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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: "stampcollectorboz" - John Bozic - on ebay |
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 13:25:15 pm
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PeterS & Fromdownunder
I'd like to be able to say I've got it, but will still keep trying when time permits. As far as I can figure it out, I did exactly what you suggested Peter.
To focus back on the stamps, am I correct in saying any multiple of 4 1/2d Die 2 is pretty scarce? |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: "stampcollectorboz" - John Bozic - on ebay |
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 10:39:21 am
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| Wonderful service PeterS. Actually I was still working on it, but I probably wouldn't have got there. I think I need to stay away from here. |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: "stampcollectorboz" - John Bozic - on ebay |
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 10:23:03 am
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| Our old friend is very busy at the moment with some interesting (if sometimes overpriced) Aust. K.G.V. The SSSSSSSUPERB'S seem to have gone & most of the scans are very good.Here's one lot that caught my eye- http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn293/mobbor/Capture3_zpsb5ed2a36.jpg Can't find a l... |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: New Rules about what you MUST do when posting a thread here |
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 09:19:43 am
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: New Rules about what you MUST do when posting a thread here |
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 08:22:12 am
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Well, as someone who has been in strife here, I'm trying to work it out.
The good news is I was able to get an image with & without the snipping tool.
Has anyone got the patience to try & help me with rule no. 4 about the url? |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Unusual Street Addresses |
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 06:40:03 am
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| There are two localities in New England that seem to be linked- Ward's Mistake & Dorothy's Downfall. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 19:43:54 pm
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| Bear0001: re your 2 examples of 7/1. Well, yes, the other details are correct. The flaw 1st occurred in Nov. 1914, but it remained unchanged til Feb. 1928. So, while they can't be single line perf, they could be any other shade. On my monitor the 2nd one looks nothing like Dull Red, G16. But, given ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 16:02:11 pm
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| Mezzistevens That's a great scan- you've learnt how to do that much faster than I did. And thanks PeterS for your coaching. The bad news is it certainly doesn't appear to be single line perf. You can check it yourself by placing it side by side with a stamp known to be comb perf. 14 such as a 1d vio... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 07:37:07 am
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| Jonah Yes, has to be single line perf. I haven't been able to plate it. It seems that in the urgency to get the plates to Australia the manufacturer did not clean up the areas between the cliches. The plates were used as soon as they arrived, then when the compartment lines were noticed an attempt w... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: 'Ask the Grumpy Old Men's Club A Question' thread. |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 18:13:32 pm
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| Actually the further posts about the wedding have been very funny. After my last post I emailed Timbres & asked another question, saying "We better continue this off-line, so the (other) old people can get back to their Aussie Rules". He has continued to be very helpful & I think I... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 11:11:13 am
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PeterS
I didn't think so, but since BW says "Punctured OS doesn't appear to exist in single line perf ", it would be quite a find.
It's a perfect example of why you need to post scans as large & clear as possible. |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: 'Ask the Grumpy Old Men's Club A Question' thread. |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 11:05:56 am
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| Thanks Timbres I will definitely add some Australian stamps & make sure it gets back before the due date. You've got me a bit worried about other matters of American wedding ettiquette I need to be aware of, particularly who actually pays for the wedding. So the stamp is actually internal letter... |
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Forum: NO question is too basic or silly - you ask - we WILL help you with it! Topic: 'Ask the Grumpy Old Men's Club A Question' thread. |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 08:18:39 am
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| This is slightly philatelic, but I hope wacky enough to get away with. The mother of the groom thoughtfully sent this stamped addressed envelope with the wedding invitation. http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn293/mobbor/sae_zps4f6608e3.jpg She used the same denomination-less stamp on the outside o... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 05:41:37 am
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| Mezzistevens As a basic stamp, i.e. single watermark Die 1d red perf O.S., it's a common stamp catalogued at $2. However, if you can provide a much better scan & check the watermark, we can check for flaws, which might make it more valuable. The value also varies considerably depending on the sh... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 11:53:23 am
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dpotewr-stamps
Looking again at no. 6- the 2d Die 3. It can be plated as 3R38. In relation to the shade lines in the top right corner, there is a break in the middle of the 4th line & at the right end of the 6th line. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 09:01:53 am
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This has been a very brief check. I've had a quick look for other possible flaws.
They should all be re-checked. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 08:57:22 am
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| 3rd lot:- 9. 2d Die 1 orange. That's an amazing compartment line. The 'seagull' above the top right corner is also very distinctive. I'm amazed I can't find it. 10. 2d Die 1 red. I think it's probably 9L30. The large 'notch' on the bottom frame at left is just surface damage? 11. 1 1/2d red, Die 1. ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 08:24:41 am
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2nd lot:-
5. 4d olive. Not in the checklist.
6. 2d Die 3. This is definitely not constant.
7. 1 1/2d black-brown, As above. This is commonly found on stamps from the side of the plate.
8. Is a listed flaw; 88(12)h. Position 12L60. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 08:09:29 am
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| Dporter-stamps There is a thread already dedicated to these sort of questions, but never mind. Re your 1st four:- 1. Yes, RA joined, listed in the Aust. Specialist Catalogue as 71(4)j. Position is 7/60. 2. Yes, recumbent Die 2- I don't know which one. Catalogued as 71(1)f. 3 & 4 look o.k. as pro... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 06:30:53 am
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Rackrunner: re your 1d reds
I can't help with the 1st one, but the 2nd is listed in the catalogue. It's 71(4)k, 'distorted one penny'. 8/13. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 06:25:25 am
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Hi Glen
Nice pair, 6/40-41. The notch is not listed & there was no flaw on 41 during the red printings. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 04:58:58 am
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| Manfaelife: re your 1 1/d red I've seen something similar before, but I can't find it in the checklist either. There are several constant flaws affecting the left side of the Maltese Cross, but that isn't one of them. I've just checked my unlocated flaws & my copy is different, in my case it is ... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 14:36:41 pm
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| Micky: re youre 1d reds !. The flaws you point to are not constant. I can't see anything else that helps either 2. Just for the record there are other flaws on the 2nd state of RA joined as well. The cross slopes down from left to right. Sometimes there is a compartment mark to the left & slight... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 20:35:09 pm
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Bear0001: re your 4 1/2d Die 2
Yes, & everything is as it should be, including the perfs. I'm not very familiar with this issue so have been through the checklist carefully, but there doesn't seem to be a plate flaw. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 10:26:03 am
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Bear0001
I don't think there are any plate flaws there. I'd be pretty confident that that is no watermark paper, & that sort of appearance is pretty typical. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Post your Australian stamp cancels that have you beaten! |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 08:36:20 am
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| YALLYALLUP http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn293/mobbor/yallyallup_zps35228426.jpg This query is different. If YALLYALLUP is correct I imagine this is fairly scarce as according to PPA the post office opened 1/1/23 & underwent a name change -/11/24. And as the 1 1/2d green was issued in March... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Post your Australian stamp cancels that have you beaten! |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 08:31:58 am
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3. YEALERING LAKE
A similar story. It became YEALERING c.1926, but this is dated 1936. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Post your Australian stamp cancels that have you beaten! |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 08:28:30 am
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2. WOORIE YALLOAK
This stamp was first issued in 1919, yet the name was supposedly altered to WOORIE YALLOCK in 1911 |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Post your Australian stamp cancels that have you beaten! |
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 08:24:18 am
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| I have a few queries about postmarks which seem to at odds with information in PPA (my only reference) & I'd appreciate any comments. 1. SNUG RIVER http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn293/mobbor/snugriver_zps978a07f4.jpg According to PPA this was reduced to SNUG in 1908. Although there's no leg... |
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Forum: Sold lots, or threads moved by mods as they did not qualify via the rules Topic: !d red 8/15 for sale on Ebay. |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 16:07:32 pm
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| I apologise profusely from the start, but I thought this was important. I don't know how to refer the issue, let alone how to provide scans. Maybe PeterS can help when the thread gets locked like last time. It is supposed to end at 18.50 on 19/05. Aussiebanker is offering a copy of a 1d red , suppos... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 14:18:57 pm
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| Constantl Too many questions. In general, as far as I am aware, very little is known about State perfins. In the case of the Commonwealth it appears that shades thought to be inferior were held back & perfed O.S. I suspect that didn't happen with the States: they just purchased what was on offer... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 13:15:37 pm
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| Ian I for one have also been trying to support the claim. 2 or 3 people, one of them me, have already said how much better the front of the stamp looks from the scan compared to the back. Of course, from my distance I don't really know, but I always thought the chances of it not being genuine were r... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 19:23:01 pm
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Glen
Who is the Scottish Auction ( House) you refer to? Did they send the headless roo onto Phoenix? I agree it was rubbish.
Do you still think this sideways watermark is faked?????? |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Paypal phishing scam new one |
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 17:23:16 pm
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| Hi. I got 3 yesterday 2 minutes apart. They were identical, except one had a slightly different email address for the business I paid my money to. I came to computers too late in life to fully understand them & I didn't cause myself any damage (I think) more by good luck than good management. Ap... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 13:34:25 pm
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Clemo: re your 1 1/2d Die 1.
I would go with 24L6. Does the placement of the crown/A make that possible or not? |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 06:01:29 am
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Micky: re your 1d red with bent shading line.
That is a constant flaw, 6/59.
I don't know the cause but it wasn't present on the earliest printings, so it was somehow damaged during use. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 18:24:53 pm
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Constantl
It's great to see a new checklist. I'd be happy to pay $30 for it. Why is it an auction & not a set price? |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 17:26:47 pm
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Micky: re your 1d red.
Neither flaws are constant, & I couldn't see anything else to plate. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 08:28:40 am
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| And well done Kaygeevee: an excellent scan. The front certainly does look a lot better than you would have thought from the scan of the back. I know it's of no significance, but did anyone plate it? Despite the fair sized notch on the bottom frame at left, I don't think I can. Thanks very much for t... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 07:20:20 am
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| Congratulations, Ian. There are probably a number of records broken in relation to this stamp, including:- The greatest missed bargain of all time- 99c on Ebay; Perhaps the greatest time difference between issue & discovery of a major flaw. If you can organise it, please put a large scan of the ... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 14:41:29 pm
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| PeterS A perfectly reasonable reply, although, as I said before I would prefer Michael Drury over a committee unless it was a supposed camel. And I don't think he would suggest that such a fragile stamp be inserted in boiling water. I'll admit there's one thing I've been thinking about. It couldn't ... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Australia 1d Red KGV head Sideways Watermark discovery? |
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 13:35:17 pm
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| PeterS What tests are actually necessary? You can see for yourself that the thin shows daylight, so bad is it, but you can still see the watermark. It hasn't been re-backed, which is the suggestion Glen came up with. Providence does mean something & if the poor (well no longer) guy tried to sell... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: "World Stamp Expo May 2013" Melbourne & Stampboards presence |
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 13:00:30 pm
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Jimdotwalker
Not another biscuit tin story. I can't wait to see what Fromdownunder has to say about this. Are you sure you didn't find it by the side of the road? |
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Forum: All Online Stamp Auction related discussion and overview Topic: Bargains picked up from Online Auctions |
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 12:47:11 pm
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| alex_c_y1977 I just saw your bargain. The 1d violet dry ink is a beaut. Looking at the 'temple flaw' on your scan it looks like it has 2 separate flaws(?) I'm not doubting you: it just looks odd. Were the scans on Ebay as good as yours? Armarantine, I'm sure you've made a great bargain too: I just d... |
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 12:13:16 pm
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| Barry_E I couldn't find the flaw on the 1 1/2d die 1 either. I also looked for the dot about & between AG with no luck. I doubt whether it is a crack, but hang onto it anyway, just in case. I agree your Die 2 is 1L42. It's not quite the same as illustrated but my copies are the same. It's imposs... |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 05:58:26 am
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Micky: re your 2d Die 3 ovpt O.S.
It's 3L34. There are 2 cliches with similar flaws. The plating is confirmed by a tiny dot above the top right corner of the cross. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 19:29:47 pm
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Clemo: re your 2d orange
2 small bites? The best (& only real) possibility I can find is 1R23. Can you see anything under the postmark on the other side of the corner? |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 19:13:45 pm
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Pfoff: re your 1 1/2d Die 1 red
It's always helpful to have that extra info. about the marginal watermark line- thank you.
It's 23L30 & the scratch is the only identifying flaw. |
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Forum: You ask the questions - SOMEONE will have the answers! Topic: Australia KGV head stamps - HELP from the experts please! |
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 19:09:12 pm
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Hi Micky: re your 4d
Right or left? Sorry, couldn't find either in the checklist. By the way did you ever get my email about the 1d red dates? |
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 13:51:15 pm
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GUTTERS
Done. Most of them don't have images anyway, so there's no hurry.
This is the most important one-
Bottom left corner of right value shield.
This was F36 & BW88(u)g. Now 12L55. |
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