tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post4604338606009004578..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: New ZealandJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-85358824404552260402022-08-21T20:53:12.209-07:002022-08-21T20:53:12.209-07:00Thanks for the comment that I believe was in Arabi...Thanks for the comment that I believe was in Arabic from Anon. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-32478127040085272342022-08-21T20:51:07.995-07:002022-08-21T20:51:07.995-07:00I have the same New Zealand blue stamp I want to s...I have the same New Zealand blue stamp I want to sell and the stamp is not in good condition (Translated from above)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-33615638067585758072022-08-21T16:02:55.042-07:002022-08-21T16:02:55.042-07:00انا من عندى نفس هذا طابع ازرق نيوزلندى اريد ابيعها...انا من عندى نفس هذا طابع ازرق نيوزلندى اريد ابيعها وطابع ليس فى حالة جيدكAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-12452101000642944532021-06-10T10:14:45.692-07:002021-06-10T10:14:45.692-07:00Jim - thanks! Well, it is possible - I like New Ze...Jim - thanks! Well, it is possible - I like New Zealand and their stamps. I'm not a specialist in their stamps though, but it would be fun. Thanks for the idea. :-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-12042608139520692422021-06-10T08:49:10.475-07:002021-06-10T08:49:10.475-07:00I am a devoted reader of your blog, always finding...I am a devoted reader of your blog, always finding something of interest. I've been collecting New Zealand classical stamps for awhile, and hope you'll consider treating at some point the latter portion of the classical period. I think there are plenty of challenges there (including coverage problems as well as the perf craziness that afflicts some issues) and some really beautiful stamps (particularly several of the 2nd pictorials). Best. JimJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415888852465707076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-6590126605656524332020-03-07T10:02:46.151-08:002020-03-07T10:02:46.151-08:00Thanks for spotting the typo Joe. I posted this al...Thanks for spotting the typo Joe. I posted this almost six years ago, and it took this long for a correction. ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-63273847833456426512020-03-06T16:05:09.635-08:002020-03-06T16:05:09.635-08:00In the 1898-1907 section it should be 70 or 84 etc...In the 1898-1907 section it should be 70 or 84 etc., not 94.<br /><br />Joetrptjoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693848945933915289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-75721923897106088992018-08-14T07:50:16.909-07:002018-08-14T07:50:16.909-07:00Glad you like the website. :-)
Scott 81 is unwate...Glad you like the website. :-)<br /><br />Scott 81 is unwatermarked, and my stamp is 22 mm tall and 18 mm wide.<br /><br />Scott 118 is watermarked ( N Z and Star Close together) and my stamp is 22 mm tall and 18 mm wide.<br /><br />Scott 128 is watermarked likewise, and my stamp is clearly smaller- 21 mm tall, and 17.5 mm wide.<br /><br />The colors are somewhat different (81-dull red; 118 & 128 - orange red), but I consider colors to be a poor evaluation tool in general.<br /><br />First, make sure that your stamp has the proper watermark or is unwatermarked for identification.<br />(81- unwatermarked; 118,128 watermarked)<br /><br />Even though there is a bit of difference in widths, I think the height measurement is easier to tell.<br /><br />There is a clear difference in height (21 mm-128; 22 mm - 118,81), and that is where one can tell that Scott 128 is indeed a reduced size.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-65925577360751893452018-08-14T05:03:21.061-07:002018-08-14T05:03:21.061-07:00Good morning. Thank you for your amazing website. ...Good morning. Thank you for your amazing website. I am trying to differentiate between the 1 shilling Scott 81 and Scott 128. The Scott catalogue admits the size of the two stamps is different but states that heights are different. My two stamps are the same height but have different widths. I have scoured the catalogue but cannot find a third version. What am I missing?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179268527695770992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-89029134297737043742014-07-05T10:10:00.818-07:002014-07-05T10:10:00.818-07:00Nice Air Mail collection and website Ed! Thanks fo...Nice Air Mail collection and website Ed! Thanks for the information and the link- I will keep an eye on your efforts.<br /><br />JimJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-69157170980851401912014-07-05T09:27:10.566-07:002014-07-05T09:27:10.566-07:00Nice post. New Zealand also claims the first airma...Nice post. New Zealand also claims the first airmails. Those are the Pigeon Post stamps of 1898-99, Sanabria 1-8. The pigeons carried flimsies between Auckland and Great Barrier Island. I have one of the stamps in my collection at classicairmailcollection.com<br /><br />New Zealand's claim of the first airmails ignores the 1877 Buffalo balloon flight in the United States. That stamp is U.S. CL1. <br /><br />Ed FosterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-31758466113229219312014-06-07T16:11:28.392-07:002014-06-07T16:11:28.392-07:00I quite agree about the New Zealand Chalon Heads, ...I quite agree about the New Zealand Chalon Heads, Peter.<br /><br />I must say, New Zealand also produced, quite possibly, the least attractive portrait of the Queen also. ;-)<br /><br />1891 Scott 68 2 1/2p ultramarine "Victoria"Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-30145950211165322014-06-07T16:04:23.140-07:002014-06-07T16:04:23.140-07:00Thanks for another very interesting and well compi...Thanks for another very interesting and well compiled post Jim. Early New Zealand is one of my favourite countries to collect. I especially find it hard to resist those early Chalons. Other British colonies also issued stamps with the Chalon portrait but for me the larger image in the New Zealand stamps makes the design especially beautiful. All the best. Peterrainydaystampshttp://www.rainydaystamps.comnoreply@blogger.com