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rwyndham · **Posted:** Thu Apr 12, 2012 01:03:50 am

So many very nice blocks! It is a treat to see them all.

Here are a couple of Austrian ones:

This one is an impostor being actually three strips of eight on piece but still interesting.

dporter-stamps · **Posted:** Thu Apr 12, 2012 04:16:34 am

A block of 16 used GB £1 dues

brickie143 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 13, 2012 22:17:44 pm

Hi All!

I would like to share these decimal Navigators blocks.

Abel Tasman

brickie143 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 13, 2012 22:20:03 pm

William Dampier

brickie143 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 13, 2012 22:21:47 pm

James Cook

brickie143 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 13, 2012 22:25:09 pm

Mathew Flinders

brickie143 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 13, 2012 22:27:31 pm

George Bass

brickie143 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 13, 2012 22:30:51 pm

Phillip Parker-King

Hope you like them.
Regards
Brickie143.

The Pom · **Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 00:36:22 am

Austria 1946 Definitives top value. Plate & cylinder printings.

brickie143 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2012 21:29:38 pm

Hi to all.

Here are some great images of Queen Victoria past and present day.
They are some of my favorites.

Regards
Brickie143.

tonymacg · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2012 20:22:53 pm

This one from Poonch

(SG 50 - the 1 Anna on blue wove bâtonné paper) arrived today. I already had a larger block of the same stamp, but greed overcame me when I saw it on eBay

Note the pencil lines drawn to help the printer place the stamps ... As the poet Keats so aptly put it
'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.'

mikyh · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2012 21:18:52 pm

1887 1d red, rows 11 to 17 from the Perkins Bacon plate that produced the stamps of St. Helena for 40 years.

Michael

Safi · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2012 23:08:29 pm

Here's a couple of sets in matching marginal Plate blocks from Modern Commonwealth that are my favorites

Antigua 1975 Nelson's Dockyard

Falkland Islands Dependencies 1985 Naturalists/Endangered Species

Safi · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2012 23:16:35 pm

Falkland Islands 1969 - Government Air Service, 21st Anniversary!

AngelDee · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2012 23:37:04 pm

I found these Australia opal stamps 8c is crossed out into 9c under the 8c.

PeterS · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2012 07:23:59 am

The 9c surcharge on the 8c Opal was done in anticipation that postage would increase (from 7c) to 9c. In the end, the rate increased to 10c. We would never have seen the surcharge but for the fact that some got out early (before the date they would have been issued). The Post Office decided to release them as a result, even though they were now not usable for standard letters, to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

Lundy · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2012 02:43:30 am

I managed to pick up some beauties this weekend!

First, a nice block of 24 Natal

followed by a block of 10:

Moving to Cape of Good Hope a beautiful block of 4 with Woodstock postmark

On to Rhodesia a nice block with Mazoe postmark

Finally Gold Coast with Bekwai postmark

Thanks

Lundy

manfaefife · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2012 05:31:11 am

A cheap, but I think attractive block from South Africa.

amfhf1 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 00:55:45 am

I dont think I have posted this before British South Africa Company S.G. 71.

HalfpennyYellow · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 01:01:56 am

amfhf1 wrote:

I dont think I have posted this before...

Yes you have, on the last page:

amfhf1 wrote:

Believe this is S.G 71 block of sixty. Mint but original backing paper is stuck to back still a very nice block.

You are right - it is a nice block

admin · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 02:30:23 am

The legendary block from Australia, that I just listed on my Rarity Page for $A15,000 and a hinged one for $A12,000. 1919-1920 Ross Smith UK-Australia First Aerial Mail stamp Vignette - MUH, well centered.

Easily the most iconic airmail related piece from the Southern Hemisphere. Has a clear photo Certificate from the legendary Enzo Diena – “the block is original, has complete mint original gum, and is perfect”. Eustis AAMC 27B is “from $18,000” for HINGED copies.

Yvert Tellier #1, and Michel listed too. 10,000s of fakes of this, crude to good, are peddled on ebay etc. NONE of those have watermark – this being the Multiple Large Crown over A, SG Type 6a - as can be seen here. :mrgreen:

Glen

tooler · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 02:38:33 am

1994 Recalled Legends of the West.

This pane was recalled by the US postal service because the photo of Bill Pickett, (second row second stamp) was wrong photo.

This is Bills brother.

tooler · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 02:40:56 am

This is the real Bill Pickett, (second row second stamp)

tooler · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 02:43:48 am

Face of Australia pane.

tooler · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 02:49:55 am

25th Anniversary of The Antarctic Treaty. Gutter pane of 10 stamps.

amfhf1 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 18, 2012 07:08:42 am

Australia S.G. 105 block of 32 used with first day Kingsthorpe Queenslan cancel.

Just got for nine pounds on EBay.

Rog · **Posted:** Sun Nov 18, 2012 07:41:30 am

These two are among my favourites

PeterG · **Posted:** Tue Nov 20, 2012 09:26:12 am

As a block collector I love this thread.

From Nyasaland SG77 6d dull purple and bright purple

and a slightly tatty GB bantam block SG48 plate 11

Kathy Young · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:29:02 am

Hi everyone,here is a nice king George V block.

PeterG · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2012 09:17:29 am

Very clean mint NHM block

British Central Africa SG5 deep blue

BruceK · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 19:38:36 pm

Seychelles
1957 Surcharge
5c on 45c SG 191 - Block of 6

Seychelles 1957 Surcharge 5c on 45c SG 191, 191b & 191c block of 6 stamps

The block includes 2 of the SG listed surcharge varieties from the first setting:
SG 191b. Italic "s" - upper right stamp.
SG 191c. Italic "c" - lower left stamp.

joelk · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 22:51:50 pm

Here is one from Belgium...The block version of an SOTN... :wink:

joelk · **Posted:** Sat Nov 24, 2012 23:55:10 pm

This is my favorite stamp from the QV GB Jubilee set. The colors are unbelievable for a stamp that is around 120 years old...

joelk · **Posted:** Sun Nov 25, 2012 14:51:33 pm

This one is from Belgium, the 10 Francs value of the Poortman set. I like it because it's in excellent condition:

union guy · **Posted:** Mon Nov 26, 2012 07:32:27 am

manfaefife wrote:

A cheap, but I think attractive block from South Africa.

Yes nice with UHB variety V2 red dot in O of south R 15/ 12
bottom right hand stamp

PeterG · **Posted:** Mon Nov 26, 2012 09:13:40 am

Interesting block here showing kiss prints which were very common on these surcharges.

Seychelles SG18 15c surcharge on 16c chestnut and blue

Lundy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 03, 2012 07:20:39 am

A few stamps are not in great nick, but I still thought this was a nice block of the top value of this German set

Lundy

spain_1850 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 05, 2012 18:26:23 pm

There is some really nice stuff in this thread, I must say! Only saw 1 post with Spain in it though, so here is a selection from my collection.

4 cuartos of 1853

4 cuartos of 1855, blue paper, wmk loops. Single black line used on specimens.

2 reales of 1855, blue paper, wmk loops

4 cuartos of 1856 type I, rough yellowish paper, wmk crossed lines

2 reales of 1856, rough yellowish paper, wmk crossed lines

4 cuartos of 1856, white paper, unwmkd
Includes (left to right) type I, type II, type III

4 cuartos of 1856, white paper, unwmkd
3 copies of type IV and 1 of type V (lower right stamp). Type V only occurs once in plate of 200 type IV's.

4 cuartos of 1856 type II, white paper, unwmkd

4 cuartos of 1856, white paper, unwmkd

4 cuartos of 1860

4 cuartos of 1862 type I (small 4)

4 cuartos of 1862 type II (large 4)
Near complete sheet of 100, comprised of 8 individual blocks of 10 and 2 blocks of 6.

1 real of 1862

That's enough for now.

joelk · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 05:09:52 am

Wow!!

Spain_1850, this is a very impressive bunch!

I especially like the block of 9 of 4 cuartos 1860 orange. Superb margins, neat light CDS cancels, and well balanced!

Cheers,
Joel.

patg · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 06:07:11 am

Here is (partially shown) an uncut sheet for booklet blocks. Found three different sheets (5pf+10pf, 5pf+20pf, 10pf+20pf) in the back of a sheet file with other stuff I picked up at auction for $9.75 :shock:

(If) I deciphered (old) Michel correctly, are either MHB1-3 (Dm1400) or MHB4-6 (Dm2500)

Best to all,
patg

spain_1850 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 17:15:37 pm

joelk - Thanks!

Here's a couple more.

Philippines revenue (Forbin #28?)

Spain officials

PeterG · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2012 08:52:37 am

and from Hong Kong the Silver Jubilees:-

Hong Kong SG133 3c ultramarine and grey-black

Hong Kong SG134 5c green and indigo

Hong Kong SG135 10c brown and deep blue

Hong Kong SG136 20c slate and purple

patg · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2012 14:55:32 pm

Just some odds&ends:

CTO for these two.

Already off parcel 5x5. Would like to have seen if any other postage came with the $7.50. Also, they took care of reuse with the canceller

patg

compoundperf · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2012 15:54:53 pm

Here is a Mob of Roo`s in the bottom paddock,

Regards
C . P .

Britcollector · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:21:59 am

Nyasaland SG 145

Lundy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2012 08:52:00 am

Here is a nice block I received today, it is a block nine with the central 3 stamps without watermark sg431 and sg431b they don't catalogue a lot but I thought they were nice.

I was surprised gibbons don't list pairs with and without watermarks?

Anyway at £3.70 it had to be a bargain!

Lundy

joelk · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2012 21:46:03 pm

PeterG wrote:

and from Hong Kong the Silver Jubilees:-

Hong Kong SG133 3c ultramarine and grey-black

Hong Kong SG134 5c green and indigo

Hong Kong SG135 10c brown and deep blue

Hong Kong SG136 20c slate and purple

I love the color combinations!

Thank you for sharing these PeterG.

PeterG · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2012 07:22:00 am

Thanks Joelk, Now for a quad of camel postmen? :lol:

Sudan SG112 2p black and light blue

Heinz55 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 22, 2012 00:51:53 am

Block of Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia - stamps edited in 1942 not worth much as singles - as block ?

PeterG · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2012 08:47:23 am

July 4th 1939, from China celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the US Constitution.

China SG 501


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