tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post3500586207919078862..comments2024-03-07T08:56:02.343-08:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: Germany: 1919-1940Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-70516465904063801932023-07-02T18:20:03.314-07:002023-07-02T18:20:03.314-07:00The swastika watermarks are never clear enough to ...The swastika watermarks are never clear enough to make out. If you don't see a clear network watermark then it is a swastika issueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-26790723092923079432021-09-03T08:14:39.174-07:002021-09-03T08:14:39.174-07:00Thanks for the explanation I am very happy because...Thanks for the explanation I am very happy because I have all these stamps that carry the history of GermanyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257903164063636550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-13381641796271093952019-02-26T07:51:03.587-08:002019-02-26T07:51:03.587-08:00Hello Victoria - Interesting, isn't it? As you...Hello Victoria - Interesting, isn't it? As you are intrigued with the mysteries of this postcard, you have the beginnings of a philatelist. !! Keep working on it! There are plenty of resources (fellow collectors, stamp clubs and societies, philatelic literature) - go for it!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-62052036750172803932019-02-24T23:03:01.732-08:002019-02-24T23:03:01.732-08:00Hello. We found the most interesting and mysteriou...Hello. We found the most interesting and mysterious postcard from 1923. It is interesting for the following reasons: 1)It has been cancelled in Breslau which no longer exists as since 1945 it changed into Wroclaw and became Polish from German. 2) it was cancelled, thus used, but contains no address...so how could it be sent?? 3) There is an imprinted 75Marks stamp plus the person added a 500 stamp (with losanges watermark) and a 400 Mark stamp...but wrote nothing on the postcard. 4) Mystery A is there are neat 22 marks stamped on half of each stamp. Actually there are three 22 overstamps which do not contain info like Millionen so don't look like surcharges and there only two stamps...plus the surcharge font doesn't correspond to what we have. 5) Mystery B, the watermark under the 400 Mark stamp seems very discernible and easy to trace. But it looks nothing like the watermarks from that era... We are going crazy over this and were wondering if you could help us. We have pictures of everything including the watermark. My way of discerning a watermark on a stamp of a cover is pencil over tracing paper and then software enhancement if necessary. it works 70% of times. <br />Victoriahttp://www.victoria-schaal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-27870989688406215882018-11-02T16:38:46.702-07:002018-11-02T16:38:46.702-07:00Not that I know of. Should be wmk 25(Scott 144) or...Not that I know of. Should be wmk 25(Scott 144) or wmk 126 (Scott 171). Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-38639526809320525222018-11-02T15:48:22.164-07:002018-11-02T15:48:22.164-07:00Hello Big Blue, Love your pages! I have a scott 17...Hello Big Blue, Love your pages! I have a scott 171 80pf not showing a watermark did they make with out water mark? Have a great day.<br />DannyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02209392223119844763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-31356499990738498652015-07-18T22:02:27.369-07:002015-07-18T22:02:27.369-07:00Glad it was helpful for you. :-)Glad it was helpful for you. :-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-78969474579447155362015-07-18T18:19:32.005-07:002015-07-18T18:19:32.005-07:00Interesting analysis. Liked it very much.Interesting analysis. Liked it very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-42204135611139186132015-03-09T08:05:48.538-07:002015-03-09T08:05:48.538-07:00I appreciate the difficulty of seeing the Hackenkr...I appreciate the difficulty of seeing the Hackenkreuze (Swastika) symbol, as it is not that easy to see on these stamps. Step away from the computer, and look at the image of the back of the stamps. You will see, what appears to be lines at an angle, and some intersect for the symbol. The size of each Hackenkreuze is only about 1/16 the size of the stamp. If you still have difficulty, even after using watermark fluid, bring the stamps to a local stamp club ( you should be able to find one) and let them help you. Good luck!<br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-88545328941265353482015-03-09T07:54:56.210-07:002015-03-09T07:54:56.210-07:00Lots of work went into this article and it's v...Lots of work went into this article and it's very much appreciated.<br /><br />I'd like to see greater clarification on the watermarks. I have some Third Reich stamps and can't see the watermarks -the problem is I don't know what I'm looking for. I mean I know what a Swastika is; but where is it located on the back of the stamp and how large is the Swastika? <br /><br />Maybe show the back of a stamp with a line drawing overtop to show where the Swastika is and how it's positioned.<br /><br />Then again, I'm just a beginner with so much to learn yet -maybe it's right before my eyes! <br /><br />Keep up the great work.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-60576844918814135852015-02-22T13:02:00.857-08:002015-02-22T13:02:00.857-08:00Glad the blog could be of help Futon.Glad the blog could be of help Futon.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-49109816228808684292015-02-22T11:29:33.715-08:002015-02-22T11:29:33.715-08:00Great blog, I was looking up information for the o...Great blog, I was looking up information for the orange 500m stamp (1922). Thanks.Futonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105622172223590746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-64804687648984846172014-02-11T18:34:01.799-08:002014-02-11T18:34:01.799-08:00Glad you are enjoying the blog post, Patrick. :-)
...Glad you are enjoying the blog post, Patrick. :-)<br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-8471129656227799292014-02-11T16:59:19.091-08:002014-02-11T16:59:19.091-08:00I have taken great interest in all of the above in...I have taken great interest in all of the above info . I also have a good portion of Germany stamps in my collection along with 2 Berlin NS and more. IslandAceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909334524919565602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-51236761479624617372013-10-21T06:18:13.932-07:002013-10-21T06:18:13.932-07:00Mavis- I thought you said you had a "quatrefo...Mavis- I thought you said you had a "quatrefoille" watermarked stamp? - So I thought you knew what the watermark looked like. The quatrefoille watermark is fairly rare on regular issue German stamps, and that is the reason the CV was $400. (See prior comment discussion under Germany 1872-1921.) I don't show a pic of the quatrefoille watermark in the blog because i don't have one. ;-) There is a pic of the watermark in the Scott catalogue at the beginning of the German section.. Look there to see it.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-63311446488857609682013-10-21T04:41:18.662-07:002013-10-21T04:41:18.662-07:00Which watermark is called "quatrefoille"...Which watermark is called "quatrefoille" then? Is it the 'network'? I have seen the rounder, chicken-wire looking one called 'waffles'. I am now officially confused! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08437175060474160152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-76544119942390568452013-07-04T13:37:03.962-07:002013-07-04T13:37:03.962-07:00Interesting, I wasn't particularly aware of th...Interesting, I wasn't particularly aware of that- but it makes sense.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-68458768856228705922013-07-04T09:55:38.313-07:002013-07-04T09:55:38.313-07:00There are also many of the hyper-inflation stamps ...There are also many of the hyper-inflation stamps with flaws in the zero's printed at the base of the stamps. Some have less than half a circle printed. These were hard times indeed for a bankrupt country. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-36492250707570052013-04-24T16:38:44.522-07:002013-04-24T16:38:44.522-07:00Yes my Father had many of these stamps too, but th...Yes my Father had many of these stamps too, but that was WW II. ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-11003913696794841242013-04-24T14:55:16.537-07:002013-04-24T14:55:16.537-07:00I pretty much have all of these old stamps. Some w...I pretty much have all of these old stamps. Some with the BEST cancelling marks I can't imagine. Really takes me back in time. As my grandfather was in world war one. These were his stamps in envelopes from many countries and am putting them now in books form. When I'm finished I will probably sell them. Can't believe no one has done this work before because I find it thrilling, going to countries back into 1800 to early 1900.Cyberwoman Networkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649477318440263475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-41334525676711142872012-04-25T19:56:13.731-07:002012-04-25T19:56:13.731-07:00Aha! That's what "once again" meant...Aha! That's what "once again" meant as in "and now, back to what you'd expect where mint values exceed used." Now I get it. Great Germany article. Enjoyed looking at it and the fantastic stamps.DrewMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082601555760640397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-75669087899858863512012-04-22T14:06:24.945-07:002012-04-22T14:06:24.945-07:00Thanks for the nice complement, Drew. :-)
I perh...Thanks for the nice complement, Drew. :-)<br /><br />I perhaps was not clear with the statement- the intent is to first note that used is more valuable throughout the hyperinflation era, but that turns around to the more customary ( from the catalogue point of view) mint being more valuable with the 1924 Eagle issue.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-89798258182287126972012-04-22T10:54:02.170-07:002012-04-22T10:54:02.170-07:00I think your statement for the 1924 7-stamp issue ...I think your statement for the 1924 7-stamp issue (with the German Eagle) where you write "What is interesting from a catalogue perspective is, once again , mint stamps are generally valued higher than postally used specimens" may have it backwards as earlier you had said that postally used were valued more.<br /><br />What a great history of German stamps from this very complicated postal era! It's an excellent description -- one of your best -- and makes me want to look at German stamps more carefully. Thanks.DrewMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082601555760640397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-54254670761197382402012-04-22T06:55:42.127-07:002012-04-22T06:55:42.127-07:00Keijo - Thanks. :-)
Of course you are right about...Keijo - Thanks. :-)<br /><br />Of course you are right about Finland. I will correct the inscription when I return home this weekend.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-17558818678203695962012-04-21T20:50:54.909-07:002012-04-21T20:50:54.909-07:00Great post. I enjoyed it a lot.
Just one slight ...Great post. I enjoyed it a lot. <br /><br />Just one slight "correction" (with the map inscription)... Finland was never an "occupied zone" of Germany, but more of a ally like Italy.keijohttp://www.stampcollectingblog.comnoreply@blogger.com