firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Sept 8, 2013 15:33:10 GMT
Is there an easy way to spot these? Seems I find some, but others even with catalog pictures I'm just not sure.I think I see ink bleeds into white parts of design and they seem different than comparisons but.....Anyone have tips??? Then there's the question of major or minor???
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vggvp
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Post by vggvp on Sept 12, 2013 22:54:13 GMT
The best place for a "crash course" in re-entries is Ralph Trimble's website --- www.re-entries.com. It contains everything you ever wanted to know about re-entries and is profusely illustrated. GJP
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therealwesty
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Post by therealwesty on Oct 2, 2013 13:56:56 GMT
There's not an easy way per se. It just comes down to going over your stamps with a high power magnifier, I would suggest 10x or higher. Once you've looked at a few 'clean' copies of a particular issue it become easier to spot an anomaly. After I spot an anomaly it just comes down to identifying just what exactly the anomaly is. Comparing your stamp to the images on Ralph Trimble's site is a great way to positively identify a re-entry.
Another anomalies might include retouches, over inking, ink smudges, engraver slips. These don't tend to get as much attention as the re-entries, but I find they are worthy pieces to add to my collection.
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firstfrog2013
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Sept 20, 2014 12:04:40 GMT
Going through my thousands of Admirals and my eyes are paying the price.As you can imagine with millions of stamps printed minor re-entries are like leaves on your lawn in October.It comes down to how many do you keep.I have sat and puzzled, two stamps side by side looking at the differences and wondering if ALL the differences have truly been discovered or documented.I walk away for twenty minutes and go back to the hundred or so spread on the table,pick up the magnifier and start again.To be totally truthful I was never a big fan of this issue,but now find a magic to it's details.I guess as others have discovered before me your collecting interest are always evolving.I have found of late I am hoping this phase passes soon as I have been neglecting my new arrivals and they have been stacking up.Maybe it's time for professional intervention!!RE-ENTRIES
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Sept 20, 2014 19:57:50 GMT
Going through my thousands of Admirals and my eyes are paying the price.As you can imagine with millions of stamps printed minor re-entries are like leaves on your lawn in October.It comes down to how many do you keep.I have sat and puzzled, two stamps side by side looking at the differences and wondering if ALL the differences have truly been discovered or documented.I walk away for twenty minutes and go back to the hundred or so spread on the table,pick up the magnifier and start again.To be totally truthful I was never a big fan of this issue,but now find a magic to it's details.I guess as others have discovered before me your collecting interest are always evolving.I have found of late I am hoping this phase passes soon as I have been neglecting my new arrivals and they have been stacking up.Maybe it's time for professional intervention!!RE-ENTRIES A common occurence I would suggest, with collectors. The cynosure is to remain focused and document all your work, no matter how scrappy, by mounting each individual stamp and making pencilled notes alongside. How many of us spend time studying a particular issue, get distracted by life's other necessities, and the time spent on philately is wasted.
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Post by jimbooregon on Jul 23, 2015 13:19:24 GMT
Good advice Rod tnx
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Post by jimjung on Aug 16, 2015 16:29:42 GMT
When hunting for re-entries in Canadian stamps, it is good to choose the stamp you are going to hunt. I find that best stamp is the 1859 5c Beaver. This is because there are so many valid re-entries and plate flaws on this stamp. In fact, it is almost tougher to find a 5c Beaver with no flaw at all (however tiny) than it is to find a 5c Beaver with a flaw. It is also a stamp that is not too expensive, especially when buying large used quantities.
It is good to choose older stamps. It is true that the 2c Admiral has a large number of re-entries but there are also larger quantities of 2c Admirals that have no flaws. Printing stamps had become easier by this time with better machinery, practice and experience. So I believe the percentage of Admiral re-entries is much lower than the percentage of 5c Beaver re-entries.
Re-entries and Plate Flaws were most prevalent in the Pence and Decimal Issue stamps. There were less re-entries in the Large Queens and Plate Flaws are known but in fewer quantities, therefore very scarce. Because of the volume of Small Queens printed, there are lots of SQ Re-entries and Plate Flaws. but again, there are more stamps without Flaws than with, so the percentage is lower.
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