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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 01:35:23 am
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| It must be quite maddening to have buy the items back again, even if the new specimen, in this case, is nicer and comes with Kinns' imprimatur. Still, it would be hard to imagine a better-looking example of SG 85b :D Yes it was quite maddening - but more than the money, it was the fact that no dece... |
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 19:43:05 pm
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| It must be quite maddening to have buy the items back again, even if the new specimen, in this case, is nicer and comes with Kinns' imprimatur. Still, it would be hard to imagine a better-looking example of SG 85b :D Yes it was quite maddening - but more than the money, it was the fact that no dece... |
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 03:36:51 am
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and the last lot in which I feel terribly duped @120 GBP. 
J&K SG64 but in Top class condition the like of which I have not seen before.
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 03:34:29 am
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my next lot from Harells. J&K SG41 Blk of 6. Common as it is but my first one.
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 03:32:09 am
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| my second Jammu and Kashmir SG 18. At 4 times the price of the previous one but in 8 times better condition. Thick, clear white, laid paper. As crisp as been manufactured yesterday. :D http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa399/mukulgarga/Stamp%20Scans%20Part%201/JampKLot585SG18.jpg |
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 03:27:05 am
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my first Jammu and Kashmir cover with a circular.
J&K SG1 on cover with brick red seal used in Kashmir till 1878.
Condition is better then I had expected. 
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 03:17:11 am
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nothing spectacular but at least fills the gap in my stockbook.
Charkhari SG 33a Tete beche pair pair.
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 03:11:27 am
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and with the fear of treading on toes again...
Charkhari SG30 Perf 11, Fantastic Block of 6. Well Centered and excellently stamped.
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 03:08:47 am
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My second lot from Harell's
Charkhari SG 54c and 53a as a pair .
To have them as a pair is a privilege.
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 00:10:54 am
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| Finally with the combined effort of Royal Mail International and Our good old India Post I managed to receive my packet from Gibbons.Rather late courtesy ICICI Bank Ltd who took 6 days for wire transfer. The First Lot :D Bundi SG 48, Rs4 Face Value. Inscription Type C (Benns D), Cliche A4 Setting 12... |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 23:38:09 pm
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| Nothing very exclusive but since Idar seems to have been forgotten for long on this board I thought of posting this nice fresh block of SG2b which I recently acquired. :) http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa399/mukulgarga/idar_1943_1-2a_yellow-green_sg2b_fine.jpg A bit of good news: I think this ... |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 19:09:14 pm
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| Recently bought this cover sent from Hyderabad to Saharanpur in Uttar pradesh. The postage due cachet is perhaps due to the fact that being used outside the state it should have been bearing one anna British India stamp. http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa399/mukulgarga/HyderabadtoSahranpurwithPo... |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 15:08:21 pm
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Nothing very exclusive but since Idar seems to have been forgotten for long on this board I thought of posting this nice fresh block of SG2b which I recently acquired.
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 03:18:34 am
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| The Bundi Sacred Cows block of four as a real mystery. It seems for me that it may have been complete sheet, but it was torn in two pairs. Therefore the roulettes are matching. Only between Pos. 2 and 4 is a gap visible, in other places it looks as intact sheet. Both pairs were so attached to look ... |
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 20:14:07 pm
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| Here's one for the Sacred Cow fanciers, an SG 27 cover: http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg290/tonymacg/Bundi/SG27unidentifiedScover-back_zps113c174f.jpg http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg290/tonymacg/Bundi/SG27unidentifiedScover-front_zps61c7e5af.jpg As you can see, it's in deplorable conditi... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 01:17:50 am
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| Thanks Tony for all that information and No I do not intend to exhibit my collection (minuscule as it is) but just wanted to know the proper way to stock the stamps so that a quick review later, for study, is possible. I mean so that the stamps are not stored around haphazardly. Any particular choic... |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 00:09:44 am
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| Tony could you please tell as to how you store your stamps. I mean are they on album pages, stock cards or hagner sheets or simply in glassines. Do you keep one specimen each on album pages and the multiples in envelops or simply assign one (or 2) strip on stock pages to each Catalog No. and put all... |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 11:39:41 am
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| I'm not really the person to answer this, and of course, much will depend on whether any more copies of the two have turned up since Benns wrote the original Handbook. However, given that these are Service overprints, which are always a little less popular than the ordinary issues, I think I'd expe... |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 03:28:37 am
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| and this one is SG042bba, Inscription Type G, optd. Red type C. Gibbons shows a dagger in place of the price meaning it does not exist in this state. Correction to my last post as even that shows a dagger. What does this mean? Expert Comments please. http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa399/mukulg... |
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 13:05:18 pm
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Why did this block of Charkhari SG5a attract a price of only $30 on ebay. Due to its condition perhaps!
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 23:04:54 pm
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and Peter does the addition of three more stamps to the series make any difference ?
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 20:03:28 pm
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Which one of them is a Litho Printing?
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 17:17:34 pm
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| I find it quite difficult to differentiate between Recess and Litho printing. Any easy way to differentiate between the two?? |
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Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 11:42:56 am
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jadrake wrote: Tony can you share details of the batonne lined paper vs regular woven/laid papers? (perhaps scan from the backside?) I thought I was clear on it, but now I am confused.
-Jason
Jason you can find the images of these paper types on the first few pages of any Gibbons catalog. |
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Forum: Discuss stamps - and *anything* at ALL happening with stamps Topic: Banging the drum for the Uglies |
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 01:33:14 am
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| Tony how to contact Mr. John Warren of Bundi Study Group. Through ISC page? |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 23:43:56 pm
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| and this one is SG042bba, Inscription Type G, optd. Red type C. Gibbons shows a dagger in place of the price meaning it does not exist in this state. Correction to my last post as even that shows a dagger. What does this mean? Expert Comments please. http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa399/mukulga... |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 20:59:14 pm
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To me this appears as SG032bba (Type E), Red opt C, but Gibbons gives no price to it. Am I correct?
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 16:20:48 pm
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tonymacg wrote: ... and you didn't outbid me for anything 
Thanks Tony for the review and yes I do get that twisted pleasure  in owing at Least one more item in uglies (besided Bundi SG14a)which you don't have  |
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 15:15:03 pm
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| Finally received the invoice from Gibbons and pleasantly enough escaped the VAT. The wins are as follows Lot 186 (£184 :) after Buyers Premium), 303(£437 :( if only Tony would have parted with one stamp from his block :) ), 307(£69), 323(£253), 564(£230 :) ), 585(£138), 601(£172.5), 629(£138). Criti... |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 22:30:51 pm
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I think you are Tony. I am just being too skeptical  |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 20:28:48 pm
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| I had bid on the Lot 629 J&K SG64 by mistake (via email) (at)£120 instead of the intended £75 and the lot closed at £120. Compared to this same SG64 (Lot628) in pair closed (at)£130 and in triple (Lot 627) (at)£260. That means my single SG64 cost me £120 whereas in pair it went for £65 each. How... |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 18:35:44 pm
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| Finally plucked up the nerve to look at what I won: nine out of 33 bids. In the context, not too bad, I suppose, but mostly cheaper items. I was thoroughly blown out of the water on the big ticket ones, even on more obscure items, like the Morvi imperf between pairs, which went at over full catalog... |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 16:29:06 pm
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| :D (Hopefully) I think I got 10 wins out of 40 (CONSERVATIVE) bids that I had put in online (at Stanley Gibbons which closed on 30th April) and via email. One thing needs to be clarified. Most of the lots I have won opened at my Limit rate and closed at that.Only 2 lots closed below my bid price. W... |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 13:02:33 pm
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| :D (Hopefully) I think I got 10 wins out of 40 (CONSERVATIVE) bids that I had put in online (at Stanley Gibbons which closed on 30th April) and via email. One thing needs to be clarified. Most of the lots I have won opened at my Limit rate and closed at that.Only 2 lots closed below my bid price. W... |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 03:28:14 am
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| I'm not breaking up my block http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg290/tonymacg/Charkhari/Charkharilongtypegenuine.jpg for anyone :lol: and Tony now you don't have to worry about breaking your block as I have brought home Lot 303 block of 6 :D :D http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa399/mukulgarga/... |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 03:05:59 am
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| :D (Hopefully) I think I got 10 wins out of 40 (CONSERVATIVE) bids that I had put in online (at Stanley Gibbons which closed on 30th April) and via email. One thing needs to be clarified. Most of the lots I have won opened at my Limit rate and closed at that.Only 2 lots closed below my bid price. Wh... |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 00:08:02 am
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| I don't think I am going to win any lot from the 37 lots bid on. |
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 23:07:57 pm
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Cochin SG 070 goes for £9400  against cat of £5500 at the Harell's Auction |
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 21:25:15 pm
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Online bidders have little chance
Most of the best online bids are being trumped by the room bidders by 5 gbp or so.
Anyways most of the lots are going at Cat.  |
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 00:18:35 am
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Is this SG69 Genuine?
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 11:24:26 am
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| I went through the catalogue, circling all the lots I really had to have, omitting certain States/periods I promised not to compete with friends on. The total came to a little over £60,000 :lol: So I went back, and selected the lots I really had to have. This reduced the total to just over £30,000 ... |
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 22:02:12 pm
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Gasp !!
So far so good. 13 bids still standing. Though 7 were miserably beaten  |
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:52:41 pm
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| Lot 310 in the Harrell's Auction is presently going at 130 GBP :shock: . Hiya, how do you see what Lots are currently going for? Is it at the-saleroom site? Dear Namaste. On the gibbons site they have opened a window for quick online bidding for Harrell's Auction. The link is here http://legacy.sta... |
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 02:49:01 am
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| Lot 310 in the Harrell's Auction is presently going at 130 GBP :shock: . The lot consists of Charkhari SG38 and SG39 with a cumulative old (2009 which I follow being too conservative with my money) Cat Value of 130 GBP and a Cat Val of 175 as stated in the auction catlog. I have bought both these st... |
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:33:11 pm
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And here's the complete sheet in question Beautiful !! Isn't it?
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Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 18:17:30 pm
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| Thanks Tony. I enlightened. I have compared this to my other 8 annas and yes they are much darker and clearer. I would ask Gibbons for a scan pf the sheet. |
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Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 20:51:14 pm
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Hi!
Isn't it SG 69 on laid paper and "HAH" variety. But Gibbons doesn't give the value to it as used !! Any inputs?
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 13:02:52 pm
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| Another oddity from the lot.... Sefi documented reprint of Jammu 1/2a and 1a in brown-red on toned woven paper. Again not why I bought the lot, but interesting and offers a reasonable view of the stamps in the sheet. http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x373/jadrake/Stamp%20Images/Indian%20-%20Jammu... |
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Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 03:28:34 am
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| Peter, they were handstamped to order. Gibbons Stamp Monthly of January 1925 reports the experience of a traveller in Bundi who 'could go to the Post Office and ask for stamps to be overprinted with one or other of the hand dies, and have them applied inverted or double if he desired.' In fact, you... |
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:36:04 pm
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Are these proofs or Reprints ??
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