rod222
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Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 8,233 
What I collect: US Precancels. Belgium Precancels.
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Post by rod222 on Feb 7, 2015 21:02:05 GMT
1976 Coral Brain Coral Pillar Coral Elkhorn Coral Staghorn Coral  |
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Tom
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Posts: 27
What I collect: Stamps from all countries that show wildlife.
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Post by Tom on Feb 29, 2016 4:27:01 GMT
I have the following two overprint stamps from the Grenadines of St. Vincent:   The 2c stamp is either Michel # VC-GR 4I issued on 24 April 1974 or VC-GR 4II issued on 7 June 1974. The 3c stamp is either Michel # VC-GR 5I or VC-GR 5II with issue dates corresponding to the 2c stamps. Can anyone point me to a resource that will tell me how to determine which stamps I have? I assume it matters as they have different catalog numbers. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on this problem. |
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BC
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Vancouver, BC Canada
Posts: 836
What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.
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Post by BC on Feb 29, 2016 4:39:39 GMT
Tom, I don't have Michel numbers, but I can tell you your stamps are Scot #5 and #7. They are both "second" printings done locally in St. Vincent due to shortages of the originals. They are done by type setting, while the originals were lithography. The type setting letters have serifs, the typography letters are san-serifs. I hope this helps.
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Tom
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Posts: 27
What I collect: Stamps from all countries that show wildlife.
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Post by Tom on Feb 29, 2016 4:46:32 GMT
Tom, I don't have Michel numbers, but I can tell you your stamps are Scot #5 and #7. They are both "second" printings done locally in St. Vincent due to shortages of the originals. They are done by type setting, while the originals were lithography. The type setting letters have serifs, the typography letters are san-serifs. I hope this helps. Thank you so much! I hadn't noticed the differences in the type but I can see it now. You've not only helped, you've solved the problem. Thanks again! |
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