cjoprey
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Scanning stamps for my website...
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What I collect: Belgium (predominantly), British Commonwealth (older ones), WW (whatever comes my way...)
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Post by cjoprey on Aug 28, 2019 20:43:34 GMT
So pleased with all of these for very little:  Now to start working out which variants they are...  |
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Aug 28, 2019 20:53:47 GMT
Nice ones. Do you have COB?
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cjoprey
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Scanning stamps for my website...
Posts: 1,465
What I collect: Belgium (predominantly), British Commonwealth (older ones), WW (whatever comes my way...)
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Post by cjoprey on Aug 28, 2019 20:54:23 GMT
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stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Aug 28, 2019 21:28:53 GMT
COB is very helpful and your French will improve if you do not already speak and read it! COB seems to be the most thorough on Types, variants and shades...although shades is something you have to sort of figure out on your own. there is a thread elsewhere where we've come up with some academically interesting approaches... although interpretation still seems better left to comparing by eye since scanners and monitors vary with respect to color rendition/recognition/resolution
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cjoprey
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Scanning stamps for my website...
Posts: 1,465
What I collect: Belgium (predominantly), British Commonwealth (older ones), WW (whatever comes my way...)
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Post by cjoprey on Aug 29, 2019 8:08:48 GMT
Thanks stainlessb - I was born in Belgium near Antwerp and my French is fairly good, so I should manage! |
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stainlessb
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Post by stainlessb on Aug 29, 2019 23:36:45 GMT
These arrived today. unsure which color shades these are (there are 9)... these are my only ones I also think that I have mis-named my files as #MO1 instead of #1 (#MO1 has the horizontal red line???) A beautiful cancel #4 is I believe Aubange  cancellation is not identifiable, but color shade is different  only 7 to go.....  |
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cjoprey
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Scanning stamps for my website...
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What I collect: Belgium (predominantly), British Commonwealth (older ones), WW (whatever comes my way...)
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Post by cjoprey on Aug 30, 2019 13:24:17 GMT
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bjornbelgium
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Post by bjornbelgium on Dec 23, 2022 11:02:14 GMT
These arrived today. unsure which color shades these are (there are 9)... these are my only ones I also think that I have mis-named my files as #MO1 instead of #1 (#MO1 has the horizontal red line???) A beautiful cancel #4 is I believe Aubange cancellation is not identifiable, but color shade is different only 7 to go..... Hi, MO1 is very rare and has a so called 'MOENS' stripe. A sort of cancellation in red pen-ink done by Jean-Baptiste MOENS, a stamptrader that bought some sheets of early stamps after they were taken out of order in 1866, to devalue them for use. The number 4 here on your stamp is from ANVERS (Antwerp). It has horizontal bars. Vertical bars n°4 is indeed Aubange. Color on second one is probably greybrown or blackbrown, but you would need a lot of them to compare colors... The first one is pretty broad on the bottom side, could have been on the very bottom side of the sheet (leaf edge) |
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Dec 23, 2022 11:21:30 GMT
I must say I really appreciate your knowledge on Belgian philately bjornbelgium . |
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bjornbelgium
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Post by bjornbelgium on Dec 23, 2022 12:24:12 GMT
I must say I really appreciate your knowledge on Belgian philately @bjornbwlgium. Much of it is thanks to an elaborate Belgian official stamp catalogue  , they really put in some effort to keep adding interesting stuff in there! |
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Dec 23, 2022 12:38:58 GMT
I need to get a copy of that Belgium special catalogue.
I jus got the 2023 Netherlands NVP catalogue
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bjornbelgium
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Post by bjornbelgium on Dec 23, 2022 13:43:59 GMT
I need to get a copy of that Belgium special catalogue. I jus got the 2023 Netherlands NVP catalogue Will, it is the regular Belgian Catalog, the so called COB - OBP, but it has a lot of details on the stamps. I don't really know of an elaborate one-piece specialized catalog for belgium that could tell much more than the COB does... I have a book on early cancellations and will soon buy the one on the preo's. |
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Dec 23, 2022 13:53:25 GMT
Can you post or PM me a link to a shop that sell COB and can send it to Norway?
Norfrim (Denmark) don't have it but I might ask if they could get it.
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cjoprey
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Scanning stamps for my website...
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What I collect: Belgium (predominantly), British Commonwealth (older ones), WW (whatever comes my way...)
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Post by cjoprey on Dec 23, 2022 20:12:50 GMT
The Balasse books give even more info on the original Leopold I stamps - the entire 1st volume of the 3 volumes is given over to the early epaulettes and medallions. I have a copy but they are rare to find in good condition, and I still haven't sat down and read it properly...
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bjornbelgium
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Post by bjornbelgium on Dec 24, 2022 11:57:59 GMT
The Balasse books give even more info on the original Leopold I stamps - the entire 1st volume of the 3 volumes is given over to the early epaulettes and medallions. I have a copy but they are rare to find in good condition, and I still haven't sat down and read it properly... I need to get me those as well some day |
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