theamateurphilatelist
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Post by theamateurphilatelist on Sept 20, 2016 18:56:36 GMT
When I was young and collecting stamps, I was fascinated by stamp errors. The only 'error' stamps I owned were color variations and those too in used stamps. In my second innings as a collector I have managed to lay my hands on these 'error' stamps. And just when I was feeling kicked about it, fellow collectors tell me these are quite common in modern Indian stamps. Anyway, I am still happy to have these in my collection. Perforation shift Commemorative:  Perforation shift Service stamp:  Imperf definitive pair:  Year printed twice on Commemorative stamp:  |
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theamateurphilatelist
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Keep calm and collect stamps!!
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What I collect: India, Machins, India, Laos, Austria, Russia, Commonwealth omnibuses, Covers, Birds
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Post by theamateurphilatelist on Jul 12, 2018 7:31:17 GMT
Color variations in modern stamps are relatively common. Here's a "teardrop"/"extra flag" error in one of the recent Indian stamps. India Post issued a set of 2 stamps on February 17, 2018 in the denominations of Rs 5 and Rs 25 as India Iran Joint Issue. In Rs 5 stamp an extra flag in red is found on the smaller boat in the background. This variety occurs once in the sheet – Row 5 Column 4. Initially it was noticed on all sheets of this stamp. However later it was found that the sheets having color margin on top do not have this variety. Total of 501,000 stamps have been issued. I am guess there might be 2000-3000 stamps with this error out there based on the initial print run.    |
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theamateurphilatelist
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Post by theamateurphilatelist on Jul 12, 2018 7:34:56 GMT
No error on this sheet:  |
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theamateurphilatelist
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Keep calm and collect stamps!!
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What I collect: India, Machins, India, Laos, Austria, Russia, Commonwealth omnibuses, Covers, Birds
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Post by theamateurphilatelist on Jul 29, 2018 6:35:47 GMT
After a long wait for the post offices to upgrade their systems during which time sale of stamps from philatelic counters had dried up, I finally managed to get the M L Vasathakumari stamp from the Delhi philatelic bureau. I seem to have laid my hands on what seems to be a printing plate flaw on the lot. The error occurs on the third column stamp. I am not sure what row this is in since the lot of stamps shown in pics here is all that the counter had. There don't seem to be any traces of paper stuck after printing as the stamps are quite smooth in texture over the portion where this flaw is visible. Perhaps experts can provide more inputs on this. There are some other minor print flaws too like black spots on the stamp. About the stamp: India Post released a commemorative postage stamp on M L Vasanthakumari (3 July 1928 – 31 October 1990) on 3rd July 2018 to commemorate her 90th birth year. She was a Carnatic musician and playback singer for film songs in many Indian languages. A prime disciple of the G.N. Balsuramaniam, she was the youngest among the established musicians of that era, and was the youngest female awardee of the Sangita Kalanidhi award.    |
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