philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
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What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Dec 14, 2019 22:47:12 GMT
Finally won an auction lot for this very large series. I haven’t added much to it for quite a while so these are a treat! Venezuela is the only South or Central American country that I collect. I spent six months there in the 1970s - back when they were booming.  |
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
Posts: 3,404
What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Dec 14, 2019 23:52:54 GMT
I was just going through those states sets and I found one of EVERY airmail issue that I was missing! Still missing many regular issues, but WOW - usually you buy a lot like that and you might find a few, but I was only missing six of the airs and I found ALL six! One was in so so condition, but still, it’s not an empty space. I am tickled pink let me tell ya! Woohoo!
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renden
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What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA
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Post by renden on Dec 15, 2019 0:12:36 GMT
Nice Venezuela, T - mine are gone (in my downsizing giveaways ($) last Summer)....I think....Yup there are gone
Rene
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
Posts: 3,404
What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Dec 15, 2019 0:40:54 GMT
There are some great early Venezuelan, modern stuff I can take or leave, but the American Bank Note issues are fab engravings. And those escuelas are a fun challenge. And the micro Printing! Cool stuff 😉
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cjd
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Post by cjd on Dec 15, 2019 5:56:38 GMT
What's your cutoff date for Venezuela?
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
Posts: 3,404
What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Dec 15, 2019 7:23:46 GMT
I haven’t set a cutoff date - but finding postally used Venezuela after 1985 is difficult so it is almost an imposed cutoff!
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anglobob
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Posts: 2,425
What I collect: France and French Colonies,French cinderellas British Commonwealth QE2
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Post by anglobob on Apr 16, 2023 1:30:07 GMT
A very large series of stamps,issued between 1951 and 1953. 24 states or provinces ,with 16 stamps from each state.7 regular issues and 9 airmail issues for a grand total of 384 stamps.Quite a challenging series to complete.Some of the higher values only had a print run of 50,000 stamps and are more difficult to find. These are the coat of arms of Sucre,issued in 1952.   |
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anglobob
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What I collect: France and French Colonies,French cinderellas British Commonwealth QE2
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Post by anglobob on Apr 20, 2023 12:43:15 GMT
Coat of Arms series from the state of Monagas,issued on 2 February,1953.  [/url
 I am just missing 34 stamps to complete this series.Hard to find some issues and I will probably have to purchase the full set of 9 or 7 in order to obtain the one or two missing stamps I need. More duplicates....  |
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Post by paul1 on Apr 20, 2023 13:06:49 GMT
very attractive - well done. Along a similar vein, back when God and I were both young, Spain did similar very long series covering whatever it is they have in Spain - provinces or states etc - and I remember that one difficult stamp was Cordoba. Anyway very attractive and thanks for posting. I wonder if there's a prize for knowing which country was responsible for the longest series - unfortunately I wouldn't win - I don't know the answer.
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Jerry B
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Post by Jerry B on Apr 20, 2023 14:35:57 GMT
Hi Terri One day I told my dealer friend that I was going to do something for myself instead of working. I went through the entire stock of Venezuela picking out what I needed. I stll need a bunch of arms issues but Colombia comes first  Jerry B |
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philatelia
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Captain Jack - my best kiloware find ever!
Posts: 3,404
What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Apr 20, 2023 17:55:48 GMT
This is a very challenging set to collect, but that’s part of the fun!
The biggest problem I have with this series is finding undamaged used copies. These were printed on a VERY soft paper that seems to thin even when removing “peelable” hinges. I learned that lesson early on - never try to peel a hinge off a states set single - soak them off. It’s wise to thoroughly check the backs before buying.
And the cancels used during this era aren’t the most beautiful - you have to kiss a fair number of frogs before you find a prince.
FYI - did you know that Venezuela was one of FDR’s favorite collections?
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Apr 20, 2023 21:15:28 GMT
It is an admirable feat to assemble a well-centered and nicely-canceled set such as this
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elderstamps
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Stamp and Postal History Collector
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What I collect: Venezuela and Aeronautic
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Post by elderstamps on Dec 23, 2023 5:36:10 GMT
Only I missing one for that serie and I have hundreds of duplicates. Maybe we can wirk together to complete the serie.
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