oldtriguy
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What I collect: USA to fill album holes/varieties. Older W/W Airmail
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Post by oldtriguy on Jan 28, 2016 1:37:45 GMT
Here's a couple of my German Airmail pages (on Steiner pages). (more to come when I get them scanned and uploaded to photobucket)
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oldtriguy
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What I collect: USA to fill album holes/varieties. Older W/W Airmail
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Post by oldtriguy on Jan 28, 2016 1:40:31 GMT
And page 2: As you can see, I still have a ways to go on this page... I usually try to fill a space when I get the opportunity, but also keep my eye open for upgrading to a better example when I can, such as better centering and/or better (lighter or CDS) cancel.
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oldtriguy
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What I collect: USA to fill album holes/varieties. Older W/W Airmail
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Post by oldtriguy on Feb 2, 2016 20:34:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 21:53:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2016 16:19:49 GMT
Semi-postal Airmails HALBAMTLICHE FLUGMARKEN   Mi4a 1912 / Mi5 1912   Mi8 1912 / Mi9u 1913   Mi10 1913 / Mi12 1924   Mi19b 1930 / Mi1a 1912 |
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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 Dec 19, 2019 3:03:59 GMT
I'm guessing this is Mi 112b? the only difference I see is green and darker green (?) (I do not have Michel for Germany... but that seems to be a more commonly used reference.... ah yes....another catalogue.... soon they shall out number my album pages....)  |
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cjoprey
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Scanning stamps for my website...
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What I collect: Belgium (predominantly), British Commonwealth (older ones), WW (whatever comes my way...)
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Post by cjoprey on Dec 19, 2019 8:44:06 GMT
Hi Stanley (@ stainlessb ) - here is the relevant snip of the Michel Germany book for the above. From that it would appear yours is indeed the Mi 112b...  |
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kasvik
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What I collect: Cancels mostly, especially Sweden Gävle and Lidingö, Switzerland Geneva, Germany Pforzheim
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Post by kasvik on Apr 17, 2024 20:53:14 GMT
More mail from Carl Seeg for Family Wilhelm Seeg in Pforzheim. I've seen a bunch the past few months; different sellers.
These two sent from New York look normal enough on the fronts. It's the reverses that hooked me. They're censored, but this was 1940-41; Germany was still at peace with America. I didn't know that happened.
No less curious, judging from the censor's tape, the censored letters were steamed open at their bottom flap. That's laborious, patient; highest quality censorship! And to make 'em just that much odder, Family Seeg opened their mail along the bottom fold, very neatly. Somebody was a serious collector.    
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Post by gstamps on Apr 18, 2024 9:18:30 GMT
@kasyik, censorship was introduced with the start of the war on September 1, 1939. You have some general information:   The 2 envelopes were censored in ABP Frankfurt. |
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kasvik
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What I collect: Cancels mostly, especially Sweden Gävle and Lidingö, Switzerland Geneva, Germany Pforzheim
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Post by kasvik on May 19, 2024 9:33:02 GMT
Back again. Nice to be posting. I often feel like a weekend member. It's a struggle to more than just keep up with the forum the rest of the week.
Here is a Pforzheim cancelled Mi538, 2 RM air mail. Commemorating Otto Lilienthal, one of the all time aviation discovery greats. The design and printing quality are impressive for 1934, when it first came out, strikingly contemporary looking still. Done on a single color press in two passes? If so, the registration is perfection.
Concealed here is the watermark, which I find distasteful. It amazes me how quickly the party--in power for just a year--got control of everything, sunk its identity into every institution or eliminated them.
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Post by gstamps on May 19, 2024 12:27:15 GMT
kasvik,nice stamp It was made in 2 variants: horizontal/vertical waviness of the gum. I am curious if the paper shows vertical (common variant) or horizontal (valuable variant) lines due to the pressure of the gum application.
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kasvik
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What I collect: Cancels mostly, especially Sweden Gävle and Lidingö, Switzerland Geneva, Germany Pforzheim
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Post by kasvik on May 19, 2024 14:09:58 GMT
kasvik ,nice stamp It was made in 2 variants: horizontal/vertical waviness of the gum. I am curious if the paper shows vertical (common variant) or horizontal (valuable variant) lines due to the pressure of the gum application.
Right you are, gstamps . Distracted by the distracting watermark, I missed the innocent gum ridges. Sadly, I didn't win that lottery.
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Hugh
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What I collect: Worldwide Occupation Stamps and Postal History; and, anything that looks interesting.
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Post by Hugh on May 19, 2024 20:16:34 GMT
kasvik ,nice stamp It was made in 2 variants: horizontal/vertical waviness of the gum. I am curious if the paper shows vertical (common variant) or horizontal (valuable variant) lines due to the pressure of the gum application.
Right you are, gstamps . Distracted by the distracting watermark, I missed the innocent gum ridges. Sadly, I didn't win that lottery.
Interesting, I do look for the vertical and horizontal gum varieties on mint stamps but I never thought to look for evidence of them on used stamps. So, after reading your post, I had a look. Mine appears to have the fossil evidence (smile) of horitizontal ridges. I thought it might be just a reflection of the horizontal lines on the front but they are straight accross on the back all the way down - even when there are no lines on the front. Now I need to find a vertical one. Thanks for the insight. That's cool. Edit: There is a mark on the back of the stamp as well. It doesn't like like an expertising mark. I assume it was done by a dealer.   |
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Post by PostmasterGS on May 19, 2024 20:31:10 GMT
Appears to be horizontal. Can't speak to the genuineness of the cancel. I'd send it in for a cert – Michel gives a CV of 4,500€ for used, but only if it's got a BPP cert.
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Hugh
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What I collect: Worldwide Occupation Stamps and Postal History; and, anything that looks interesting.
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Post by Hugh on May 20, 2024 1:33:19 GMT
Appears to be horizontal. Can't speak to the genuineness of the cancel. I'd send it in for a cert – Michel gives a CV of 4,500€ for used, but only if it's got a BPP cert. Good advice, thanks. I'll tentatively move it from one album page to another. Luckily, Germanstamps.net has a page for both gum types (smile). Great pages.  |
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Post by gstamps on May 20, 2024 6:31:47 GMT
Hugh, congratulations on the discovery. This variety can be seen in few collections. It would be good if you put the stamps on a black support - it would be easier to see the perforation and possibly the watermark. The mark on the back of the postal cancellation is encouraging for its originality (I think the ink contained oil? or not?) Can you also check the 3 Mark stamp?
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Hugh
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What I collect: Worldwide Occupation Stamps and Postal History; and, anything that looks interesting.
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Post by Hugh on May 20, 2024 12:33:50 GMT
The mark on the back of the postal cancellation is encouraging for its originality (I think the ink contained oil? or not?) Can you also check the 3 Mark stamp? Not sure about the mark ... it's lightly struck and fuzzy. It doesn't bleed through to the other side but it bleeds out a bit on the back. Hard to make it out. I went through a list of expertizers and couldn't find a match. That's why I assume it's a dealer's mark. As for the 3M stamp ... nothing special there. The usual watermark, a Berlin cancel (September 8, 1934). For the fun of it, I ran it through Stamp Analyzer -- it wasn't impressed (smile). It classified it as G-VG. Cheers, Hugh |
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