racatrien
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Post by racatrien on Sept 15, 2021 19:11:46 GMT
Here I am in front of my Mauritius revenue stamps and here I am blocking in front of it, who could give me information? worthless, why? In the future I will make pages that I will show you. Goodbye.  |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Sept 15, 2021 20:38:44 GMT
Thanks for your post, racatrien . If I may be the first to comment: to my way of thinking, "worthless" can be a relative term, depending on many factors. In the case of your item, on the positive side, I would say that it is an interesting, old, Victorian Era revenue stamp from a highly collectible country. On the downside, I would say that it appears to be in pretty poor condition, as it has three damaged corners, it is creased in the middle, it looks either stained or foxed, and it has some missing teeth. If it has some personal or sentimental meaning to you, then perhaps it is not worthless. It all depends on your perspective on this stamp. I should add that I have no particular expertise in this area, and I have no idea of the catalogue value of this item. |
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racatrien
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Post by racatrien on Sept 15, 2021 20:46:49 GMT
You made me laugh, thank you. It's the side without face value that surprises me because everyone normally has one. We agree on his condition but I think he can reserve surprise. Looks like some kind of mockup of the stamp.
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Sept 15, 2021 21:01:25 GMT
Well, if I made you laugh, racatrien , then it was a good post! I understand your point, I think. Your example is missing the overprint with the specific use and denomination. I don't know if that makes it especially valuable or not. It seems to have a cancel on it anyway, despite those missing features, so it appears to have been used for something.... at least that is how it looks to me. I also wonder if there is any chance that the overprint may have been water soluble and disappeared if the stamp was soaked off of a document? Perhaps one of our members with more expertise in revenue stamps can respond. Or perhaps Jon ( blaamand ) who has a very nice Mauritius collection himself, may be able to comment.  Mauritius Bill Stamp with Overprint Second of Exchange - Twenty-Five Cents |
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Post by vikingeck on Sept 15, 2021 21:11:11 GMT
I don’t know how the value is printed, but it does not look a very secure ink colour. I wonder is it possible to remove the overprint by chemical means.? Has racatrien ‘s stamp been “cleaned” ? Is that possible ? I have read that UV light sometimes is used to detect cleaning of cancels and repairs , does that reveal any thing hidden ? |
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racatrien
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Post by racatrien on Sept 15, 2021 21:17:56 GMT
Thanks for your help. The ink erased I doubt it because no trace whatsoever with a magnifying glass or UV. Unless ...
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blaamand
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Post by blaamand on Sept 15, 2021 22:35:25 GMT
Perhaps one of our members with more expertise in revenue stamps can respond. Or perhaps Jon ( blaamand ) who has a very nice Mauritius collection himself, may be able to comment. Thanks for the opportunity Chris  However I am afraid I am not knowledgable about the Revenues at all, I collect them but don't study them, if that makes sense...  For what it's worth, I checked the few I've found so far. It seems to me vikingeck is right - the values are printed in fugitive ink. Most visible on my sample at left below - the reverse side shows the effects of the poor/fugitive ink, almost like its 'aniline'.   |
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racatrien
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Post by racatrien on Sept 15, 2021 22:53:49 GMT
Thank you for this answer even if it saddens me a bit because I thought I had a find. It's crazy chemistry there is really not the slightest trace of ink at high magnification front or back.
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Post by renden on Sept 15, 2021 23:10:43 GMT
Thank you for this answer even if it saddens me a bit because I thought I had a find. It's crazy chemistry there is really not the slightest trace of ink at high magnification front or back. Do not worry.....the WW does not know more than 10% about other Worlds except me (Canada) and the USA (United States of America), being a neighbour separated by a River and having more TV from the States than my Country and presently I am not at all looking for a trip across the USA - I used to spend 6 months/year for 5 years consecutive ,in the West Florida Region (St Pete) - other nice places before that but 3-4 weeks/year...... but while driving, always conscious that I did not have a `gun` in my Motorhome.......like most cars/trucks around me LOL !! (you have to laugh) - never had problemo during that period. Life is a giver and a taker - with COVID....we are all takers !!! René |
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However I am afraid I am not knowledgable about the Revenues at all, I collect them but don't study them, if that makes sense... 
