rod222
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Post by rod222 on Jan 30, 2015 8:10:28 GMT
British GuianaMutilated Stationery Damus Petimusque Vicissim "We Give and Expect in return" Postmark : Mahaicony British Guiana Postmark References:   
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kernelgui
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Post by kernelgui on Jul 21, 2024 20:44:47 GMT
Original Thread Title: British Guiana 1860 Proofs
I was just digging through another auction lot that I picked up a few weeks ago and came across these two rather attractive looking 1860 British Guiana proofs. There is only a very brief mention of proofs being around in Scotts but no specifics and I haven't found anything on line with proofs made in colors other than black. These are obviously proofs trying out alternate colors I suspect before choosing the color for production and was wondering if anyone has any other catalog listing of these.  |
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Jul 21, 2024 20:53:17 GMT
If they were proofs , why do you think they are cancelled with post marks?
I am travelling at the moment and have no catalogues to refer to but they look awfully like printed from postal stationery, 1c inland and 2c overseas postcards .
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kernelgui
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Post by kernelgui on Jul 21, 2024 20:53:43 GMT
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Post by michael on Jul 21, 2024 21:38:37 GMT
I bought an item from Chris Rainey, a UK dealer specialising in Postal Stationery at the York stamp fair. A quick check at his website reveals he has these in stock at £30 and £65:
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jul 21, 2024 21:38:44 GMT
Thanks for your posts, kernelguiI think Alex ( vikingeck) is right about this, particularly considering that your examples are postmarked. Postal stationery is not normally listed in most WW catalogues. One would typically need a specialized catalogue to find listings for these. An added note: before you get too excited seeing that an eBay seller is asking $150.00 for one of these cut-outs, in my experience, postal stationery cut-outs (sometimes referred to as "mutilated postal stationery") are not generally high-value items. I am imagining that the seller's asking price is highly speculative at best. The image below is from a listing for an intact postal card. Please note that I have no special expertise in this area, and the above purely reflects my opinion. Others are welcome to offer theirs.   |
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hdm1950
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Post by hdm1950 on Jul 21, 2024 21:58:34 GMT
If you look on the British Guiana thread you will see a bunch of these in a post by rod222 . Postal stationery cut-outs for sure. |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Jul 21, 2024 22:22:59 GMT
British Guiana : Stationery cut squares (Mutilated stationery)
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hdm1950
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Post by hdm1950 on Jul 21, 2024 22:38:19 GMT
I was posting quickly before knowing I had some postal stationery that I had shared before on a general postal stationery from around the world thread. I have 2 wrappers that were addressed to my home county in Nova Scotia. Here is one from 1895 with the 1 cent.  |
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kernelgui
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Post by kernelgui on Jul 21, 2024 22:39:37 GMT
Thanks all for the comments. I wasn't really expecting any significant value out of these and just included the eBay link as some confirmation that they appeared to be postal stationery. When I go through auction lots, I generally catalog everything just to track how well I did at the auction and which auction sources give me the best historical results and had only included these at suspected valuation of $1. I was just more curious.  There have been lots of other wonderful items in this lot. Happy Stamping Neil |
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Jul 21, 2024 22:47:39 GMT
Since this thread is active now here is an airmail stationery envelope mailed to Toronto, ON Canada in 1946 that is part of my collection.  |
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