tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post7518999375806049549..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: Great Britain 1840-1900Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-42724140153080694002021-01-20T05:41:15.408-08:002021-01-20T05:41:15.408-08:00Sure, that works too. ;-)Sure, that works too. ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-21549044415463736662021-01-19T22:23:42.198-08:002021-01-19T22:23:42.198-08:00Finding your initials on the four corner letter st...Finding your initials on the four corner letter stamps may be at top or bottom. For Example: my initials are LM. You can't have <br />that letter combination on the bottom corners. but the letters transpose at the top. So I found my initials at the top of the ML<br />position. Besides aren't we supposed to read from left to right and top to bottom? LOL Levin Messicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-63668032079093188332016-05-27T06:52:40.005-07:002016-05-27T06:52:40.005-07:00You sent several inquires about various stamps on ...You sent several inquires about various stamps on several countries. Basically, how do i sell them?<br /><br />1) find a dealer in your home area, and ask them.<br />2) go to a local stamp club and inquire of the members.<br />3) stamp forums on the internet usually have a topic "how do i sell a collection"?<br />4) ebay<br /><br />Be ware that 99% of stamps are actually "worth" very little - pennys to a dollar.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-60962724925525693092016-05-26T22:48:12.944-07:002016-05-26T22:48:12.944-07:00I have penny reds with big crown watermarks... Can...I have penny reds with big crown watermarks... Can I get a good deal for them?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087120455872078876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-21131911363566736642015-11-10T18:06:16.501-08:002015-11-10T18:06:16.501-08:00Thank you, JIm.Thank you, JIm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536423944126764945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-82588011781868865942015-11-09T16:34:40.507-08:002015-11-09T16:34:40.507-08:001865 Scott 48 1sh green (Plate 4) = SG 1011865 Scott 48 1sh green (Plate 4) = SG 101Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-57654794018202728932015-11-09T15:40:17.117-08:002015-11-09T15:40:17.117-08:00Dear Jim,
Can you tell me SG# for Sc48, please
R...Dear Jim,<br /><br />Can you tell me SG# for Sc48, please<br /><br />RobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536423944126764945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-39326449596500891882015-11-06T09:00:29.849-08:002015-11-06T09:00:29.849-08:00Thanks, Jim. Great book. You make me feel far le...Thanks, Jim. Great book. You make me feel far less adequate at on-line research than I did before. I'm beginning to think that, as a courtesy to my friends, I should mount blowups of these stamps for easy viewing. JFC, LOL.<br /><br />RobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536423944126764945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-39164231998442513612015-11-03T06:38:23.512-08:002015-11-03T06:38:23.512-08:00Sometimes a hair line is difficult/impossible to s...Sometimes a hair line is difficult/impossible to see in a corner because of plate wear.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-60730085897219438952015-11-03T06:36:04.437-08:002015-11-03T06:36:04.437-08:00The hair line is pictured here.
https://books.goo...The hair line is pictured here.<br /><br />https://books.google.com/books?id=4jMuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=diagonal+hair+lines+of+Great+Britain+stamps&source=bl&ots=y9Dpq1Ppef&sig=5_VNd7BP2PTeGQ8HsipHNfV-6MI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC0Q6AEwA2oVChMIy820v7z0yAIVRS-ICh0csggC#v=onepage&q=diagonal%20hair%20lines%20of%20Great%20Britain%20stamps&f=falseJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-36533191065051379212015-11-03T06:32:07.903-08:002015-11-03T06:32:07.903-08:00Probably. But the diagonal lines should be in all ...Probably. But the diagonal lines should be in all four corners.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-53763532015178074392015-11-02T21:15:46.095-08:002015-11-02T21:15:46.095-08:00The public libraries in my area, San Bernardino Co...The public libraries in my area, San Bernardino County in California, don't have that catalogue. Would those lines look like back slashes in the top left corner?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536423944126764945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-84016113550300999032015-11-02T20:06:05.181-08:002015-11-02T20:06:05.181-08:00You will need to look at a Stanley Gibbon's ca...You will need to look at a Stanley Gibbon's catalogue for Great Britain to see an illustration of presence or absence of hair lines. <br /><br />The 6d has two plates- plate 3 (no hair lines) and<br /> plate 4 (hair lines).<br /><br />Hair lines are fine colorless lines drawn diagonally across the corners of the stamp.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-21307596918734447312015-11-02T18:27:28.400-08:002015-11-02T18:27:28.400-08:00Dear JIm,
Where does one look for the plate number...Dear JIm,<br />Where does one look for the plate numbers on SC 39?<br />RobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536423944126764945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-60938577302385322942015-10-17T15:23:02.055-07:002015-10-17T15:23:02.055-07:00Sorry about that. I guess I'll have to start ...Sorry about that. I guess I'll have to start a small fire and go to ebay, "hell fire and damnation." Thanks, Jim.<br />RobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536423944126764945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-89547305531361397702015-10-17T13:46:14.936-07:002015-10-17T13:46:14.936-07:00I don't follow. Design 31 which is a 4 pence?
...I don't follow. Design 31 which is a 4 pence?<br /><br />Or Design 35, which is a 1/2 pence, and there is a 1880 Scott 78 in green or deep green, with wmk 30?<br /><br />Generally, green is made up of blue and yellow. With the elimination of the yellow, one is left with blue, which is a chemical changeling. I have a number of blue stamps in my collection that should be green- they have no value.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-6178129405589860952015-10-17T12:53:39.285-07:002015-10-17T12:53:39.285-07:00Dear Jim,
I appear to have a Scott design #31 that...Dear Jim,<br />I appear to have a Scott design #31 that is ultra or light blue in color, Wk.30, Perf.14. Not green, nor is it a design #125. A these La Rue type inks? Please opine. Thanks.<br />Rob Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536423944126764945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-5898507419359225952015-08-16T13:17:57.326-07:002015-08-16T13:17:57.326-07:00If you are referring to the bluish paper varieties...If you are referring to the bluish paper varieties of the 1p red, yes there are. Consult Stanley Gibbons.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-5414784951412602752015-08-16T11:13:52.872-07:002015-08-16T11:13:52.872-07:00is their such a stamp as a one penny blue as I can...is their such a stamp as a one penny blue as I cant seem to find any references to their being oneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-87498570803008020242012-06-05T07:25:42.710-07:002012-06-05T07:25:42.710-07:00Update:
Of interest, SG and Scott put a different...Update:<br /><br />Of interest, SG and Scott put a different twist on the 1911 "Downey" Scott 152/152g "Type I/ Type II" varieties.. SG emphases is on the presence or absence of a second line, while Scott describes "two complete" lines, or "one complete" line for the respective Dies.<br /><br />SG's definition is better. I have revised that section the blog.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-73850832469090284582012-05-29T14:03:26.719-07:002012-05-29T14:03:26.719-07:00Dennis, you've caught me. What would I do with...Dennis, you've caught me. What would I do without a color printer?<br /><br />One of the advantages of albums like the Blue Internationals or Minkus Globals is that there are enough stamps on a typical page to keep the eye from going to minor imperfections, unlike say the Steiner pages :) What I look for are stamps with designs clear of their perfs/edges, either light cancels or interesting cancels, and no faults visible from the front. (But no repairs although few stamps in the Blue are worth enough for anyone to have bothered.) The backs can be pretty scruffy without my caring. It is the stamp behinds that usually get me the bargains.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111329068221289436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-34926337991783087272012-05-28T21:41:48.861-07:002012-05-28T21:41:48.861-07:00Dennis
As I alluded in the comments to Bob, I man...Dennis<br /><br />As I alluded in the comments to Bob, I managed to exchange some "horrible" copies for "decent" ones.<br /><br />But the overall objective condition of the classic 1840-1900 stamps for G.B. in my collection is average at best.<br /><br />C'est la vie. ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-77610489765434221442012-05-28T21:33:12.126-07:002012-05-28T21:33:12.126-07:00Bob
Appreciate the approval,especially from a wor...Bob<br /><br />Appreciate the approval,especially from a wordsmith such as yourself. ;-)<br /><br />I have struggled a bit with condition vs price for Great Britain, as a horribly cancelled stamp looks just like that... Horrible, even if it is inexpensive and a bargain.<br /><br />So I have found myself exchanging some of the "horrible" specimens in my collection for "decent" specimens.<br /><br />And you are correct. The "decent" examples were far below the CV.<br /><br />I too am not particularly picky about the back, as long as there is not a thin etc.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-54695818115042644022012-05-28T17:31:05.996-07:002012-05-28T17:31:05.996-07:00Those descent copies, Bob, now those would be repr...Those descent copies, Bob, now those would be reprints of the originals, descended, as it were, from the originals? :-)<br /><br />Just doing my best to pump up Jim's comment numbers!<br /><br />DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-86274294351439093872012-05-28T09:02:57.159-07:002012-05-28T09:02:57.159-07:00One of your best posts yet (and that is saying a l...One of your best posts yet (and that is saying a lot!). <br /><br />When I first started collecting the Blue, I was very concerned as to what the cost would be for countries like Great Britain with so many high catalog stamps. I was relieved to find that if one is not overly particular on condition (especially about stamp backs), you can pick up descent copies of most GB classics at a very hefty percentage off of catalog (or should I say catalogue).Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111329068221289436noreply@blogger.com