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Post by huckles888 on Nov 20, 2013 20:14:54 GMT
Was going through some of my collection and came across some "errors" that I had forgotten about Whilst I do not actively collect them they make interesting additions to a collection Does anyone actively pursue them?  Error to the right  This is off a cover and very noticeable |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2013 21:50:08 GMT
Very Interesting huckles888. The Slipping Queen and the slipping writing. Very good fun to find the error.  Hope some others will post some errors. Thank You Very Much. kg5 |
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Nov 21, 2013 5:18:06 GMT
I am a sucker for the weird stuff.Just look at my avatar.I love the unusual things that seem to happen to what should by now be a refined process.Glad you started this thread when time permits I'll post a couple scans that will make you go HMMMM.
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Post by Admin on Nov 21, 2013 12:18:02 GMT
I don't have any, but anytime I have a chat with a non collector they always seem to know about the inverted jenny I have to get my hands on one of the recent issues. This way I can say I own a inverted jenny  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Nov 21, 2013 14:25:05 GMT
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Post by Zuzu on Nov 21, 2013 14:32:00 GMT
I don't have any, but anytime I have a chat with a non collector they always seem to know about the inverted jenny I have to get my hands on one of the recent issues. This way I can say I own a inverted jenny Upon seeing the auction lots that I had packaged up for Ryan, my nine-year old asked, "Is that the Inverted Jenny stamp?"
"Yep," I replied.
She paused for a second and said, "It's one of the new ones, isn't it?"
I resisted the urge to laugh. "Umm, yes. See, this one is a $2 stamp. An original one would be worth many thousands of dollars."
"Oh! You wouldn't use that to mail something, then, would you?"
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Londonbus1
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What I collect: Wonderland; 1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, London ('Ideal' Stamp, ephemera); French Cinderellas with an emphasis on Poster Stamps; Israel and Palestine Cinderellas ; Jewish National Fund Stamps, Labels and Tags; London 2010, A Festival of Stamps (anything); South Africa 1937 Coronation issue of KGVI, singles or bi-lingual pairs.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 21, 2013 19:37:57 GMT
Lovely Zuzu ! Ian......I love that Flag error. Right up my street. More flags:    LONDONBUS1 |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 21, 2013 19:51:47 GMT
One of my faves.  A wonky strike label from 1971 !  Missing blue text.  Totally Dry Print......Australian Frama label strip !  1995 World Stamp Exhibition, Singapore Overprint on GB 'Boots' Machin Pane, Printed on Gummed side.  Londonbus1 |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Nov 21, 2013 20:10:24 GMT
GB, Famous Authoresses 1980.....12p but missing the 'p' !!  Can you spot the error on this one ? And what happened next ?  Missing value.  Missing Head !  Back to Flags......a nice colour shift gives rather odd dates !!  Postally used School Training stamps on cover to yours truly.  Londonbus1 |
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Post by I.L.S. on Nov 21, 2013 23:03:10 GMT
Here I'll add a nice one of mine to this thread.
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Nov 22, 2013 0:33:49 GMT
An early freak, the 1868 12c black Washington with double "F" grill (Scott 97):  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Nov 23, 2013 14:24:59 GMT
Legends of the West (Recalled)
The initial printing of the 1994 29c Legends of the West pane of 20 mistakenly depicted the brother of Bill Pickett in the "g" position. The perf. 10.1x10 sheet was recalled and 150,000 panes of the error sheet (Scott 2870) were made available through a drawing. Panes were delivered in the envelope shown below. The pane with the correct image of Bill Pickett, issued October 18, 1994, is Scott 2869. The stamps in the recalled pane have a frameline around the vignettes that is half the width of the frameline on similar stamps in Scott 2869.
The real Bill Pickett (Scott 2869g)
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Nov 25, 2013 0:14:06 GMT
I was just getting ready to re-mount this stamp so it was in hand we'll call this bomb damage  |
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Dec 4, 2013 21:01:30 GMT
Here's an early dramatic mis-perf.  |
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Post by tomiseksj on Dec 5, 2013 19:28:08 GMT
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Post by jamesw on Dec 6, 2013 3:36:32 GMT
Those light houses are great Steve. They look like they want to be cinderellas! But what I find curious about them is that the white is missing. Normally white isn't an ink colour, instead, they would drop the numbers (in this case) out of the background colour. In every case here the background colour is present, it's as if the colour that should be gone has been added. Does that make sense?
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Post by tomiseksj on Dec 6, 2013 3:56:17 GMT
Perhaps it was considered easier to overlay the values in this case.  |
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Post by jamesw on Dec 6, 2013 4:05:27 GMT
Anyway, like some above, I do not actively collect these, but have found a couple. This US Revenue has the lower left corner missing from the image. There's a faint impression of what should be there, but no ink. And the 1910 Newfoundland 1¢ King James I from the John Guy issue is missing the upper diagonal stroke from the 'K' in the word King, making it look like a lower case 'h'.    |
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Post by rod222 on Dec 6, 2013 8:32:33 GMT
Fairly impressive Ruff, old King James is sporting there.
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Dec 11, 2013 12:28:05 GMT
I fired up the scanner to be able to show off some new acquisitions, so while I was at it I scanned a couple of Canadian rarities. First, 716c, the White Queen, alongside the normal issue.  Next, 641a. This imperforate margin pair comes from a single known sheet of 50 stamps that missed its turn in the perforator.  Ryan |
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Post by Ryan on Dec 15, 2013 16:51:14 GMT
Here's an error that isn't an error in production, something that happens only once in a long while. This is an error in design. The Republic of Congo is an ex-French colony and French remains the official language. Congolese stamps are inscribed "Postes", the French word for "postage". Except for this set! These stamps look like they were printed in Cuba, sharing the same paper type as many other countries who get their stamps printed in Cuba. Somehow, the designer of these wildlife stamps used the Spanish word for "postage" instead of the French word and the stamps in this set are inscribed "Correos". Oops!  And because the stamp above features a lion cub, here's a cute cub who likes to play in a pile of leaves.   Ryan |
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Post by Londonbus1 on Dec 21, 2013 20:56:16 GMT
Another Flag error......this time from Israel. Easy to spot!   And here's another.....moving flowers !!   Londonbus1 |
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Post by rod222 on Jan 13, 2014 2:19:27 GMT
The oddity here (In a kind way) is the collector himself, Quintus Ulpius Victorinus decided to bundle his stamps into little parcels. I think this is a passing phase, a tad old fashioned. Curious though.............. Now what do I do with these?  Free stamps donated by "Aussie Al" in a big Pandora's box. Quintus Ulpius Victorinus is Roman for "stamp collector" care of Ted's Roman name generator home.golden.net/~eloker/romanname.htm |
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 13, 2014 15:16:06 GMT
Rod, not sure what you can do with them but still fairly common to bundle stamps like that.I have seen lot of listing trouting for re-sale to w/w mix makers.I keep a priority box under my stamp table that gives me a place to put all those things that come along with no place to go.Saves hours rather than putting them all in a stockbook.Even those soak offs that seem to accumulate go into the box after their bath.This way all dups are in one spot.
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Post by I.L.S. on Jan 13, 2014 16:21:04 GMT
I too have run across these but with thread binding them. The one looks like they used selvage to bundle them together? Weird.
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Post by lokos on Jan 13, 2014 18:17:24 GMT
Gotta love when your cleaning up and you come across something you forgot you set aside. Found this tucked in some junk envelopes I was about to chuck in the recycle. I thought it was one of the clearer examples I've come across. Rick   |
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Post by I.L.S. on Jan 13, 2014 19:45:11 GMT
Is it a mis-registration error?
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jan 13, 2014 20:01:39 GMT
Exactly, this variety is called double cameo.
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Post by therealwesty on Jan 14, 2014 0:30:09 GMT
The black text and denomination is notoriously shifted on those QEII definitives as well. They are a pretty interesting little series in terms of varieties. I will post a few of my double cameos and see if I can find some of my bigger shifts in the black text.
Here's a few of my better double cameo shifts. Two on #789 the 12¢ green, and one of #792 the 32¢ blue.
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Post by therealwesty on Jan 14, 2014 2:24:26 GMT
Here's Canada #2011 with what I believe is a double print of the red colouring. There is doubling in the image noticeable around the maple leaf on the Canadian flag, but the whole image appears to have a bit of an extra red shade to my eyes.
Left stamp is a normal copy for comparison, right stamp is the EFO. Notice the blurry appearance of the maple leaf on the right, and the hint of extra red throughout the whole design.
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Here's a close-up of the two flags together. Normal on the left, notice the doubling especially on the stem and points of the maple leaf on the right.
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