Württemberg: Stamps, Covers & Postal Stationery

Thanks for sharing !!

I like this one - 1883 2m yellow or+black Mint

Keep posting guys and biglavalamp

Hi hrdoktorx,
Does your Mi 55 stamp have gum with small and frequent cracks? or have my stamps been kept in bad condition? (in this condition I bought them)
The stamps are Mi 56 color a and b (this is my opinion, they are not certified)

Thank you, stainlessb
I hope other collectors will answer me to draw a conclusion : a natural phenomenon or a defect.
Michel 56 color b is in MNH condition 750 Euro.
With gum in this condition can it still be considered MNH?

Yes, my MiNr. 55 stamp does have cracked gum on the back, as I showed earlier in this thread. It's rather common for Württemberg stamps from that era.

New arrival today, MiNr 32a, 6 Kreuzer blue, with line perforations:

Hi - well, I suppose they would recommend it ;-);-). I recently found a copy of the S.G. 1969 cardboard folder arrangement, which they titled 'Colour Guide' - though being rather inactive in the stamp area have yet to use - it includes a cardboard sheet with two holes - one through which to view the stamp, the other to view the colour chart and used simultaneously  - thus making a comparison. I have a feeling it's been re-issued in recent times, but not seen one - hope they didn't change their naming for the colours. Over two hundred years agao Carl Von Linnaeus gave the the world binomial nomenclature - which we refer to as taxonomy (classification) - and by using Latin names it allows western countries irrespective of their native language to know exactly which bug/mammal/bird etc. is under discussion. Perhaps we should have something similar for colours:-) Some of the above stamps are v. attractive and desirable - congratulations.

thanks Beryllium Guy for the link - there are some very erudite comments there and I notice that at least one contributor referred to the SG colour chart I've mentioned above, but didn't comment on the usefulness, or otherwise, of the holes for simultaneous comparative viewing - perhaps it doesn't work too well. Probably like most people, my material consists of the usual mint and used labels, and whilst in the main the unused and 'cared for' pieces are likely to remain unchanged from how their colour appeared originally, it's the used stamps where the problems exist - and that's excluding any language or personal differences as to what someone sees. As for used stamps, the world is your oyster, as far as colour change is concerned. Some colours are more fugitive to light, others again possibly don't stand up to 'washing' too well, then there a potential problems with surface contamination that will affect how we see the colour/shade - it may be an unsolvable problem as far as 'used' labels go and even for unused pieces v. difficult even for experts. Perhaps the analogy of 'the teats on a bull' is more appropriate than we think;-) thanks again.

This week's main arrival item, the set of Württemberg official stamps (diagonal design) with the centennial overprint, MiNr. 217-26:

Also arrived today, a few fillers for my Württemberg collection:



From left to right, we have MiNrs. 44a, 51 (upside-down, sorry!), 106, and 201.

Seems like Nr 39 has no rosette

Thank you franoise, stainlessb
I have a Michel #30 stamp (rouletted) that I have never seen in this thread other than yours Stan.
If you still have it, can you post a picture of it?

stainlessb, I'm sorry for answering so late but I edited the images with my stamp which I think is b color "grunlicholive":