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Post by jkjblue on Nov 30, 2022 18:14:23 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Dec 18, 2022 18:57:00 GMT
1864 SG 20 (Sc 14) 6p Bright Mauve (Purple) DLR Printingbigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2022/12/cogh-1855-64-triangular-six-pence.htmlCOGH 1858-64 Triangular Six Pence VarietiesThe Six Pence, like its fellow COGH Triangular siblings, was printed by Perkins Bacon (1858-63), and, on PB plates, by De La Rue (1864). The Perkins Bacon era can be further divided into the slate-lilac (1862) or slate-purple (1863) on blued paper issues; and the deep rose lilac (1858) or pale rose lilac on white paper issues. The DLR 1864 Six Pence is bright mauve (Scott says "purple"). (Note: SG color descriptions will be used primarily, although I will include Scott's description also.) I should mention at the outset that Chris Dorn (Beryllium Guy) of The Stamp Forum helped significantly to clarify my thinking on these Six Pence stamps. Thanks Chris! The best way to learn is to look at examples in my collection, so let's begin.... Interested? Click on link.
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Post by jkjblue on Jan 3, 2023 17:19:01 GMT
1863-64 SG 21 1 Shilling bright emerald green (Sc 15 emerald) / De La Rue PrintingThe main collector challenge for the Cape of Good Hope One Shilling varieties is cost (CV $300-$725), but identification can still be a bit tricky. As the previous posts have outlined with the COGH triangles, the main separation, for the One Shilling denomination, is between the Perkins, Bacon (PB) printings of 1858-59, and the De la Rue (DLR) printings (using the PB plates) of 1863-64. Perhaps the easier determination is looking at color. The PB printings are found in SG deep dark green and SG bright yellow green (Scott: Dark green and yellow green). The DLR printings are found most commonly in SG bright emerald green (Scott: emerald). Interested? Check out... bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/01/cogh-1858-64-triangular-one-shilling.html
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Beryllium Guy
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jan 3, 2023 18:57:39 GMT
Jim ( jkjblue), I congratulate you on another fine blog post about the Cape Triangles. Very well done to you! I tried to post a comment for the first time on the site, but I am not sure if it should display immediately, or if it takes some time or needs to be accepted by you before it will appear. Please let know. If it has disappeared, I will try again to figure out how to make it work. Anyway, great job and happy New Year!
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Post by jkjblue on Jan 20, 2023 17:35:20 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 8, 2023 22:13:24 GMT
1870 Scott 39 2c red brown/ yellowish "Ceres", Lithographed, Imperforate Bordeaux Issuebigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/02/france-closer-look-at-1870-bordeaux.htmlFrance: A closer look at the 1870 Bordeaux Issue - Intro & 1c, 2cWell, let's look at the hastily prepared provisional 1870-71 eight denomination "Bordeaux" issue... It has the same "Ceres" stamp design as the 1849 issue (Except the 1c, 2c & 4c have a changed frame), but to say it is beautiful? I'm afraid not. The appearance is "flat", because of its lithographic origins. And the detail is coarse compared to the 1849 original. I recall when I was investigating the "Ceres" stamps some years ago, I came across one that was crude and "ugly". I thought it was a forgery, until it dawned on me that I had my first "Bordeaux" issue stamp. A face close-up reveals rather thick and heavy colored lines and dashes for the detail. But the stamps intrigued. I made a note to myself, that someday I might want to investigate this fascinating "homely" issue in more depth. As luck would have it, recently I acquired a cache of "Bordeaux" stamps from a local dealer. Should we see what we can discover together?
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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 Feb 9, 2023 14:07:40 GMT
jkjblue - thanks for the blog on these Céres stamps (FRANCE) of which I have a few in my collection (Sc 6 and 6a) - Have not gone into Maury for these as I did with the other issues. René
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Post by jkjblue on Feb 23, 2023 19:36:34 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Mar 12, 2023 20:25:38 GMT
1870 Scott 42 10c bister/yellowish "Ceres" Bordeaux Issue; Lithographed; Type A; "deep bister" bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/03/france-closer-look-at-bordeaux-issue-10c.htmlThe lithographic Bordeaux issue 10c bister/yellowish "Ceres" should be recognizable, when compared to the typographic similar "Ceres" stamps, as the crude horizontal necklines are a good sign. The Scott catalogue, however, divides the 10c denomination into "Type A" and "Type B", This corresponds to the "Report 1" and "Report 2" of the Maury catalogue. Recall that, although the printing sheets were 300 stamps, a sub block plate of 15 cliches was used, and repeated 20 times. Two of these sub block plates (Report 1 & Report 2) can be recognized by certain signs. Curious? Check out the link above.
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Post by jkjblue on Mar 29, 2023 17:04:28 GMT
France 1871 Scott 45 20c blue/ bluish "Ceres" Bordeaux Issue, A11 (Type III), Report 2bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/03/france-closer-look-at-bordeaux-issue-20c.htmlThe Bordeaux issue 20c blue is probably the most fascinating for those of us that like to take a careful look at our stamps. Why? Because the stamp comes in three major image types (A9, A10, A11): catalogued as Scott 43,44, & 45. In Maury, the major types are referred to as T1, TII, & TIII. And then the Maury France catalogue breaks the listing down further as sub-types (French "Report" (Litho Block Type)). There are two Reports for Scott 43, three Reports for Scott 44, and two Reports for Scott 45. Finally each Report (which consists of a Litho block of fifteen cliches or individual stamp images) can itself be identified by individual cliche, as each one is slightly different. In other words, fifteen cliche identifications for each Report. For this blog post, I will try to identify my group of Bordeaux 20c blue stamps by categorizing them as major type TI, TII, TIII (Scott 43, 44, 45), and then determining which Report they belong to for each major type. Interested? Check out the link above.
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stainlessb
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What I collect: currently focused on most of western Europe, much of which is spent on France, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain Queen Victoria
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Post by stainlessb on Mar 29, 2023 17:15:38 GMT
Nice! I have yet to delve into these (trying to complete Semeuse series). But I do have a sizable lot to wade through at some point in the not too distant (I hope) future. Always nice to see another take on the variables since there is no uniform agreement between the catalogues.
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Post by gstamps on Mar 30, 2023 8:10:03 GMT
jkjblue, thanks for the post. I only have one stamp, but I think that with the explanations on your website I managed to identify it as type III report 2. The color remains unknown to me. I'm interested in where I can find the characteristics of the clichés in the sheet. It can be seen that the base of the number 2 on the lower right has an upward slanting line.
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Post by jkjblue on Mar 30, 2023 16:19:02 GMT
Hi ( gstamps ) Yes indeed it looks like Type III, Report 2 - good! The Maury catalogue shows every Report (15 cliche lithographic block) , with each of the 15 cliches graphically illustrated with the characteristic findings. I did illustrate a lithographic block as an example with my first post on the Bordeaux issues.... bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/02/france-closer-look-at-1870-bordeaux.htmlI didn't show all the different lithographic blocks (Reports), generally speaking for three reasons... - For this evaluation, I decided I didn't want to go to that level of detail (at this time). - There are a lot of blocks to illustrate! - (Most important) I am sensitive to copyright - the Maury catalogue deserves to be in the hands of collectors.
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Post by gstamps on Mar 31, 2023 8:50:18 GMT
Hi and thanks jkjblueI have a specialized catalog only for German stamps. I am happy when there are posts with explanations for types of drawing, printing, paper, perforations, etc. for stamps from other countries. This way I have the opportunity to more precisely identify my stamps from other countries that I do not collect specifically and I do not have specialized catalogs. The Ceres stamp is an example of a partial identification where I still have to clarify if 2 is a plateflaw or a particularity of the field in the sheet. Maybe someone in the future will help me clarify this too.
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Post by jkjblue on Apr 19, 2023 15:17:53 GMT
France 1870 Scott 48 80c rose/pinkish "Ceres" Bordeaux Issue, Lithographedbigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/04/france-bordeaux-issue-30c-40c-80c.htmlThe fifth and final blog post on the the Bordeaux issue will cover the 30c, 40c, & 80c denominations. Previous posts also looked at similar "Ceres" issues that could mimic the Bordeaux issue. I won't do that with this entry. But recall, with the more crude lithographic print, and the rough horizontal continuous neck lines, it should not be too difficult to separate out the Bordeaux stamps. Interested? Check out the link above.
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Post by jkjblue on May 7, 2023 16:49:00 GMT
British Honduras 1888 Scott 32 50c on 1sh gray "Victoria" Surcharged in Londonbigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/05/british-honduras-1866-1891.htmlIn 2018, I did a "closer look" post for British Honduras. But I have since acquired another British Honduras collection, and I can now do an even deeper dive. This post will review the 1866-91 issues, while the next post will cover (in part) the rest of the classical era. Interested? Click on the link above.
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Post by jkjblue on May 23, 2023 15:13:04 GMT
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Post by jkjblue on Jun 15, 2023 17:33:21 GMT
bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/06/recent-stamp-acquisitions-australia.htmlThe PIPEX stamp show was in Portland, Oregon this May. Good time to bring a want list, right? The pleasant truth about being a WW classical era collector is one never runs out of stamps to acquire. ;-) I should mention, obviously, if one is purchasing individual stamps (rather than a collection), one will pay more to a dealer. Generally, I paid less than half catalogue for these items. In part, I picked up some early Kangaroo stamps of Australia, among other selections. Care to take a look? Click on the link.
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Post by jkjblue on Jul 6, 2023 15:58:56 GMT
Canada 1864 Scott 20 2c rose "Victoria"bigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/06/recent-stamp-acquisitions-usa-canada.htmlWhen I went to PIPEX (Portland, OR) in May, I picked up some nice USA and Canada, as well as Australia. Since I don't specialize in any one country as a classical WW collector, I don't have a "wow" collection of either the USA or Canada. But that doesn't mean I can't have nice things. 😎 In particular, I did pick up four USA classical era stamps, which will be shown shortly. And I will also take a look at my copy of Lester Brookman's "The 19th Century Postage Stamps of the United States" two volume book (1947) to see what he said about them. An anecdote... When I was much younger than I am now, Lester Brookman had a retail stamp store in Minneapolis. I remember taking a bus to Minneapolis for a day excursion to his store. There he was at his desk, doing important stamp things. He was philatelically quite famous, and I knew enough to be awe-struck, even if he was not particularly aware I was there. As a teenager, and only buying "average" rather than "VF" stamps from his Brookman USA Stamp catalogue, I was waited on by his spouse for my stamp needs. Interested? Clink on link above.
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Post by jkjblue on Jul 25, 2023 3:23:56 GMT
1862 Scott 2 1p rose "Victoria" Rough Perf 14 to 16, No Wmk Note "A10" Numeral Cancellation Type for St. Vincentbigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/07/st-vincent-close-up-1861-1881.htmlHaving acquired recently a rather nice classical era St. Vincent collection addition for Deep Blue, I thought I would do a deeper dive into the issues. The initial 1861-1881 issues with this post all feature the same engraved Perkins-Bacon (London) side-ways portrait of Queen Victoria. (Subsequent posts will cover the later issues.) The issues differ by perforation and no watermark vs watermark. Interested? Take a look....
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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 25, 2023 10:46:36 GMT
1862 Scott 2 1p rose "Victoria" Rough Perf 14 to 16, No Wmk Note "A10" Numeral Cancellation Type for St. Vincentbigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/07/st-vincent-close-up-1861-1881.htmlHaving acquired recently a rather nice classical era St. Vincent collection addition for Deep Blue, I thought I would do a deeper dive into the issues. The initial 1861-1881 issues with this post all feature the same engraved Perkins-Bacon (London) side-ways portrait of Queen Victoria. (Subsequent posts will cover the later issues.) The issues differ by perforation and no watermark vs watermark. Interested? Take a look.... I always find these classical stamps with rough perf a challenge. For most stamps with clean perforations a rough side or pulled perfs would be graded as good at best. It is very hard when biding on these to ignore how rough they look but I do try to focus on centering. I am more apt to look for old collections with a broader selection to comb through. Thanks for the post.
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Post by jkjblue on Aug 10, 2023 18:25:17 GMT
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Post by paul1 on Aug 10, 2023 20:54:22 GMT
like any hobby or interest, the past half century or more has seen changes in stamp collecting far greater than occurred in the same time span before that. It's probably not adequate to single out WW collectors in particular which which to illustrate change - change is right across the board, and has been gathering pace ever since the first 'toy with plug on the end' appeared in the Christmas stocking. It's probably true that there is a particular kind of person that is attracted to philately - it's certainly not the average teenager - long gone are the days when most folk of that age collected stamps. So, who is this certain kind of person - I'd suggest they're a collector by nature, and likely either have or still do collect other 'things'. It also appeals probably to those who have a liking for regulating and ordering their lives - having an ordered place where the past is neatly presented and categorised - a dislike of randomness, and perhaps too a liking for a challenge. Folk collect however they wish - spending lots or little - chasing rarities, or simply buy used stamps with which to learn about the past century and a half - politics, geography, monarchy, social systems, currency, cultural customs etc. etc., and whilst most of us are very tolerant of others and their reasons for collecting, I'd always caution against doing so for investment - just look at the last half century. Prior to U.K. decimalisation purchased stamps often held a reasonable resale value - this was generated by the level of collector interest. The intervening years have removed the level of interest, which accounts for the glut of collections realizing small beer at auction, though the high spots are always of interest - triangles, blacks and blues etc. - this should benefit those of us that are still collecting. As for auctions - and aside from ebay - some good finds can be had from local auctions that aren't normally known for selling stamps - I've benefitted from this situation more than once, though here the internet keeps the world informed and care is needed not to get carried away. My county area has probably half a dozen auction houses - and none is more than 30 - 40 minutes drive, so having looked at the online catalogue I would then visit in person just to see what is being offered. These country auction houses don't normally hire experts to value the odd few albums that arrive - so they post a few snaps and often miss the better material. Knowing beforehand that the world and his wife will constantly search known auction 'stamp' sites for the high spots, might it not be preferable to buy such material from reliable dealers, with whom there will be a far better expertise that helps the buyer and with likely an after sales service. Auction houses - even famous venues - will disown accountability or responsibility for mis-selling, unless you can show they were negligent beyond measure - something most buyers baulk at for reasons of time and expense - it's simply 'buyer beware' Fraud is ever present and increasing, so to pay big bucks based solely on a screen shot, is a high risk pastime, though am sure some folk here do so and are successful - I hear much talk here from experienced members discussing forgeries that they can spot just by viewing the screen. I'd like to think that the best reason for collecting is still for 'fun', and I would class myself as a WW collector :-)
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madbaker
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What I collect: (Mark) General worldwide collector (to 1975 or so) with a soft spot for Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia.
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Post by madbaker on Aug 10, 2023 21:23:23 GMT
Thanks for sharing this. I commented over on your blog as well, but I agree that it really looks like a buyer's market if you're looking for country collections / general worldwide. I've found a few collections this year that had me drooling and at prices within the realm of possibility for me. My 'early Gen X-ness' doesn't have many advantages but I may have timed this one OK.
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Post by paul1 on Aug 11, 2023 8:19:04 GMT
just a further word or two perhaps to clarify MY position .................. when commenting on such matters we all melt into very subjective mode - all a bit me, me, me - but then that's passion for you. My sons are now in their mid forties, and the only knowledge they have of stamps is that occasionally you need to peel one from a booklet to post a letter - they'd no more collect stamps as a hobby than fly through the moon, and of my grandchildren two are perhaps old enough to start. Recently I offered them a v.g. SG album for QE II issues and was politely told the interest simply wasn't there. I've never belonged to a stamp club - candidly I'm not a serious collector, though am becoming more so as age withers my physical abilities, and am finding vast amounts of enjoyment in areas once I'd have thought dull. I'm sure the nub of the issue which affects individuals from the cradle to the grave is, as we've already said, that philately is seen as old fashioned and fails - at least for youngsters - when in competition with other pastimes that provide instant gratification. Philately appeals to whom ?? - I'd suggest to adult individuals who are of a thinking nature, but that's easy for us adults to say since we're 'here' already - I wonder how many members here are under thirty?? Yes, we know the depths of passion, the diversity of interest that's in this hobby, but this isn't 1930, and we can't deny that in life some interests for younger folk have decreased vastly - leaving us older folk to realize and find that passion. Just perhaps there is a situation whereby there will always be a similar proportion of adults who, at a period in mid life, discover stamps, and for whom auctions are the best means of locating potential new material - and auctions work both ways. Isn't it good for us that so much WW comes onto the auction market giving us great diversity from which to choose ?
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Post by paul1 on Aug 11, 2023 8:55:23 GMT
this isn't a thread that I'd normally haunt, but there's no doubting that some of the posts show mouth-watering stamps. Having said that, there is a comparison I'd make between two posts from jkjblue that show, perhaps, a decline in quality/process of stamp production that's the result of modernism - where we complain usually of modern being much better than antique - though here the reverse is true, and the Young Head printing shows vastly better appearance. Comparing the two Honduras stamps - the 'Young Head' grey 50 cents ovpt/surcharge (SG 30), with the George VI $2 'Mahogany Felling' (SG 160)- the latter showing chronic bleeding in most areas of the design, in particular the colony name. Looking in the SG Brit. Comm. catalogue (2020), most if not all of the QV issues were the responsibility of DLR, and they continued - by means of Typo process - to print most issues during the first half of the C20 - except that B.W. & Co. it seems knocked out the George VI set of which the Mahogany Felling is one (1938 - 47) - by means of Recess. Wish I knew what each of the process involved, but whatever, the recess seems to fall short when it comes to quality.
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Post by jkjblue on Sept 5, 2023 18:26:13 GMT
St. Vincent Sept 1 1881 Scott 31 1/2p on half of 6p yellow green 1880 Scott 28 6p yellow green Bisected and Surcharged in Redbigblue1840-1940.blogspot.com/2023/09/how-i-collect-and-add-to-my-ww-1840.html How I collect and add to my WW 1840-1940 (-1952 Commonwealth) collectionThis post is going to be a bit of "show & tell" showing some of my recently acquired St. Vincent's collection. But more so, it will outline how I tend to collect these days. Currently, I have a 61% filled Deep Blue (51,000+) and a 90% filled Big Blue (31,000+). Recall that I put my stamps into Deep Blue - Steiner pages that provide a space for all the major Scott numbers. The Steiner pages, for 1840-1940 WW (-1952 Commonwealth), provide 83,000+ spaces in total. If I just picked up random WW lots or collections, I would probably already have 99% of the stamps. Not a good approach. I have two strategies. 1) The obvious strategy of creating want lists for a certain country, and finding stamps with dealers, auctions, or the internet ( APS site not uncommonly, some e-bay). One will usually pay more CV wise, but one gets the stamp one desires. 2) The second strategy is buying relatively complete or specialized country collections. Yes, there will be overlap with stamps one already has, but often the new collection yields a significant number of new stamps, or there are quality additions, and even surprises! This approach works especially well the last several years as there is a glut of country collections available ( See Is the Stamp Hobby for WW collectors changing?). Often the CV for a nice country collection is in the 16%-20% range from dealers. Ok, what I will show now is several pages from my "before" St. Vincent collection in Deep Blue; then a stock page from the recently acquired St. Vincent collection; then showing again the several pages of St. Vincent with the new stamps in place after using the stock page. What interesting stamps will we find? Interested? Click on the link above.
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