drblade
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Post by drblade on Oct 20, 2021 15:27:32 GMT
drblade .... Isnt the 2p classed as green ? Or am I missing something ? Is it listed as blue in Deegam ? Hi, the 2p stamp is coloured green, the phosphor is blue. It's a 2016 counter sheet stamp. I will check it in case I've missed a phosphor change? |
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angore
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Post by angore on Oct 20, 2021 20:09:13 GMT
drblade I wanted to see the JET phosphor as seen under a UV light (long and short wave). It is supposed to be unique. I have standard yellow but not side by side with a JET phosphor. Some of the early phosphors lose their luminescence characteristics so this is a variable. From adminware site the above 2-band tagging also exists as "JET" phosphor. This phosphor has a slight yellow colour - easily separated from the above tagging. Stamps with JET phosphor include:½p turquoise
1p crimson
1½p charcoal black
2p green
2½p pale magenta
3p ultramarine (including Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)
4p rust brown
5p greyish violet (Scotland)
6p light green
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Oct 21, 2021 13:47:09 GMT
drblade I wanted to see the JET phosphor as seen under a UV light (long and short wave). It is supposed to be unique. I have standard yellow but not side by side with a JET phosphor. Some of the early phosphors lose their luminescence characteristics so this is a variable. From adminware site the above 2-band tagging also exists as "JET" phosphor. This phosphor has a slight yellow colour - easily separated from the above tagging. Stamps with JET phosphor include:½p turquoise
1p crimson
1½p charcoal black
2p green
2½p pale magenta
3p ultramarine (including Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)
4p rust brown
5p greyish violet (Scotland)
6p light green O.K. Just about got your explanation. I've got some more checking to do obviously. I can check out some of the stamps on your adminware list, but I'm having difficulty copying the outcome without a working digital camera. An old 35mm camera which won't turn the flash off, is not much use?? By the way the info on the adminware site is excellent. |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Oct 26, 2021 17:30:34 GMT
Welcome to the Forum drblade! I'm really looking forward to your collection and expertise on early Great Britain.
I completed (except for the high value seahorses) Great Britain from KGVI to pre-decimal QEII awhile ago. I've recently begun collecting early GB Victorian issues (and, so far only those with my initials R L). At this point the only ones I'm interested in are the line engraved issues but that might change?
I have plating questions regarding the penny black that I'll post sometime.
I hope you enjoy your time here, it's a really friendly place for sharing on every philatelic level.
Rob Thanks for the welcome Rob, My GB collection so far is almost complete from the 1887 Jubilee issue to date. By that I mean the basic singles, with the exception of Seahorses and some of the other high value singles. Like you i am currently looking for various Victorian issues. My line engraved are virtually none existent with the penny reds my next venture. I have a fairly substantial collection of Machins and without calling myself an expert, possibly I know more about these than the other areas of my collection. I have stuck with unmounted mint items for my collection, so as you will know it is expensive (slow) finding these types, prior to George V, these days. |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Oct 26, 2021 17:35:59 GMT
Thank you for the welcome darkormex.  |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Oct 26, 2021 17:37:01 GMT
Hi Zipper, thanks for the welcome. |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Oct 28, 2021 14:50:18 GMT
Welcome to the Forum drblade! I'm really looking forward to your collection and expertise on early Great Britain.
I completed (except for the high value seahorses) Great Britain from KGVI to pre-decimal QEII awhile ago. I've recently begun collecting early GB Victorian issues (and, so far only those with my initials R L). At this point the only ones I'm interested in are the line engraved issues but that might change?
I have plating questions regarding the penny black that I'll post sometime.
I hope you enjoy your time here, it's a really friendly place for sharing on every philatelic level.
Rob Thank you for the welcome REL1948, I replied to your post a couple of days ago, but can't see it. My early GB seems to be similar to your's. I'm almost up to date from the Jubilee issue to date, (unmounted mint basic singles with various extras). Some of the high values prior to George V elude me. My seahorses none existent. I'm not an expert by any means but if I can find the info on something I can look for it. I'm currently looking for QV singles, line engraved areas, as I'm working back through the years. As you will know unmounted mint in these cats are expensive & difficult to find. Drblade |
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REL1948
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Post by REL1948 on Oct 28, 2021 15:04:47 GMT
You are very welcome Drblade. I'm only looking at used examples from the line engraved issues. I want to have at least a few examples to display. I'd have to mortgage my house to go mint.
I remember the first time I saw the "Seahorse Issues" it would have been at the Minkus Stamp shop here in Detroit in the late 1950s (in the J.L. Hudson Department store). I was mesmerized by the images and the stunning engraving. I've never lost my admiration for that series. I have mint examples in my Bechuanaland collection but none from the Motherland yet. I bought a set of the reprints from The Royal P.O. and mounted them in my album. For a week. I embarrassed myself and removed them. If I'm ever fortunate enough to own a Green Seahorse I'll proudly fill that mount with a genuine example (probably not in this life but it's a wish).
Rob
PS I love the quote on your posts. Buckminster Fuller is a hero of mine.
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Oct 28, 2021 16:31:27 GMT
You are very welcome Drblade. I'm only looking at used examples from the line engraved issues. I want to have at least a few examples to display. I'd have to mortgage my house to go mint.
I remember the first time I saw the "Seahorse Issues" it would have been at the Minkus Stamp shop here in Detroit in the late 1950s (in the J.L. Hudson Department store). I was mesmerized by the images and the stunning engraving. I've never lost my admiration for that series. I have mint examples in my Bechuanaland collection but none from the Motherland yet. I bought a set of the reprints from The Royal P.O. and mounted them in my album. For a week. I embarrassed myself and removed them. If I'm ever fortunate enough to own a Green Seahorse I'll proudly fill that mount with a genuine example (probably not in this life but it's a wish).
Rob
PS I love the quote on your posts. Buckminster Fuller is a hero of mine. You are correct about the seahorses & their designs, some of the best, alongside the GV £1 PUC black, which I managed to obtain about 3 months ago, white gum too. |
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REL1948
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Post by REL1948 on Oct 28, 2021 17:28:28 GMT
I'm jealous. I owned a superb used copy of the P.U.C. issue quite a while back and sold it a few years ago. It was a bold and stunning design that emerged from among its bland contemporaries of the time.
Rob
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Nov 1, 2021 11:57:24 GMT
Thank you for the welcome. |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Nov 1, 2021 11:59:42 GMT
Thank you for your welcome. |
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stanley64
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Post by stanley64 on Nov 27, 2021 10:59:26 GMT
Welcome drblade and congratulations on becoming a full member of TSF :-) I have have enjoyed your postings of the Machin definitives and more specifically, the error stamps from your GB collection; keep them coming...
Happy collecting! |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Nov 27, 2021 18:20:24 GMT
Welcome drblade and congratulations on becoming a full member of TSF :-) I have have enjoyed your postings of the Machin definitives and more specifically, the error stamps from your GB collection; keep them coming...
Happy collecting! Thanks stanley64, have a good weekend, I'm working on a couple of Machin posts for next week. |
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renden
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Post by renden on Nov 27, 2021 20:24:16 GMT
Congratulations ....!! drblade for your full membership status and multiple contributions on our Forum  René |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Nov 28, 2021 15:25:30 GMT
Thanks renden, good to be here.  |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Nov 28, 2021 16:44:44 GMT
Yes indeed, congratulations to you, drblade, on achieving full membership in pretty quick fashion! Also, please accept my apologies for not responding to your intro thread sooner. Welcome & Regards from Oxford, -Chris ( Beryllium Guy) |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Nov 29, 2021 9:01:42 GMT
Thanks for your reply Beryllium guy, Chris. Appreciated. |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Nov 29, 2021 11:46:23 GMT
Thank you for the welcome renden & sorry for the late reply. |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Nov 29, 2021 12:01:05 GMT
Hi Thank you for your welcome & my apologies for not replying earlier. |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Nov 29, 2021 12:03:25 GMT
Welcome to the Forum Drblade David Ottawa, Canada Thanks for the welcome, appreciated & sorry for the late reply |
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