New Zealand: Chalons - 1855-1873

I got a new scanner and scanned my first stamp. A SG8 1d dull orange Richardson white paper with certificate. The stamp has gone brown. I hope this looks better than my previous scans. Still learning how to use this scanner and software. Is it useful to provide other pictures such as back lit, uv light, ...

For reference Skid, here is a nice SG14 that Jim (jimbabwe) had cleaned up as it too was oxidized.

Look at the result :

Before :



and after :



Cheers

Dave

How long should you leave the stamp in Hydrogen Peroxide (3%). I have read anywhere from 60 seconds to several days including TSF, even on the same website.

There is also some discussion about it not being the "right" thing to do in terms of stamp collecting and that is may reduce the value of the stamp.  What do you guys think?

Here is an interesting one. A 1d no watermark, white paper, imperforate, that is brown, but does not look oxidized. It could be an imperforate form of the p12.5 star watermark color change on page 165 of Odenweller, with the star hidden by the thin. Note the clear border of the next stamp at the bottom and the small amount of the next stamp at the top left, indicating it is not perforate stamp trimmed (unless the prefs were really badly aligned and the right hand side is a margin). Plating the stamp might rule out a margin, but not sure if that is possible with this stamp. There is a no watermark perf 12.5 (Odenweller177), but no mention of an imperforate. I wonder if the paper texture could be used to determine which stamp it is?      

From what I see Skid, it appears to be remnants of old hinges. Give it a soak in a water only (Temperature up to you) bath. Anything like a hinge or gum remnant should soak off. Just remember that the stamp when wet is very much a fragile piece of wet paper. Handle with great care (spade tongs not pointed tongs imho) and allow to dry before flattening. Show us the result after.

I believe the stamp around the top frameline is scuffed (on the front).

Dave

NB This stamp is also slightly oxidized.

Skid
I forgot to say, too, that your new scanner is working perfectly. Well done

Dave

Here is a better scan of the 6d with possible internal roulette

I am not convinced that this is an internal roulette - but an interesting line of some sort.

Dave

An interesting 1d. It does not appear to have a watermark, but the color is very red. It also has a line through the face.

This is an NZ wmk Mark. SG97



The wmk is a bit hard to see :-)

I shall look at the few reference example pictures I have to see if that scratch on the Queens face is a known plate position.
Hopefully it is !

If I don't get it first hopefully one of the others looking in here will.

Dave

Here are some 1d possible Pelure (I posted a couple of these before but with poor quality scans) that I cleaned in Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) for a couple of minutes and then in warm water for a few minutes. The image color looks a bit more red on my screen. In person it is more orange. Let me  know what you think. Dave suggested the first had a star watermark (on a poor scan, I will repost). However, holding up to the light does not show a star.

Thanks,

Mark

Skid I had a bit of time so I scanned a few items at 2400dpi and measured the different paper/card thicknesses with digital veneer.

Lets Start with the 1855 London Proof 2d, Paper medium white wove unwatermarked paper with thickness was approximately 0.13mm.




The 1864 Davies Proof of Plate I with advanced plate wear paper 2d Blue on very thick white wove unwatermarked paper with a thickness of approximately 0.16 mm.




The 1884 Reprints that were intended for Presentation copies 1d, 2d and 6d shown are all printed on Large star watermarked paper with a thickness of approximately 0.09 mm.







The 1906 Hausberg Printings I have measured the singles I have, the Pairs on the page below the 2d Blocks of (4),(8)x2 and (9) with the and the 4d Block of (8) shown, these are all on a unwatermarked medium card with a thickness of approximately 0.26 - 0.29 mm.


block of (4) 2d

block of (8) 2d form the damaged section Rows 15 & 16, No.1-4

block of (8) 2d form the damaged section Rows 15 & 16, No.5-8

block of (9) 2d

The 4d block of (8) front and back scans



Lastly the 1913 Jolliffe Reprints showing the Plates A & B from my copy of the "History of New Zealand Stamp" both these plates have a thickness of approximately 0.06 mm.




Hope this helps.

Andrew

Here was the original image you posted in which I said I could see a star wmk !



and here it is after I made it clearer to see :



Here is the reposted image after Skid has cleaned it in HP3% and scanned at a better resolution :



and here it is using Retroreveal :



I still see a 'star' but to give credit to Skid it is very faint - making me wonder if somebody has tried to thin the paper to make it appear as 'Pelure'.

Dave

Dave / Grant

I have an interesting stamp here interested in your thoughts. I have categized it as a Sg.134 CP. A2s(4), it is impossible to see  a star with the naked eye  and I could see a letter. I am providing to retro-reveal scans which I think concludes star. I am more interested in the cancellation. I think it may be the Hokitika, Westland District Obliterator, an oval of 5 bars widely spaced No. 3 on page 74 of the Postage Stamps of New Zealand Vol. III. This obliterator still requires confirming based on the book. Any thoughts??








Regards Andrew