WERT
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What I collect: Canada and Provinces
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Post by WERT on Nov 25, 2019 21:06:00 GMT
He is a little learning lesson involving some Canadian O.H.M.S. perforated stamps. Robert Any questions, feel free to ask.
   
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renden
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Posts: 8,711 
What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA
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Post by renden on Nov 26, 2019 13:32:11 GMT
I have a few of Canada, somewhere in a Lindners album - Nice WERT - Robert ! René |
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brightonpete
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Posts: 5,110
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Post by brightonpete on Oct 23, 2022 18:44:02 GMT
RIP WERT (WERT )
Brixton Chrome had a number of 5-pin OHMS up for auction. One of them was the 20¢ orange Special Delivery (Unitrade E3) issued June 29, 1927. 671,400 were printed. This being a double-perforated 5-pin OHMS official stamp. Not listed in Unitrade.
Is this fake or what? I like it regardless. It is one of my favourite stamps from back then. I now have a few 5-pin OHMS stamps in my collection, on top of all the 4-pin's. A “Beware of fakes” note is in Unitrade, and from what I have heard, they will be removed from the catalogue sometime in the near future.
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Post by nbstamper on Oct 23, 2022 20:29:08 GMT
For the two auctions in which Brixton-Chrome offered these 5-hole OHMS issues, a cautionary note was issued and, in at least one instance, Chris clearly indicated he believed one of the stamps was a fake. I didn't go back and check his listings but I did talk to him about it and I recollect he said that there are ways of detecting fakes including the placement of the pin-holes which must align with the pin holes in a known genuine stamp. Whether Unitrade delists the stamps or not, they are legitimate varieties in my opinion because the Department of Finance did order their usage for postal purposes. It's like many other high value stamps; forgeries are common; the technology is getting better and buyers are well-advised to buy from dealers who they know are professional and who they trust. So brightonpete, I think you've got a nice stamp and be glad you have it.
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Ryan
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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What I collect: If I have a catalogue for it, I collect it. And I have many catalogues ....
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Post by Ryan on Oct 27, 2022 23:29:47 GMT
Canadian perforated OHMS stamps were very common for some issues - there have been single years where over 24 million stamps were perforated. But rare issues are prone to fakery - I have a copy of Ken Pugh's reference manual on Canadian official stamps and I'll nab a few sentences from the introduction to help fill in the story. Later on, he says that "$1000 of inexpensive used bulk stamps" were punched with fake OHMS perforations, that Wrigley purchased the lot for $25,000, and the retail value of the lot was inventoried at $1 million. No mention is made of Wrigley's fate, but the other two dealers who did the actual manufacturing of the fakes were convicted of fraud. The original 5 hole stamps (the legs of the "H" are 5 holes long) were perforated with a machine that could punch a row of 5 stamps at a time, and there are thus 5 distinct perforation dies with minuscule differences in pin location. The 4 hole stamps were perforated on two different machines that could punch a row of 10 stamps, so the 4 hole stamps have 20 distinct perforation dies. All of the original dies are shown with great magnification, but it's a real task to figure out whether your own stamp is an exact match for one of them or not. Suitable for those with a true flyspecking mentality only!  Ryan |
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firstfrog2013
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What I collect: BNA Liberia St Pierre U.S. Bolivia Turkey
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Post by firstfrog2013 on May 4, 2023 16:08:15 GMT
I am still actively pursuing the 5 holes perfs.At the prices they are selling for it will probably remain an unfinished collection but I am always hopeful.
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