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Post by rod222 on Dec 5, 2013 23:18:26 GMT
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Post by cjd on Mar 8, 2015 20:05:49 GMT
Stop me if you've heard this one before...I think I have a Suez Canal stamp with a shot at being genuine. It passes a whole bunch of the tests.  It is a 20c blue, the most common denomination by far. (This was the prevailing letter rate.) Crosshatching above POSTES; flattened top to second S on POSTES; one passenger on foredeck, no passenger behind funnel; shading on funnel; raked funnel; pointed, open flags; smoke stopping before the oval frame line; light clouds; dot where rigging meets rail behind funnel; rays at left and right sides; ornaments. I picked up another a couple months ago, and I have to put my hands on it. It was represented as having been checked, though not certified. When it turns up, I'll include it here. The web is not short on information on these, some more helpful than others. Here is one resource I have found especially concise and useful: www.maf1.com/tscc/Stamps_of_the_Suez_Canal_Company.pdfThe 20c has 120 settings and it has been plated. I don't have the book. Have at it...  |
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Post by rod222 on Mar 8, 2015 23:26:27 GMT
First test...Any examples with smooth gum = Forgery. Lovely Image Collin. We can use that for "toggling" when we have our own examples, to identify forgeries. Another useful site / link is www.rjbw.net/scc.htmlNavigate to Suez Stamps. Further : One of our members (1840 to 1940) posted a valuable discussion, when he purchased 26 examples from ebay Not sure if it lies on this forum somewhere, or another forum. |
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Post by cjd on Mar 8, 2015 23:50:03 GMT
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Post by cjd on Mar 14, 2015 2:48:33 GMT
This was the other recent acquisition I mentioned above. The dealer was pretty comfortable about it, but I was not. As part of a lump-sum purchase, the cost was negligible, so I don't feel bad that it is a forgery. Let's see why:  Right behind the funnel (smokestack) there is a little person on the deck. He should be down below. The smoke trails behind the boat all the way to the oval frame. The funnel should not be crosshatched, and should have a solid top band. There is no crosshatching between the oval and POSTES. POSTES is quite misshapen. The rays on the right side are misshapen. There are many more small defects, too. Live and learn. |
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Post by rod222 on Mar 14, 2015 6:23:50 GMT
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Post by cjd on Mar 14, 2015 13:17:07 GMT
That looks like a good snowstorm project. Knock on wood, that means next winter.
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Post by vikingeck on Oct 4, 2022 17:06:54 GMT
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Post by greaden on Oct 4, 2022 17:35:31 GMT
My grandfather gave me a full set when I was a kid. I took note of the warning in Scott about the abundance of forgeries and asked him about it. He assured me that they must be genuine because he foolishly soaked them off an envelope, back when he was a kid.
A few years ago, I compared them with the illustrations on one of the websites devoted to the set, and of course they were a perfect match for one of the forgeries.
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Post by classicalstamps on Mar 14, 2023 19:28:02 GMT
Just finished making album pages for these. As my other albums, I use A4 pages printed on both sides, with corresponding text etc. on the left side.    Here are the two pages side by side for illustrative purposes:  |
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Post by renden on Mar 14, 2023 20:06:13 GMT
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