tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post3225479522573905234..comments2024-03-23T04:12:08.762-07:00Comments on Big Blue 1840-1940: BelgiumJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-29155906849238590102017-11-05T14:12:14.631-08:002017-11-05T14:12:14.631-08:00Essentially. At least,that is what I look for.
(I...Essentially. At least,that is what I look for.<br /><br />(I suppose there could be other minute differences with close inspection.)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-80892215822550111942017-11-05T08:25:27.454-08:002017-11-05T08:25:27.454-08:00Busy with some belgian ones and I have a little qu...Busy with some belgian ones and I have a little question about Scott 60 & 82, the only difference I remark and the COB gives is that the little piece underneath the stamp is different otherwise there's no difference?<br />Thanks in advance. Axel<br />Lexmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510811163415116101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-44779172945516969702014-05-11T11:28:19.367-07:002014-05-11T11:28:19.367-07:00Excellent pickup Magnus. You are, of course, corre...Excellent pickup Magnus. You are, of course, correct. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-4424861662462764882014-05-11T09:47:16.854-07:002014-05-11T09:47:16.854-07:00It is with great interest and fascination I read y...It is with great interest and fascination I read your stories. Unfortually is your example of Merode-monument false. The "Q" looks more lika a "O". Varro Tyler desribes it i his forgeries book.Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10817785773402198084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-41768929425070894592012-09-16T13:46:20.706-07:002012-09-16T13:46:20.706-07:00 I agree. I suspect a previous owner did not want ... I agree. I suspect a previous owner did not want to have empty pages of semi-postals that are generally more expensive to fill.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024632082262694589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190925726844102948.post-61452874701338237712012-09-16T11:06:21.494-07:002012-09-16T11:06:21.494-07:00As any Belgium collector will know (one of my main...As any Belgium collector will know (one of my main areas of collecting), removing the semi-postal stamps from Belgium is a very odd thing to do since Belgian stamps include a very large number of semi-postal stamps. They are always collected as an integral part of Belgian stamps sort of like the difference between regular and commemorative stamps. Japan's "prefectural stamps" is another subdivision not seen often in other countries, but certainly semi-postals which raise extra money for a cause are very common in some countries, Switzerland included. Even the U.S.A. has issued a few. <br /><br />Belgium decided a very long time ago to do what the U.S. now does to a small extent, and that is to use its stamps as a revenue source for various causes. In the U.S., the small number of semi-postals raise money for breast cancer research and a few other causes. Belgium has for about a hundred years issued just about as many semi-postals as other stamps for various health, charity, and other causes. Leaving them out of any Belgium collection would leave you very incomplete, indeed. <br /><br />If you want a reasonable degree of completeness, you do need to include Belgium's semi-postals. I imagine most people know this. Removing Belgian semi-postals by a previous album owner seems very odd indeed. DrewMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082601555760640397noreply@blogger.com