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Post by Perfs14 on Aug 2, 2013 22:09:31 GMT
Three very attractive stamps from the Cayman Islands: 1907 SG 32  1938 SG 116  1962 SG 165a  |
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Post by cjd on Aug 3, 2013 1:23:26 GMT
A 6d KGV with George and turtles heading to the water:  A 4d, in a typically attractive colorway for 4d stamps:  George VI with a Cayman schooner, and some nautical themes to the design:  |
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Post by Perfs14 on Aug 3, 2013 2:18:10 GMT
Lovely stamps, cjd. I especially like the turtles and the yacht.  PS - edit. |
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Post by cjd on Aug 3, 2013 2:41:19 GMT
More turtles. The same designs were often reused from reign to reign, but here, they modified the turtles for KGVI, including a switch to vertical format:  |
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Post by Perfs14 on Aug 3, 2013 4:08:52 GMT
I guess it was cheaper to reuse the same overall engraving? Or maybe they just liked them. Still the new turtles a very nice on their own right.
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Post by roos on Aug 3, 2013 6:35:03 GMT
1950 Cayman Islands SG145 2/- Ziroma (Cayman Schooner)  Roos |
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Post by Perfs14 on Aug 3, 2013 9:42:11 GMT
That is a beauty Roos. The king even likes it - he has a very pleased expression. lol
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Post by cjd on Aug 5, 2013 3:24:07 GMT
Cayman Islands were pretty diverse in their definitive issues during the KGV era, after being rather staid through Victoria and Edward. They started out with the basic key plates for the first issue, and then had a new design created, that I find very pleasing to the eye. Here is an example from the 1921 issue, a 2d:  They also went to the larger format for a commemorative issue in 1932 with KGV and William IV (that doesn't really work for me) and the pictorials of 1935-36 (which includes the 6d turtles, above). |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 5, 2013 4:19:31 GMT
I like the way the designer of the font, has placed the "A" over the "L", that's cool. cjd's stamps are always so PERFECT! do you own any stamp with a pulled perf Collin?  |
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Post by roos on Aug 7, 2013 3:23:01 GMT
1953-62 Cayman Islands ½d Purple and Bluish Green, Coconut Grove, Cayman Brac with Plate Number 1a 1a.
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Post by roos on Aug 7, 2013 3:23:57 GMT
1953-62 Cayman Islands 1½d Deep-Green and Red-Brown, Thatch Rope Industry in a Block of 4 with Plate Number 1 1. Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co, Ltd  Roos |
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Post by roos on Aug 7, 2013 3:24:43 GMT
1953-62 Cayman Islands 1d Brown-Olive and Indigo, Green Turtle in a Block of 4 with Plate Number 1 1 . Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co, Ltd  Roos |
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Post by roos on Aug 7, 2013 3:25:46 GMT
1953-62 Cayman Islands 4d Black and Deep Blue, South Sound Light House, Grand Cayman in Block of 4 with Bradbury Wilkinson & Co, Ltd Imprint  Roos |
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Post by roos on Aug 7, 2013 3:26:45 GMT
1953-62 Cayman Islands 6d Lake-Brown and Deep Blue, Bluff, Cayman Brac in a Block of 4 with Plate Number 1 1. Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co, Ltd  Roos |
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Post by Perfs14 on Aug 7, 2013 5:31:20 GMT
Great blocks Roos! I saw something really nice the other day. A whole set in blocks put into a picture frame...they looked really good and would compliment someone's stamp-den. Do you have the whole set in blocks? If you do and post them I'll do a virtual framing to see how they would look... |
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Post by cjd on Aug 8, 2013 4:57:11 GMT
I like the way the designer of the font, has placed the "A" over the "L", that's cool. I agree, rod, that is one of my favorite elements of the design. It is a well that was visited more than once by stamp designers for colonial issues. Before I say this, I should probably do a few minutes of research to see if I can identify the designer(s), but...here is a Virgin Islands definitive that goes to the same place...I'll scan a cleaner stamp tomorrow (if I remember).  Are there others? I was thinking a G&E KGVI, but I didn't spot it in a cursory look..maybe Solomon Islands? |
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Post by cjd on Aug 8, 2013 5:03:30 GMT
That scan was awful...here's a slightly better one to make the point...  |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 8, 2013 5:18:37 GMT
Tch Tch "British Solomon Islands" if you please , Sir  No, none there, ( the 1 pound is a sizzling price! ) where would you find the font designer of the KGV? Very specialised info I should imagine. |
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Post by cjd on Aug 8, 2013 13:20:11 GMT
where would you find the font designer of the KGV? Very specialised info I should imagine. If only I had picked up a copy of Easton. If only I knew someone who had...  That general arrangement, portrait top left, vignette bottom right, ended up being used in a number of colonies. Maybe I just assume a 'group effort' at De La Rue? |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 8, 2013 13:57:46 GMT
Ah Yes Easton, I'll drag it out on the morrow, cjd, and post any results, look forward to that revisit. I like your thoughts on DeLaRue. |
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Post by cjd on Aug 9, 2013 4:51:04 GMT
I've looked at the world clock again and again and I can't decide...is it the morrow there, or is it yesterday?
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Post by rod222 on Aug 9, 2013 5:03:46 GMT
24hrs hence, the next day, which is today, and I have failed. Concreting this morning, and pinched a nerve in my back,
Hobbling around like an old goat. I have Easton on my desk, but am in foul humour. I'll post ASAP.
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Post by cjd on Aug 9, 2013 5:06:42 GMT
Let's wait until you're in good humour. There's always tomorrow. Which would be...never mind...
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Post by rod222 on Aug 9, 2013 10:07:28 GMT
Easton:
1862 Perkins Bacon contract expired for the colonial issues.
Plates passed onto de la Rue.
They tried to persuade these colonies to go letterpress, in which de la Rue held almost a monopoly.
For expedience, they persuaded the colonies the principle of printing in a new colour, from a plate of a denomination already in existence.
then overprinting or surcharging in printers type.
(My suggestion.) Therin lies the eventual adoption of the letteress "types", ....expediency, low cost v line engraving (not sure when Perkins patent expired)
and speed of production.
Values we see even today with most products. The evolution.
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Post by rod222 on Aug 10, 2013 4:52:08 GMT
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Post by roos on Aug 12, 2013 12:36:25 GMT
Great blocks Roos! I saw something really nice the other day. A whole set in blocks put into a picture frame...they looked really good and would compliment someone's stamp-den. Do you have the whole set in blocks? If you do and post them I'll do a virtual framing to see how they would look... Unfortunately these are all I have. My eyes are peeled for the rest of the set. Roos |
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Post by rod222 on Aug 19, 2013 2:11:56 GMT
I like the way the designer of the font, has placed the "A" over the "L", that's cool. I agree, rod, that is one of my favorite elements of the design. It is a well that was visited more than once by stamp designers for colonial issues. Before I say this, I should probably do a few minutes of research to see if I can identify the designer(s), but...here is a Virgin Islands definitive that goes to the same place...I'll scan a cleaner stamp tomorrow (if I remember). Are there others? I was thinking a G&E KGVI, but I didn't spot it in a cursory look..maybe Solomon Islands? The Dutch were on to it also...  I was attempting to identify the two types of dies on this issue, when I noticed the font |
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Post by cjd on Aug 19, 2013 2:26:23 GMT
I have dozens of those...never noticed that.
What I haven't done is scan and enlarge one...what stamp doesn't benefit from a nice, big scan?
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Post by rod222 on Aug 31, 2013 6:29:48 GMT
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Post by alanl on Aug 31, 2013 7:21:26 GMT
The Cayman Parrot has a red throat.
I think the mark was put there on purpose.
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