renden
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Post by renden on Sept 27, 2021 14:57:00 GMT
renden , the stamp was "described by the applicant" as 64a pigeon blood pink. The opinion of the Expert Committee was that the stamp was "a genuine Scott 64 pink." When viewing a Philatelic Foundation certificate, it is important to read the pre-printed text for clarity. Great and logical explanation for a Canadian used to see our Certs. from the Vincent Graves Greene Foundation which is "simpler" (I guess) One of mine FYI (you probably know about it but some members do not) - Thanks Steve René
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Post by jamesw on Sept 30, 2021 11:56:39 GMT
That is a really nice $1 Columbian!
Mine pales by comparison:
I disagree banknoteguy. I collect used and mint, so I try to get examples of both. I'm always thrilled to see a great stamp that's served it's purpose...done its job! Yours fits the bill perfectly.
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Post by jamesw on Sept 30, 2021 12:13:05 GMT
Just a few other items from the auction. I paid twice as much as I'd intended (got caught up in the bidding!) but I think worth it in the end. Also managed to fill some holes and upgrade some stamps as well. This grouping low values from the 1851 to 1862. Will take some close examination and sorting.
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banknoteguy
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What I collect: 19th Century US, High denomination US (> $1), 19th century covers US, Indian Feudatory States and most recently I acquired a BigBlue [with about 5,000 stamps] and pristine pages.
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Post by banknoteguy on Sept 30, 2021 14:22:36 GMT
The two 1c blues in the middle and right look like they could be S.22s but more likely S.20 or S.23. It is hard to separate these minor varieties with mainline Scott numbers!
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banknoteguy
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What I collect: 19th Century US, High denomination US (> $1), 19th century covers US, Indian Feudatory States and most recently I acquired a BigBlue [with about 5,000 stamps] and pristine pages.
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Post by banknoteguy on Oct 1, 2021 0:16:24 GMT
S.35 10c Washington - Double Transfer at Bottom or NOT?
One of my 10c green examples -- used, San Francisco CDS with full date 25 May 1860 and what looks to me like a double transfer at the bottom.
Although I have had others say -- NOT double transfer.
Let me know what you think. Below are also two examples of S.35 double transfer from the Siegel database.
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Post by WERT on Oct 1, 2021 0:43:31 GMT
Hi banknoteguy I have studied many re-entries, which this is not. Re-entries ONLY occurred on line-engraved stamps.
Check out this site and go down to "Double Strike".
Robert
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Oct 1, 2021 1:05:47 GMT
WERT - Robert, it IS a line engraved stamp.
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banknoteguy
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Post by banknoteguy on Oct 1, 2021 1:07:11 GMT
Robert,
Hmmmmm. I have not been doing this for very long but I believe these are engraved stamps. Scott does list double transfers for this issue. So I am not sure your reference applies here.
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WERT
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Post by WERT on Oct 1, 2021 1:27:16 GMT
Jeffs...so it is a line engraved stamp...hmmmm Maybe banknoteguy should look at the link i added..Here it is again. And check out other terminology
ATTENTION: Please do not send requests to Ralph for a while. As his web site indicates..He lost his wife..Please be patient..Give him time to to adjust THANK YOU
Robert www.re-entries.com/terms.html#ds
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banknoteguy
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What I collect: 19th Century US, High denomination US (> $1), 19th century covers US, Indian Feudatory States and most recently I acquired a BigBlue [with about 5,000 stamps] and pristine pages.
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Post by banknoteguy on Oct 15, 2021 2:35:45 GMT
1851 3c Imperf S.10 - 54R plate 1i
Just posting my nicest S.10. One thing I am curious about. I find quite a few 10s mislabeled as 11s.
For every 10 I find (labeled as 11), I find 10 or so 10As. Does that seem right to anyone who knows these? That is, is a 10A, ten times as common as a 10?
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Post by jamesw on Nov 28, 2021 0:15:38 GMT
Thought I'd upload (read show off) some more classic US won at a recent online auction. SC#78 1862 Washingtion. This is an upgrade, my first example had a conspicuous hole in the middle SC#33 Type III 1857 Washington No gum, it appears to be unused, though there is some slight discolouration on Georges face, I don't believe it to be a cancel. Sadly some trimmed perfs. SC#152 1870-71 deep orange Daniel Webster SC# 163 1873 Stanton
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Post by jamesw on Apr 11, 2022 21:54:15 GMT
Here's the highlight of a recent online auction win. A small lot, mixed bag but this and two 1870s bureaus were the only things I really needed. This SC#115 1869 pictorial appears to be unused with no gum. Nicely centred, I think. It catalogues at $1000, according to my ten year old Scott's Specialized (I should really get a new one!)
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Apr 11, 2022 22:04:31 GMT
That's a beauty, James ( jamesw ).... super acquisition! I agree that the centering is VF-XF, especially for this issue. I just checked the 2021 Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue for you, and the CV for MNG is holding at $1,000 USD. Great stamp, congratulations!
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Post by jamesw on Apr 11, 2022 22:14:52 GMT
Thank you BG, I appreciate that. Looking at this scan the colour seems faded but it's actually quite good. Enlarged like this makes it look a little anemic. And before anyone says anything about CV, I realize I probably would never get that for it. The catalogue value is just a reference point, one I especially look at when I'm buying, so I know how much I want to pay. I'm trying to buy better quality, without breaking the bank.
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hdm1950
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Post by hdm1950 on May 4, 2022 19:54:46 GMT
I know that this 1901 Pan-American Exposition set has been shared several times before on this thread but I thought I would show this mint set along with their story. Probably 40 years ago my dad was visiting some older relatives and was helping them go through some old papers. They collected nothing but for some reason this set was amongst the stuff sadly mounted on a sheet with old time paper mounts. We could only guess that they may have been a souvenir offering from the exposition. It just shows you never know where stamps will pop up. I had found mint never hinged .01 and .05 copies in old collections so they have been upgraded.
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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 May 4, 2022 20:09:30 GMT
While I have my US album out I may as well share what I have of the 1893 Colombian Exposition set. They are all mint with hinge remnants. I have too many other fish to fry to try and acquire the higher values. I am surprised with all the old collections I have handled over the years that I have not at least found some used copies, even damaged space fillers.
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Post by paul1 on Jul 5, 2022 15:13:27 GMT
sorry about the quality of the image - suspect fresh examples may be of better colour, but this pale insipid turquoise (technically it's described as 'gray-blue') appears to be an unusual colour for a States stamp. In the U.K., purchases of pre-owned albums/collections normally contain certain w.w. countries that you can count on appearing most times, and the States is one of those - often a profusion of pre-cancels, pictorials and a myriad of C20 heads. Despite this profusion, am sure I'd not seen this one before - though this means little since I don't collect U.S.A. seriously, and though I could be wrong, I honestly think this is the only example I've seen. But, cutting to the chase - if a stamp had a pedigree for poignancy, this would get my vote. The stamp is the 5c. issued in memory of Virginia Dare born Roanoke Colonly 18th August 1587 to parents Eleanor and Ananias Dare (possibly Dutch?), and this commemorative was first issued on 18th August 1937 (350 years) - the colony is said to have been short-lived - the entire group being slain by native Indians - a truly heart rending and pitiable piece of history. But why I have just one example seems odd, assuming this is a common stamp, which I'd have thought it was - also has this colour been less common than most other States stamps, or have I missed seeing similar shades?
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renden
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Post by renden on Jul 5, 2022 15:50:12 GMT
paul1 This is a snippet from the 2021 Scott Specialized on the stamp posted Now I gather that the image shown in Scott is no better than the one posted and maybe worse (it is worse than your used stamp image which is closer to reality. Looking in my USA inventory, I note that I own a MNH Block of 4 and a MNH single of this stamp and it looks like a faded specimen(s) and going back to these, it seems it is the normal printing of this issue - I am sure I can get a better image (if I scan) than Scott - but I have to understand "what is the question ?" René
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Post by paul1 on Jul 5, 2022 16:54:36 GMT
thanks for your reply renden - rene. TBH there wasn't a profound question really - as usual I was rambling about a subject where I thought there must be a better looking example, and I was interested in a commemorative stamp with such an emotive story line. Is this Scott colour of gray-blue an uncommon colour for States stamps. I really don't think you should hog (possess) so many MNH stamps - but envy you those examples;-);-) Sincere thanks for adding the data from the Scott 2021 Specialized catalogue, and it seems from what you say that this faded appearance is more or less the norm. P.S. As you're no doubt aware, there were other situations of dire circumstances that occurred during the early years after the 'Mayflower/Pilgrim Fathers' landed at Plymouth rock - how America survived those early disasters is staggering - must be all that tea they drank;-)
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Post by renden on Jul 5, 2022 17:04:20 GMT
paul1 Decided to scan the single MNH copy that is in my USA Album for comparison - 600dpi Enjoyed the story behind the stamp, as always - you certainly researched this - Thanks !! René edit: the blck spot is not on the stamp but on my scanning bed (which needs to be cleaned) .........and as a gesture of friendship I am offering the block of 4 MNH - just PM me your address etc
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Post by paul1 on Jul 5, 2022 18:31:18 GMT
rene - what can I say, your generosity is immense, and will send pm with address later this evening - Wimbledon is presently more important than stamps;-) It does look to be the case that this 'blue-gray' was unsuccessful - it lacks brightness and the image with parents and Virginia lacks sharpness - in short the stamp is a failure for what must have been in 1937 a very evocative commemorative. Reflecting on the subject matter, and the disaster that befell the colony, it might be of interest to discover how, subsequently, the existence of Virginia became known. I have acres of things I don't officially collect - I must have something you might like, though with your quantity of posts I might struggle - are there any QE II commems. that you collect, or does your date line stop pre decimal (1970)?
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renden
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Post by renden on Jul 5, 2022 19:09:06 GMT
rene - what can I say, your generosity is immense, and will send pm with address later this evening - Wimbledon is presently more important than stamps;-) I would do the same if I was a Tennis guy (aficionado) though I watch from time to time. I will talk more when you send me a PM
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Post by daniel on Jul 6, 2022 4:26:05 GMT
Wisconsin Tercentenary Stamp 1934, Scott 739 Issued on 7th July 1934. Paper Join example with a nice write up.
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Post by kasvik on Jul 6, 2022 10:01:18 GMT
paul1 Decided to scan the single MNH copy that is in my USA Album for comparison - 600dpi Enjoyed the story behind the stamp, as always - you certainly researched this - Thanks !! René edit: the blck spot is not on the stamp but on my scanning bed (which needs to be cleaned) .........and as a gesture of friendship I am offering the block of 4 MNH - just PM me your address etc Nice copy of a curious stamp. This was the era when President Roosevelt personally edited American stamp designs. Postmaster General Farley would bring him the designs--no doubt delighted for an excuse to get into the White House--and the President would suggest changes. And Roosevelt was an extreme fly-specker, obsessing details. I'm away from home and my books, but recall Virginia Dare was a personal initiative of his. Maybe he suggested the color, instead of America's then-normal purple.
The stamp is all guesses and anachronisms: the happy couple (who knows?), the big basket of food (probably not), the glorious Nineteenth Century dress and hair, the picket fence, and the log cabin. The latter wouldn't happen until introduced by the first Finnish immigrants fifty years later. (Is that a breast feeding baby? A stamp first?) It's a 1930s Hollywood romance.
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Post by paul1 on Jul 10, 2022 14:46:45 GMT
these, or at least most of them, have been shown above and using much better examples, so this is nothing new, but some appear to be genuine 'cork cancels'. Laying in bed and reading my SG 'Philatelic Terms Illustrated', I see that under the heading of 'cork cancels', it says "The resulting postmarks are of immense interest to postal historians." - so, thought those two or three people might like to see these, though not all are cork cancels of course. The obvious down side is that the image on the stamp is wrecked in the process, and on many little remains to be seen. As far as these heads go, I think I can see Lincoln, Washington, Pony Express, Ben Franklin and Jackson - I may have missed someone. Anyway, just for interest. Regret since I don't have a copy of Scott I'm unable to add catalogue Nos. - there are so many States stamps that whenever I take a look and try to arrange things my ardour is dampened and I go away and hide.
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Post by paul1 on Jul 14, 2022 12:56:48 GMT
ignoring the cork cancels and going back a post or two, you'll see the discussions re the Virginia Dare and family commemorative. Very pleased to confirm to Rene that his wonderful gesture of friendship has today arrive at my U.K. address. So a very big thanks Rene for your generosity and it now takes pride of place in my - as yet unsorted - States collection. There's no doubting that mint blocks of four are always heartening to see, and if you do have surplus mnh blocks of four (corner block that is), for most of the early States heads - well, you now know where to send them;-);-);-) Without wishing to disparage President Roosevelt's input on this stamp, would agree with kasvik's comments whereby this item was over-egged for sentiment and perhaps a lack of historical accuracy too - but it's a poignant image that remains important to Americans in the context of the history of the colonization of north America. Opening my mouth without engaging brain, as usual, is a common fault - I'd assumed this group of colonists had arrived on the MAYFLOWER from Plymouth (U.K.) - completely wrong of course, and the group in question had obviously arrived some considerable time prior to the Quakers/Puritans who landed at Plymouth Rock, Mass.
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Post by paul1 on Jul 30, 2022 14:40:16 GMT
this morning I bought a vast amount of covers - seems to be the entire postal contents from a London (U.K.) company active mid 1920s to mid 1930s where almost none of the stamps had been removed from the envelopes - so far I've flicked through just a few and thought this item worth posting. Both stamps here were issued originally some time in the 1920s - regret I lack the knowledge to say exactly when - but am sure the States guys here will know. The charcoal example is the 7c. New York McKinley NEW YORK pre-cancel and the green job is a 1c. Franklin - and almost certainly not the rare version. The oval cancellation on the Franklin reads (I think) 'FOREIGN - NEW YORK (something like S.A. - but not sure) - the inside reads '4 - 4 1931'. The ships - RMS OLYMPIC (1911) and RMS MAURETANIA (1906) - were both White Star/Cunard vessels - the latter apparently the largest ocean liner until the OLYMPIC was built, and held the Blue Riband for both east and west on the Atlantic run - the MAURETANIA was scrapped in 1935. Can only assume that this cover was intended originally for the OLYMPIC but for whatever reason was eventually carried on the MAURETANIA as indicated by the penciling through on the printed vessel name. Very poor centering on both stamps Part way through looking in the large cardboard box the Oz black swan fell out - completely ruined unfortunately - do people think this is the Perkins Bacon 1854 imperf SG 1 - apparently only 14 or 15 are known to exist?? Sorry the picture quality is poor.
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Post by stainlessb on Nov 10, 2022 20:26:09 GMT
I couldn't decide where to put this. It is a receipt of payment by Euclid Worden (?) from Mr. A. B. Sherman, $25.00 for rent up to March 1st 1869. The stamp appears tro have Wordens signature on it and what looks like a date of 2/68. The purpose of a Internal Revenue stamp is a mystery. The receipt is taped together. The paper has a nice watermark, but it is too disjointed to tell what it is. Found loose in a old box od covers, letters, and cards
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Post by daniel on Nov 11, 2022 2:17:19 GMT
I couldn't decide where to put this. It is a receipt of payment by Euclid Worden (?) from Mr. A. B. Sherman, $25.00 for rent up to March 1st 1869. The stamp appears tro have Wordens signature on it and what looks like a date of 2/68. The purpose of a Internal Revenue stamp is a mystery. The receipt is taped together. The paper has a nice watermark, but it is too disjointed to tell what it is. Found loose in a old box od covers, letters, and cards Hi Stanley, In the UK receipts and cheques/checks were taxed. From your example, I assume they were also taxed in the US. Here's an example of a UK receipt for the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company from 1911 with a penny embossed tax stamp. Plus a US check for the Pacific Bank with a 2 cent US Internal Revenue stamp affixed from 1877.
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Post by smauggie on Feb 9, 2023 4:53:59 GMT
My 10A 38L Plate 1E
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