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Observations from the scanner.
Nicaraguan 1890 loco and telegraph set. The master die impression must have been "enhanced" for all the Peso values. I note the 2 peso green is the only issue that missed shading in the value tablet, and the 1 peso has a different frame. Just thought I would share that with you |
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Hi Rodney:
These could be reprints. Nicaragua entered into an agreement with Nicholas Seebeck in 1890 for the regular issue of new stamps each year. This continued until 1900 when the agreement was revoked. The history of the Seebeck Issues is most interesting. Nicholas Frederick Seebeck was born in Germany in 1857. He emigrated to the United States in 1866 at the age of 9. Settling in New York City, he opened a job-printing and stationery store and became involved in the stamp trade. By the age of 19, he published his first stamp catalog: "Descriptive Price Catalogue of All Known Postage Stamps of the United States and Foreign Countries." Seebeck soon made the transition from selling stamps to collectors to actually producing postage stamps, beginning in 1879, for the Dominican Republic and the Colombian state of Bolivar. In 1884, Seebeck sold his stamp business and used the money to buy into the Hamilton Bank Note Engraving and Printing Company. Banknote companies were printers that specialized in printing security paper, including banknotes, postage stamps, stock certificates and bonds, but Hamilton's major business was printing 100s of millions of tickets for New York's public transportation systems. Over a number of years, Seebeck's position with the company was listed variously as secretary, business director, president, general manager and agent. His role in the company is perhaps best exemplified by the fact that the stamps in question are called "Seebecks" rather than "Hamiltons." Seebeck had an important connection to Central America in that his brother-in-law Ernest Schernikow was the New York consul for El Salvador and Honduras. In 1889, Seebeck left for Central America with letters of introduction from Schernikow to talk with government officials about an idea for a stamp printing arrangement that would benefit all concerned. Simply put, Seebeck would print stamps and postal stationery through Hamilton for free for the countries that accepted his terms. In return, at the end of their year or semester of validity, the stamps would be demonetized and the remainders would be returned to Seebeck for disposal in the philatelic market. In the event that there were not enough remainders to meet demand from collectors, Seebeck and Hamilton were to be allowed to print more from the original plates to meet that demand. It was this potential additional printing of hundreds of thousands of stamps for purely collector purposes that earned the Seebecks their evil reputation in the collecting community of the time. Collectors have attempted to distinguish the original printings of the Seebecks from the reprints, but without great success. Stamps of the same issue were often printed on both water- marked and unwatermarked paper, as well as on papers of different textures and thicknesses. Which are the originals and which are the reprints is often a matter of controversy. Seebeck's first stop in Central America was Guatemala, but the postal officials of that country refused his offer. Seebeck then proceeded to El Salvador where he signed a 10-year contract with that nation March 27, 1889, to produce under the terms and conditions outlined. From 1890 to 1899, Hamilton produced for El Salvador 166 postage stamps, 152 Official stamps, 56 postage due stamps, five parcel post stamps, two acknowledgement of receipt stamps, and four registered mail stamps. The Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue of Stamps and Covers 1840-1940 notes that the last Seebeck issue for El Salvador in 1899, Scott 199-209, were not placed in use. The catalog values them only in unused condition. Stamps from this issue were later locally validated with a wheel overprint, issued and used. In addition to postage stamps, Seebeck and Hamilton also produced Salvadoran postal stationery, including 100 envelopes, 32 wrappers and 39 postal cards. From El Salvador, Seebeck traveled to Honduras, where he signed a contract with the postal authorities on April 20, 1889. Not all Seebecks were printed by Hamilton. As a condition of his contract with the Honduran government, Seebeck was to receive the remainders of the previous stamp issue of 1878 (Scott 30-36), which had been printed by the National Bank Note Co. Seebeck judged that the remainders of this issue were insufficient for his needs, so when he returned to New York in 1889, he persuaded the Honduran consul to have another printing made at his expense. The new printing of the 1878 issue was done by the American Bank Note Co, which had absorbed National in 1879. The stamps were shipped to Honduras, where they were turned over to Seebeck's agent and shipped back to New York. These stamps are listed as Scott 30a-36a. The first new Honduran stamps produced by Seebeck were issued Jan. 6, 1890. Honduras issued the fewest Seebeck stamps of any of the contracting countries. In all, it issued 49 postage stamps and 22 Official stamps. The Official stamps were never placed in use, and the Scott Classic catalog values them only in unused condition. In postal stationery, Seebeck produced 18 envelopes, 16 wrappers and 16 postal cards for Honduras. On Oct. 26, 1893, Honduras withdrew from the compact with Seebeck, the first country to do so. The Gen. Trinidad Cabanas issue (Scott 76-86) of August 1893 was the last Seebeck issue for Honduras. From Honduras, Seebeck traveled to Nicaragua where he signed a contract with the Nicaraguan postal authorities on May 4, 1889. The first set of Nicaraguan Seebecks (Scott 20-29) were issued Jan. 1, 1890. They were inscribed "Correos y Telegrafos" and were valid for postage and telegraph fees. Under the Seebeck contract, Nicaragua issued 128 postage stamps, 139 Official stamps, 41 postage due stamps and 66 telegraph stamps. In addition to adhesive stamps, Nicaraguan postal stationery produced by Seebeck included 41 envelopes, 26 wrappers and 40 postal cards. The last Seebeck issue for Nicaragua was the Justice series (Scott 110-20) issued Jan. 1, 1899, although Nicaragua terminated its contract in 1898. After concluding his contracts with these three Central American nations, Seebeck returned to New York. A similar contract was negotiated on Seebeck's behalf by an agent, Henry Etheridge, with the government of Ecuador on Oct. 16, 1890. The first Seebeck stamps of Ecuador were issued Jan. 1, 1892. Like Honduras and Nicaragua, Ecuador terminated its contract with Seebeck before it expired at the end of the 10-year period. The contract was terminated Nov. 8, 1895, and the last Ecuadoran Seebeck stamps (Scott 55-62H) were issued in February 1896. Ecuador's Seebecks total 40 postage stamps, 37 Official stamps 14 postage due stamps and 43 telegraph stamps. Seebeck also produced 14 revenue stamps in two sets for Ecuador in 1893-95. Seebeck's postal stationery output for Ecuador was 12 envelopes, two wrappers and six postal cards. Seebeck died June 23, 1899, at the age of 42, in the final year of his contract with El Salvador. It is not known how many reprints Seebeck was directly responsible for and how many were produced by someone else with access to the original plates after Seebeck's death. Schernikow, who was an officer of Hamilton, is a likely suspect in the creation of millions of Seebeck reprints. Most of the Seebecks are still cheap. Postally used stamps are generally more valuable, but favour cancels and forged cancels abound, so collecting the stamps in used condition is not for the faint of heart. The condemnation of Seebeck in the collecting community was nearly universal during his lifetime, although some defended the stamps for their beauty. Present day collectors tend to be more accepting and forgiving. Blair (TC) |
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Thanks Blair!
I must confess, I read the Seebeck reference in Gibbons, and thought I would "dip the toe" in the water of the newsgroup. Sometimes off list assistance with the lurking community is very helpful. I look forward to reading your post in full. When I find other examples, I can judge whether reprints or not. Best Regards Rodney | Hi Rodney: | | These could be reprints. | | Nicaragua entered into an agreement with | Nicholas Seebeck in 1890 for the regular | issue of new stamps each year. This | continued until 1900 when the agreement | was revoked. The history of the Seebeck | Issues is most interesting. | | Nicholas Frederick Seebeck was born in | Germany in 1857. He emigrated to the | United States in 1866 at the age of 9. |
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This explains part of my rotten old day yesterday,
just about every stamp I catalogued had a problem. including then, this Seebeck without the wheel, try finding this in Gibbons simplified http://cjoint.com/data/ibd3SOoQBS.htm Then I had a few from Venezuela that had no showing in Gibbons either. Thanks for a very interesting story. | The Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue | of Stamps and Covers 1840-1940 notes that | the last Seebeck issue for El Salvador | in 1899, Scott 199-209, were not placed | in use. The catalog values them only in | unused condition. Stamps from this issue | were later locally validated with a wheel | overprint, issued and used. In addition | to postage stamps, Seebeck and Hamilton | also produced Salvadoran postal stationery, | including 100 envelopes, 32 wrappers and | 39 postal cards. |
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The last simplified catalogue (of any printer) was 40 years
ago. I realized that there was too much missing info. Surely you can find a regular SG quite cheaply at a stamp show. I picked up a few oldies last year at 50 cents each (Canadian) each. They were less than 10 years old. Blair |
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....and how I agree! I am gradually building the SG library as I go, it is a gradual process, as I don't use Ebay. BTW I am currently using 1990 SG "Simplified" stamps of the world. I have the 1993 SG Commonwealth Cat. The last simplified catalogue (of any printer) was 40 years | ago. I realized that there was too much missing info. | | Surely you can find a regular SG quite cheaply at a | stamp show. I picked up a few oldies last year at 50 cents | each (Canadian) each. They were less than 10 years old. | | Blair | |
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Correction (my typo). I meant to say that the last
simplified catalogue THAT I BOUGHT was 40 years ago. There have certainly been simplified catalogues since then. Blair |
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