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coastwatcher
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Post by coastwatcher on Jan 11, 2019 0:20:10 GMT
One of my favorite modern sets (Scott #s 774-779) of the British Virgin Islands celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the islands.  |
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kgvistamps
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What I collect: British Colonies - King George VI from all countries and King Edward VII & King George V from the West Indies.
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Post by kgvistamps on Jan 11, 2019 17:44:27 GMT
I have web pages showing the various Virgin Islands issues from King Edward VII thru King George V.
The King Edward set is pretty simple to sort because there are no listed color shades. The two King George V sets have a number of color shades, so it is more challenging.
Select the links if you are interested in seeing the various color shades.
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anglobob
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What I collect: France and French Colonies,French cinderellas British Commonwealth QE2
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Post by anglobob on Nov 2, 2021 15:15:52 GMT
Three definitive sets of stamps were issued from 1956 to 1964. The first series SG 149-161 in B.W.I.dollar denominations showed maps,birds and various local scenes.  This set was reissued in 1962 with surcharges in US dollar denominations. SG 162-173  The third series SG 178-192 was issued in 1964 ,showing maps.birds and more local scenes.  |
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zipper
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Post by zipper on May 21, 2022 9:32:14 GMT
Scott #24 Saint Ursula with Lillies. No relation to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.  |
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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 Mar 25, 2023 17:37:56 GMT
This week's new arrivals included the 1888 Scott 18 which is the 1 shilling with 4D overprint featuring St. Ursula with the red margins. The use of St. Ursula is a nice change from the heavy usage of Queen Victoria on Commonwealth countries in that era. The 1 shilling with white margins is Scott 7 and with red margins is Scott 8. I do not know the reason for the red margins.  |
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sudbury12000
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Post by sudbury12000 on Dec 30, 2023 12:24:59 GMT
Found this in a lot recently purchased, I tend to think it is a forgery, but welcome identification experts!  |
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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 Dec 30, 2023 12:41:40 GMT
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Dec 30, 2023 13:23:24 GMT
Found this in a lot recently purchased, I tend to think it is a forgery, but welcome identification experts!
Opinion
It looks too good for a forgery, to me,
I would suggest mutilated stationery fragment from a letter sheet, or postcard?
Can you assess thickness? flick it with your index finger, same feeling as with a paper stamp ? or thicker perhaps?
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philatelia
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Post by philatelia on Dec 30, 2023 13:26:12 GMT
I’m not an expert on Virgin Island, but that “square of dots” cancel is similar to the ones I often see on my Venezuelan forgeries.
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Dec 30, 2023 13:38:01 GMT
Revised opinion
Forgery by Spiro
1. "A" is different
2. "G" in shilling has an horizontal serif, missing from the genuine
Magliavacca Page 17 
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Dec 30, 2023 13:47:48 GMT
I’m not an expert on Virgin Island, but that “square of dots” cancel is similar to the ones I often see on my Venezuelan forgeries.  |
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sudbury12000
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Post by sudbury12000 on Dec 30, 2023 15:21:50 GMT
thank you all, rod222 the paper is very thin. I will put it with my forgeries and note it as such. Thanks all for the help! |
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sudbury12000
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Post by sudbury12000 on Dec 30, 2023 15:24:55 GMT
hdm1950 thank you for the link, that is a lot of forgeries.
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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 Mar 14, 2024 11:34:07 GMT
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Mar 14, 2024 12:40:58 GMT
British Virgin Islands 1970 Pirates, UNICEF, and Princess Margaret.  1974 Sir Winston Churchill.  |
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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 Mar 14, 2024 12:56:42 GMT
What was amazing was that the long tailed ‘S’ was found looking at this photo of page 1 from my Virgin Islands collection.  |
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philatelia
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Post by philatelia on Mar 14, 2024 14:20:23 GMT
hdm1950 - Your BVI collection is wonderful! Do you have a cutoff date for this collection? I know that finding anything from there postally used after 1980 is almost impossible. I still have my tiny starter Virgin Is, also the Leewards as they tie in somewhat with my Danish West Indies.
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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 Mar 14, 2024 14:34:32 GMT
hdm1950 - Your BVI collection is wonderful! Do you have a cutoff date for this collection? I know that finding anything from there postally used after 1980 is almost impossible. I still have my tiny starter Virgin Is, also the Leewards as they tie in somewhat with my Danish West Indies. I cut off around 1966 Terri. That is the case of most everything but Canada, USA, England, Australia and New Zealand. I only have gone into the 1980's with Canada and USA because I had the pages in my production albums. I do have some newer supplement pages for the British America countries into the early 1970's but I do not pursue stamps to fill them. If stamps come my way for those pages in collections and job lots I will keep them but anything newer I tend to move on. I have nothing around from the 1980's from the Virgin Islands at this time. |
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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 Mar 14, 2024 14:48:09 GMT
Here is page 2 and 2 from my Scott British America album. The pages following this up to 1965 are complete except for a couple of 1964 issues. I have not pursued varieties for this country.   |
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marbles
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Post by marbles on Mar 14, 2024 20:17:56 GMT
We have just finished going through the Virgin Island which after these need sorting out properly.   |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Jul 1, 2024 0:29:46 GMT
Virgin Islands : Ships Sc#210 Merchantman : THETIS  Sc#212 His Majesty's Frigate BOREAS  |
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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 6, 2024 16:52:48 GMT
On a Facebook site I follow there has recently been posts in regards the 1970 Virgin Islands ship set that has been poorly reprinted. My set came mounted with a bunch of Minkus pages I picked up sometime. My set appears fine. The reprints have the expected photocopy dots.  |
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