hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 22, 2018 22:21:12 GMT
Issue for the Free French Forces based in the Levant, 1942.  |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Nov 9, 2018 22:50:41 GMT
Another issue from the Free French Forces in the Levant, with a "Résistance" overprint:  |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 26, 2021 19:37:43 GMT
Not technically Levant issues, but nearly so, as these are from Cavalle in Thrace on the Aegean Sea, and using the Ottoman piastre as currency. I see a Crete one sneaked on the card too...
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Post by gstamps on Aug 10, 2022 9:48:30 GMT
Hi, I am trying to calculate my maximum bid price for an auction of French Levant stamps.  The stamp in the image appears in the Scott catalog (French Offices in Turkey) with numbers 42 and 52, and in the Yvert-Tellier (Levant) catalog with numbers 30 and 38.  What are the differences - apparently it is the same stamp with the same overprint ? |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Aug 10, 2022 11:59:55 GMT
Thanks for your post, gstamps .... it's an excellent question! I just checked the 2021 Scott Classic Specialized, and it certainly looks like the stamp and overprints are the same, so I must be missing something. If it is certain that the underlying stamp is the same, then that would seem to indicate that the overprint must be different somehow. I note that for Sc52, the catalogue states "hand-stamped" for the surcharge, which it does not indicate for Sc42. I wonder if that could be the difference? But if it is, how to tell? Especially from an online scan? It's not a great answer, but I suppose I would say that when calculating for your bid, probably best to assume that the stamp is the lower value of the two, in this case Sc42. Sorry I couldn't offer anything better. 
Edit: Xavier ( hrdoktorx) or Bob ( anglobob), do either of you know about these stamps? |
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Post by gstamps on Aug 10, 2022 12:18:35 GMT
@beryllium Guy, thanks for your quick reply.
The overprint is slightly tilted from the horizontal, which would be in favor of manual application.
I am also waiting for an answer from a French website. I hope it arrives quickly so I can participate in the auction.
George
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Post by anglobob on Aug 10, 2022 13:11:31 GMT
@beryllium Guy
I have no knowledge of this area.Gibbons mentions stamps are handstamped with the overprint and with thinner letters.
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Post by gstamps on Aug 10, 2022 13:37:54 GMT
I found the answer on an excellent website "semeuses.com" (in French) The difference between Scott 42 and 52 is very clear (especially number 1)  The necessity of issuing Scott 52, 54 and 55 is also explained (in French)  |
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Post by stainlessb on Aug 10, 2022 14:12:19 GMT
gstamps semeuses.com looks like an excellent source ofr information. it did give the option to translate to English (in the address bar) Thanks for posting this! Cheers Stan
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Post by gstamps on Aug 10, 2022 14:52:19 GMT
stainlessb , I'm glad it's helpful (especially with the English translation) I know French and that's why I haven't looked for other languages. Cheers George
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Aug 10, 2022 16:00:28 GMT
Nice work, George ( gstamps).... that does look like a good site! In that case, it seems clear that the stamp in the auction lot is the Sc42 then. |
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Post by gstamps on Aug 10, 2022 21:37:05 GMT
Unfortunately it is Scott 42.
And another stamp that interests me is missing a few teeth.
I think I will give up.
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Mar 11, 2023 18:58:35 GMT
One of the lots I bought today at the Fête du Timbre contained many issues from the French Post Offices in the Near East. Here is Castellorizo YT#14, the 1c gray with an "O.N.F." overprint, issued in 1920. In this context, ONF stands for "Occupation Navale Française" (French Navy Occupation). Not to be confused with its current meaning of "Office National des Forêts" (National Forest Office) in France and "Office National du Film" in Francophone Canada!  This is my first stamp from this territory, so it was a big deciding factor in choosing that particular lot! |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Mar 11, 2023 19:53:40 GMT
A big haul of stamps from the French Post Offices in the Levant, which multiplies my former holdings:  Keen-eyed observers will note that the third and fourth stamps on the top row have their overprint displaced. The fourth stamp is actually YT #5a. Also, the 20c stamp on the second row is of the GC paper variety. |
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