Selo moçambique - Cifrão invertido

"Frederico Fonseca" wrote

I would like to know if the following stamp is to be considered a
"normal" stamp or an printout error, and a nominal value if not
normal.
Stamp description:
Mozambique scenery (1948-49)
Painting by Alberto e Sousa
Dark Green (which is referred to as "olive green" in Portuguese)
Image is a waterfall with the following writting
Barué - Serra
Choa - Queda
nhanhangare
Facial value 3$50
The particularity is that the escudo "$" sign is inverted.

Stanley Gibbons' Part 9, 1996 edition, states that of this
stamp (S.G. 423), "The dollar sign is in reverse on No. 423".
(The "$" sign is referred to as a "dollar sign" in the English
speaking world, even though in this case it denotes an
escudo). This would indicate that all copies of this stamp
show this error.

In English, this would be described as "reversed" or a
"mirror image". If something is said to be "inverted", that
normally means it has been rotated 180 degrees: i.e.
upside down.

Used, in very good state.

The catalogue price of a used copy is 20p (UK currency).

Hope this helps.

Regards

Dave Joll

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 17:27:27 +1200, "Dave Joll"
wrote:

"Frederico Fonseca" wrote

I would like to know if the following stamp is to be considered a
"normal" stamp or an printout error, and a nominal value if not
normal.
Stamp description:
Mozambique scenery (1948-49)
Painting by Alberto e Sousa
Dark Green (which is referred to as "olive green" in Portuguese)
Image is a waterfall with the following writting
Barué - Serra
Choa - Queda
nhanhangare
Facial value 3$50
The particularity is that the escudo "$" sign is inverted.

Stanley Gibbons' Part 9, 1996 edition, states that of this
stamp (S.G. 423), "The dollar sign is in reverse on No. 423".
(The "$" sign is referred to as a "dollar sign" in the English
speaking world, even though in this case it denotes an
escudo). This would indicate that all copies of this stamp
show this error.
Yes. It would seem like this is correct. I will try and confirm here
in Portugal when I can.
Thanks for the info.

In English, this would be described as "reversed" or a
"mirror image". If something is said to be "inverted", that
normally means it has been rotated 180 degrees: i.e.
upside down.
Thanks for this also. Always usefull to know these little things.


Used, in very good state.

The catalogue price of a used copy is 20p (UK currency).
Thats also the price I have on my catalogue (Portuguese), but it does
not mention the reversed dollar sign, thus my question.

Thanks all for their contribution.





Frederico Fonseca
ema il: frederico_fonseca at syssoft-int.com