost.net/images/2018/02/19/a806bc769bcc24ea345370dbe3da223e.jpg](https://tsfimagehost.net/images/2018/02/19/a806bc769bcc24ea345370dbe3da223e.jpg) They are being maliciously sold on Ebay etc. as essays or reprints but they have little real value. Discussed many times on this forum by Londonbus1 :
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Jun 27, 2024 17:05:26 GMT
These are well known productions cut out from special souvenir sheetlets printed in various colours in 1940for the Postage stamp centenary exhibition sold to raise funds for the Red Cross. The sheetlets had images of London’s Tower Bridge and Houses of Parliament They are Cinderellas and certainly not “Colour Proofs” Anyone selling them as such is either misguided or fraudulent. thanks michael for the images and the link. You beat me tothe draw!
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drjoe
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Post by drjoe on Jun 27, 2024 17:44:54 GMT
Michael/vikingeck, thanks for the info on the 1940 exhibition special souvenir sheet cutouts. Having been a cinderella collector and having owned these sheetlets in the past my memory can now place these being what they truly are....frauds. Feel sorry for the ebay buyer that recently got duped.
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Jun 27, 2024 18:13:17 GMT
They are pretty reproductions, best of course in the intact sheetlets, but if you know what they really are , they become a conversation piece .
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Jun 27, 2024 19:10:52 GMT
Michael/vikingeck, thanks for the info on the 1940 exhibition special souvenir sheet cutouts. Having been a cinderella collector and having owned these sheetlets in the past my memory can now place these being what they truly are....frauds. Feel sorry for the ebay buyer that recently got duped. Sadly, eBay buyers are being duped by this scam on a daily basis. Some of the responses I get when I politely inform the sellers are not for this forum. Children may be watching. Many just don't care. If it make a few bucks, then it's OK.
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Jun 28, 2024 2:22:22 GMT
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stanley64
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What I collect: Canada, USA, Netherlands, Portugal & Colonies, Antarctic Territories and anything that catches my eye...
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Post by stanley64 on Jun 28, 2024 8:02:31 GMT
Ready the lot description shown by rod222 is, at least for me, a dead-giveaway that something is not quite right - 'OG' ;-) Buyer beware, or at a minimum, educate yourself... Have fun and happy collecting!
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