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Post by BC on Aug 27, 2013 20:56:05 GMT
Here are some Nova Scotia stamps from my collection: Scott #3  Scott #8  Scott #9  |
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Post by jkjblue on Aug 27, 2013 23:52:41 GMT
BC - are the Victoria's particularly prone to foxing, or am I the only lucky one? ;-)
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Post by BC on Aug 28, 2013 2:34:16 GMT
I am not really sure, but I have some mint ones too and they are not foxed either.
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Post by jamesw on Aug 29, 2013 3:14:34 GMT
Very nice stamps BC. Here's my meagre collection of Nova Scotia (8MNH, 9MNH, 11NG, 12MH). I really must give this colony some more time and effort. Looking at the backs of these I noticed the 1¢ #8 has a row of incomplete perfs on the left side. From the front you can see a row of dents running top to bottom. Attached is a picture of the back, I think you can make them out.  Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 4:24:30 GMT
Jamesw...I have quite a few of these non completed perforations, seems to be very common.
Robert
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Post by classicalstamps on Dec 23, 2014 10:54:20 GMT
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 18, 2016 10:21:16 GMT
Take note that the cent issues exist with varying colouring both of the stamp and the paper. Pull out a SG catalogue or Unitrade - note that the latter no longer covers the number of varieties that exist in either the pence or the cents issues. For example, since they follow Scott numbering with slight changes, they no longer give the varieties of Scott #s 2 and 3.
Forgeries are rampant with NS - Scott #1 forgeries are very clear even to the untrained eye because they were all done quite badly.
The heraldic issues often need a very close examination since amongst the best forgers the differences are so slight that even a well-versed collector can be slipped up. Don't only look for details but also cancellations as you could have a genuine stamp with a forged cancellation.
The forgeries for the cent issues are quite easily identified although there are a couple that are so good that the only tip off is the crown (since these issues do have identical issues from other countries, it's important to check the crown).
Don't forget that although the original pence issues have a bluish tinged paper, there was a legitimate set of reprints with a white back and paper variety.
A key to knowing a forged pence issue is a bluish tinged front accompanied by a white back. An easy slip up when buying so make sure you have a scan of both sides so you know if it's genuine or not.
The legitimate reprint on white paper are thicker with no bluish tinge at all.
I don't have my resources in front of me but if I'm wrong on any of these, please let me know so I can correct my post.
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Feb 18, 2016 13:27:21 GMT
Hey poodle mums back. Nice post Nova Scotia is an area I neglected in favor of my early Canada. Glad one of us is on top of the game,kuddos to you. I have been trying to catch up on some missing provincial issues but man those prices are not what they were thirty years ago. I would love to see some more of your collection. Do you have any forgeries? Glad to see you back posting.
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Post by BC on Feb 18, 2016 16:25:24 GMT
Thanks for the information Poodle Mom. The Nova Scotia cents issues are also much scarcer used than mint. Fake and forged cancels are plentiful. Anything with a cork is suspicious. These are all genuine cancels from my collection, in addition to the ones in the first post.   There appears to be a plate scratch at the bottom Vicki's necklace.   I used PMG's outstanding tool to batch crop these after scanning. |
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 7:07:32 GMT
Yes I have both the genuine and the forgeries.
With the heraldic pence issues, I am very careful to keep them separate.
Another note on these issues - if you are getting a bisect, make sure it's tied and you KNOW the cancelation. Too many bisects exist with forged cancelations.
Be wary of the online selling venues when looking for bisects, your best bet is a reputable dealer or auction house or a certificate of authenticity by a well-respected expert.
Bisects exist in both pence and cent issues and often include an American stamp as well due to a postal agreement between Nova Scotia and the US for postage dues. (Not only bisects but also full issues were used alongside American stamps - do your research on these before buying so that you know that both the NS and US are genuine issues as well as the cancellation)
I don't have any bisects as I would never purchase one without a certificate and they don't come up often in auctions (that I've seen).
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 7:20:12 GMT
Also study up on your forgers before venturing into forgeries. Fournier and Spiro have some nice ones.
I have an interesting one in my collection that I'll post one of these days that the dealer actually made a mistake. It's a forgery by one forger but the cancellation is by a different forger.
About 10 years ago forgeries weren't as popular as they appear now and even a forgery of the dull purple shilling could be found quite inexpensively. Today that same forgery has easily tripled in retail cost. A forgery bought 10 years ago for $50 can easily fetch $200 today and the rarer the forger, the harder to get your paws on.
Also interesting is how many forgeries actually DID manage to pass through the regular postal system, especially the heraldic issues.
I have one heraldic issue that I and 3 others who are well learned in all the aspects of forgeries cannot for the life of us identify the forger, nor can we rule out that it actually is NOT a forgery. I purchased it as a forgery but close examination has yet to prove to me that it actually is a forgery. There have been "unknown" forgers of NS issues that even the best experts have yet to identify.
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 7:33:34 GMT
Cent issues are commonly very badly centered and the perforations are often skipped. If you have blocks or pairs it's interesting to notice that the perforations were often very badly executed.
Clear perforations or what would otherwise be consider pulled perfs are actually common simply due to the fact that the perforations were not complete in many cases. Finding very well centered cents issues is a nice find but in my own experience, not easily found.
Likewise with many early Vickies of other colonies.
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 21:33:42 GMT
A few samples of my NS Collection  |
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 21:34:42 GMT
And another -  |
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 21:35:39 GMT
A nice small lot  |
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 21:36:48 GMT
10c variety -  |
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 21:38:52 GMT
Nice colour varieties but very subtle so they don't come up as well in this scan -  |
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 21:40:03 GMT
A hard to find cents issue -  |
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 21:41:55 GMT
Notice the pin perf errors -   |
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 21:43:24 GMT
Fournier Forgeries -  |
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 21:46:20 GMT
Spiro Forgeries -   |
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 21:49:28 GMT
Noted as a possible Spiro Forgery but appears to be more likely a Howard Sanderson Forgery - Note the Grid-dot cancel unlike the COR (CORREOS) cancellations found on many Spiros.  |
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 22, 2016 21:50:50 GMT
Not yet identified forgers - nicely worked.  |
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Post by rod222 on Feb 23, 2016 0:01:09 GMT
Notice the pin perf errors - Great thread posts, Poodle Mum. I'd suggest generally referred to as "Blind Perfs" over time the edges of the perforation pins become rounded, and fail to "punch out" the didcot. What needs to occur, is the perforation pin die, to be removed, and a couple of thousands of an inch, ground off the face of the pins, to re sharpen the edges. General info. Stamps shown were "line perfed", a single line of perforation pins. Here is a much later "Comb Perforation pin die" A Grover from Australia, with pins shown.  |
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Post by BC on Feb 23, 2016 0:22:51 GMT
Nice picture Rod. Yes, "blind" perfs are very common for the Nova Scotia cents issues, sometimes so shallow that the stamps were damaged when separated.
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Post by rod222 on Feb 23, 2016 0:31:34 GMT
Nice picture Rod. Yes, "blind" perfs are very common for the Nova Scotia cents issues, sometimes so shallow that the stamps were damaged when separated. I don't recall ever seeing a line perforation die, Costs must have been tight in those times, t leave them in such poor condition. I recall early Cuba? stamps, with oodlies of blind perf issues. |
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Post by BC on Feb 23, 2016 0:51:49 GMT
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Post by Poodle_Mum on Feb 23, 2016 2:01:20 GMT
Indeed - not errors - but blunted down pins (blind perfs) - thanks for the clarification in terms. I knew what it was just couldn't think of the term  |
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jun 27, 2016 22:16:51 GMT
One of these is not like the others.Can you spot it?  |
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Post by BC on Jun 28, 2016 13:20:29 GMT
I see a double N.S. overprint on the $3
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