Forum: General Discussion
June 8th 11, 11:16 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Maltese Cross cancels ?
Sir F. A. Rien wrote in
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Nick Bridgwater No@Spam found these unused words:
Is there a book/catalogue that would...
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Forum: General Discussion
June 6th 11, 07:06 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Maltese Cross cancels ?
Is there a book/catalogue that would tell me which towns in Somerset
employed a Maltese Cross cancel ?
Would I be right in thinking it would be the earlier post towns:
eg. Axbridge, Bath,...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 24th 11, 11:03 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Shqyptare ~ seek ID.
According to "The stamps and posts of Albania and Epirus 1878 to 1945" by
John S Phipps, they are definitive stamps prepared for use but not issued.
In more detail, these are stamps which the...
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Forum: General Discussion
July 7th 10, 11:09 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkish Constantinople City post - help please
Apologies - my take was it was better to post a link to where the
information was than to post it up multiple times (it means there is only
one place to go to edit/update later). My original fault...
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Forum: General Discussion
July 1st 10, 02:37 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Forum: General Discussion
June 30th 10, 09:37 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Forum: General Discussion
June 28th 10, 02:15 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkish Constantinople City post - help please
I'm having difficulty deciphering my Michel catalogue to understand what
the differences are between the four authentication marks they list.
The catalogue only illustrates 3 of them (type I, Ia,...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 30th 10, 10:26 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Question regarding paper
A much easier way I find is to bring the paper to your lips & gently rub
slightly - the chalk surfaced paper will feel colder (& smoother) than the
ordinary paper.
Obviously with dry lips & try it...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 22nd 10, 03:28 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkey queries
It was catalogue blindness !
They are in Michel under the Local stamps (Lokalausgaben) under
Jaffa/Smyrna - 6 values overprinted in each location (mine are Jaffa) for
the accession of Sultan...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 22nd 10, 09:47 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Another Turkey !
Based on my judgement:
Postage Stamps 5pi - http://cjoint.com/data/dwkQIg5SsW.htm
Postage Dues 20pa, 1pi, 2pi, 5pi - http://cjoint.com/data/dwkSLieXba.htm
In the 2nd scan you can see the large...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 22nd 10, 09:35 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkey queries
"rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote in
Thanks for solving the Arabian Government overprint.
Regarding the others with the overprint, I've found some further stamps
in the "set" on...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 21st 10, 02:14 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkey queries
That would be great, do you want me to email them ? To where, your tag
without the "nospam "?
Nick
"rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote in...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 21st 10, 02:12 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Another Turkey !
Well Gibbons says that the 5pi postage stamps also has a band of blue
(the other values red), so I'm not sure it differentiates the 5pi ?
Nick
"rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 21st 10, 11:46 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Another Turkey !
Another Turkey of a question !
Is there a difference in design between the first 1863-64 normal postage
issues and the 1863 postage due issue ? The illustrations in Gibbons &
Michel are no help,...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 21st 10, 09:38 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkey queries
Thanks for having a look Rodney.
The old printed album might be using Yvert numbers according to a hand-
written note on the front - in which case they might be Yvert cat no's
139-143. Anyone got...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 20th 10, 04:40 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkey queries
1) I've got a touch of catalogue-blindness - can anyone help ?
In an old printed album for Turkey that I've just acquired it has spaces
for 6 stamps dated 1909 (5pa, 10pa, 20pa, 1pi, 2pi & 2½pi)...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 14th 10, 10:53 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkish Dates
"Blair (TC)" wrote in
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My dates were AH (Hejira) dates by the way.
The Turkish financial...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 13th 10, 09:00 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkish Dates
"Blair (TC)" wrote in
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On Mar 13, 12:47*pm, Nick Bridgwater No@Spam wrote:
I've found an inedible...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 13th 10, 05:47 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkish Dates
I've found an inedible Turkish date - perhaps someone can explain where I'm
going wrong !
The June 1911 issue of Turkey consists of a number of earlier stamps
overprinted to commemorate the...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 2nd 10, 01:40 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkey 1865-76 "Duloz" issues
Peter Buder wrote in
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Am 02.03.2010 13:18, schrieb Nick Bridgwater:
What was the language called before the Ottoman (Osman)...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 2nd 10, 12:18 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkey 1865-76 "Duloz" issues
What was the language called before the Ottoman (Osman) Empire became
Turkey ?
Back to my original query - is the difference in the top overprint just
calligraphical (?) differences ? The...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 2nd 10, 09:55 AM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkey 1865-76 "Duloz" issues
I've got the images, thanks Rodney - I've posted them up at
http://cjoint.com/data/dckYJjWPMy.htm
The top image is the whole overprint, while images (3) to (7) are the
different overprints at the...
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Forum: General Discussion
March 1st 10, 08:26 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Turkey 1865-76 "Duloz" issues
According to my Gibbons catalogue, the 1865-76 issues of the Ottoman Empire
were overprinted with four groups of Turkish characters at the top, bottom,
& sides, around the oval band surrounding...
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Forum: General Discussion
February 2nd 10, 07:32 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Albania Fiscals ??
Art wrote in
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On Feb 1, 3:17*pm, Nick Bridgwater No@Spam wrote:
Yes, somewhat similar design...
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Forum: General Discussion
January 28th 10, 04:48 PM Posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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A couple of curly ones.
There is both a 9d (pale) olive-green and a 9d (deep) agate in the 1912-24
GV issue. The scan is probably of the latter though looks rather purple
when compared to my copy.
regards,
Nick
Peter...
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