tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post7640201039894737546..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: AzerbaijanJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-26133356299729542652017-12-29T18:32:51.735-08:002017-12-29T18:32:51.735-08:00I've not discussed them yet. ;-)
I have in th...I've not discussed them yet. ;-)<br /><br />I have in the works another blog post which will address the forgeries.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-10785565282588299122017-12-29T17:20:07.848-08:002017-12-29T17:20:07.848-08:00Why not note the many forgeries? They are in "...Why not note the many forgeries? They are in "focus on forgeries" book.Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065521326100398355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-77851628803448457212016-08-08T19:31:10.736-07:002016-08-08T19:31:10.736-07:00Sure, that should work.Sure, that should work.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-37490062258714379222016-08-08T18:50:08.025-07:002016-08-08T18:50:08.025-07:00Thanks. I may have some more questions before comp...Thanks. I may have some more questions before completing the first country. cchutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987410916758493891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-31501295422882235662016-08-08T17:34:00.987-07:002016-08-08T17:34:00.987-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-10658899160223930742016-08-08T16:00:27.946-07:002016-08-08T16:00:27.946-07:00Thanks for your thoughts. I won't be writing a...Thanks for your thoughts. I won't be writing a blog but plan to provide my results to you. You may publish them here if you want. This assumes, of course, that I finish the task. Or at least a country or two :-)cchutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987410916758493891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-28838578047634593952016-08-08T14:19:24.365-07:002016-08-08T14:19:24.365-07:00cchutt- congratulations on your task of reviewing ...cchutt- congratulations on your task of reviewing the Minkus Global Supreme! <br /><br />Are you going to do a checklist?<br /><br />Are you going to start a blog? (I think you should for this level of effort.) If not, I would be happy to publish your results here.<br /><br />As far as catalogue numbers, the cutoff for 1940 is always going to be a bit fuzzy. To not drive yourself crazy, I would suggest including any issue in the Supreme that starts before 1940, and continues past 1940, even if Big Blue Part I stops at 1940. (The Part II International 1941-49 will continue with some of the later stamps from an issue.)<br /><br />Again, I think a rough comparison between the Supreme and Big Blue for 1840-1940 is acceptable. I know when I tried to do some comparisons between the Supreme and Big Blue, it was not easy! (In general, the Supreme does a better job with more spaces, but not always.)<br /><br />Good luck- and let me know how it is going!<br /><br />JimJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-29247284915090716022016-08-08T13:02:10.651-07:002016-08-08T13:02:10.651-07:00I just can't pull myself from researching the ...I just can't pull myself from researching the Minkus Supreme. So, I have renewed my focus and have begun. But a question arose (as they seem to do at every turn). The Supreme I'm using was printed in 1957. I'm trying to keep the space counting to 1840-1940, to be comparable to your Scott counts. I'm using the Scott catalog to tell me the year of issue. While looking at Aden in the catalog, I find the section of 1939-1948. Some major numbers, and some minor ones, have their year of issue listed in their description. I noticed you counted all the major #'s 16-27, but four of those were issued 1942 or later (16, 23A, 25 & 26). Am I reading the catalog correctly?cchutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987410916758493891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-90485969678241256692016-08-07T17:36:53.460-07:002016-08-07T17:36:53.460-07:00Cchutt- the Scott 1997 edition will definitely wor...Cchutt- the Scott 1997 edition will definitely work, and, I agree, it is easier to follow the Scott catalogue. Congratulations, and I will be most interested in your progress.<br /><br />It would be nice, of course, if the Minkus Supreme would get an analysis, but it would be tougher, as one will have to use a Minkus system, then translate to a Scott equivalent number practically speaking. Having bogus stamp spaces that are no longer in the catalogue is no fun, but the 1940s edition Big Blue likewise has this problem.<br /><br />Good luck!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-20362695195118968922016-08-07T15:26:53.066-07:002016-08-07T15:26:53.066-07:00Having the two volume set of Minkus Supreme album,...Having the two volume set of Minkus Supreme album, I thought I would analyze it much the same as you are with Scott International Part I. Right off the bat I'm presented with spaces in the album for the Azerbaijan "famine relief" stamps, which I discover are bogus stamps. My old copy of the Minkus catalog also shows them. So, I have decided to use the Scott catalog. But I still don't like the spaces in the Supreme for non-existent stamps. After much deliberation, I am going to use the Scott 1997 Part IA1-IB2. Better paper and follows the Scott catalog. Stamps without spaces will have to go in a stockbook.cchutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987410916758493891noreply@blogger.com