wakeybluenose
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What I collect: GB to 2000 (but definitives to date) / Ireland to 2000 / General WW classics & definitives / ASFEC / SciFi & Fantasy Literature / Local History
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Post by wakeybluenose on Dec 16, 2020 16:29:29 GMT
I got these three in a lot today... I think I've identified them respectively as: SG 103 plate 7 SG 117 plate 4 SG 123 plate 12 The size was the bit that was confusing me though... I then discovered in my SG Concise a mention of 'Wing Margins' (stamps either side of the gutter in the middle of a sheet perforated differently to the others) and that seemed to answer my question... however SG then doesn't list these separately, surely they are more scarce than other stamps on the sheet. Does anyone have any more in depth info on what this does to collectability/catalogue value please? Or can point me towards more info. Thanks!  |
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khj
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Post by khj on Dec 16, 2020 16:55:47 GMT
My understanding was that one time the wing margins were disliked by enough collectors that there was a practice of trimming them off and reperforating (sort of like some US collectors disliking the older natural straight edge stamps). By recognizing the check letter positions of the wing margins for a given issue (pane configuration), you can recognize which stamps have been altered.
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wakeybluenose
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Mostly harmless!
Posts: 279
What I collect: GB to 2000 (but definitives to date) / Ireland to 2000 / General WW classics & definitives / ASFEC / SciFi & Fantasy Literature / Local History
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Post by wakeybluenose on Dec 16, 2020 16:58:13 GMT
I kinda like them.. and might try and find more!
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Post by dgdecker on Dec 16, 2020 20:36:23 GMT
I had not heard of the term “wing margin” until today.
as they are “ different” I would collect.
David
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Dec 16, 2020 23:31:47 GMT
The stamp sheet was printed in 4 panes with a gutter between the panes but the perforator went up the middle of the gutter rather than the edges of the stamps . Thus those stamps lying either side of the gutter had a wide white “wing “ margin on the right or on the left .
The majority of the stamps on the sheet would have normal perfs so indeed the wing margin should be a bit scarcer.
Printed stamp albums in the early days had regular printed spaces making no allowance for wider wing margin copies and collectors often trimmed the wing margins to fit the printed space. Mutilated stamps with the margins removed are virtually worthless, this makes the wing margin stamps even scarcer.
However they have never been popular and are almost always marked down in price. The exception would be a clean used example with a light circular date stamp ...the wing margin allows for complete readable cancels. They fetch a premium .
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