donaldo wrote:

a very complex issue --i can see no reason why any 'H' class would not be a legitimate cancel providing it was issued by the towns listed [I HAVE a recent publication on B F G and H CANCELLATIONS]---perhaps you may care to list some towns you have--the obvious give aways for fiscals are the points you mention plus embossing on the back of the stamp--of course if you can come up with a genuine fine used 12/6 you could take the year off work[or most of the year]

Heh, i'm not that lucky to get a 12/6 - as for the H class cancels that I thought were of fiscal use only were the Christchurch and New Plymouth ones as I've not seen them used on anything other than revenue stamps. I have a 3 pound longtype with New Plymouth H Class cancel but no embossing. Were they used to cancel normal postage?

robertlyon777 - 2010-01-10 08:57:00

grongy wrote:

How should stamp albums be stored? Standing up? lying flat? Does it matter? Also is it 'not done' to soak stamps off a first day cover?

Best to store stamps in quality stock books with acid free pages and store the books upright to allow a little bit of air flow through the stockbook. As for soaking stamps off first day covers it is ok with modern ones but would be madness with old ones.

robertlyon777 - 2010-01-10 09:03:00

grongy wrote:

Sorry, another question. Stamps with tabs. Are they worth more,collectable? I have gathered a number of surplus and don't know what to do with them

Depends on the age of the stamps and if there is anything printed on the tabs. In the past tabs were good as the hinge could be on the tab rather than the stamp.

robertlyon777 - 2010-01-10 09:06:00

grongy wrote:

How should stamp albums be stored? Standing up? lying flat? Does it matter? Also is it 'not done' to soak stamps off a first day cover?

It is perfectly OK to soak your stamps off Firstday covers.Many collectors do especially with the later decimal issues due to the roller cancels on normal mail.
All of the Official first day covers have a nice neat circular cancel and don't look as if a couple of Trains have run over them.
Do your homework first as you don't want to soak off some of the earlier issues due to value eg Health Red and Blue Boy.
Most of the Decimal First Day issues and a majority of the pre decimals especially Health are of little value so it is affordable and acceptable to do so.
Ultimately it is your collection and you can do what you want. Store your acid free (preferably) Albums standing up in a dry place and once in a while open them up and turn/flick all the pages to let some fresh air circulate.
Regards Paul.

rebel58 - 2010-01-10 09:41:00

grongy wrote:

Sorry, another question. Stamps with tabs. Are they worth more,collectable? I have gathered a number of surplus and don't know what to do with them

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They can be if they are in Imprint and Plate blocks with Four or more stamps in a block.Imprint is normally the Printers name and Plate is a Die number eg A1,B2,A1B1B1 or Kiwis etc printed on the selvedge.Shift markings ,Values, the odd arrow and the odd Plate crack are also collectible especially in the earlier Pre Decimal issues.

rebel58 - 2010-01-10 09:52:00

I have inherited several stamp albums and many first-day-covers, and have no interest in them. Where in the general Wellington province can I get them evaluated, and not get ripped off?

rovertniloc - 2010-01-10 12:09:00

rovertniloc wrote:

I have inherited several stamp albums and many first-day-covers, and have no interest in them. Where in the general Wellington province can I get them evaluated, and not get ripped off?

Look in the phone book and get at least 2 different valuations

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donaldo - 2010-01-10 12:28:00

Where to get valuation of Chinese Stamps? I have a "The Stamps Of The People's Republic Of China Special And Commemorative Stamp - Album 1985" and want to get a valuation done before considering selling the album. All are mint stamps. Only two of the stamps are absent. I am loathe to take it to a "Stamp Shop" in fear they will undervalue the album in the hope of me selling it to them for a low price. I am in Christchurch. Thanks!

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donaldo - 2010-01-10 14:44:00

Hi there, i have just been given 1000s of stamps from all over the world and times etc how do i go about getting them valued as apparently there are some very rare ones in my collections. thanks

skyline_guy_r34 - 2010-01-10 15:00:00

muzzo wrote:

Where to get valuation of Chinese Stamps? I have a "The Stamps Of The People's Republic Of China Special And Commemorative Stamp - Album 1985" and want to get a valuation done before considering selling the album. All are mint stamps. Only two of the stamps are absent. I am loathe to take it to a "Stamp Shop" in fear they will undervalue the album in the hope of me selling it to them for a low price. I am in Christchurch. Thanks!

You have said that you want a valuation on the stamps so go to a Stamp dealer and get one,actually get two valuations and split the difference.You cant get ripped off on a valuation ,only if you sell and are not happy with the outcome.Stamp Dealers have their fingers on the pulse so to speak and are very approachable in most cases.There are Two dealers in Christchurch within 5 mins walking of each other.Let your fingers do the walking ,Google and the yellow pages are your friends.

rebel58 - 2010-01-10 15:32:00

Thanks rebel58 I will do as you suggest, thanks.

muzzo - 2010-01-10 16:05:00

donaldo wrote:

now we do have problems--i do not know of any legitimate 'christchurch' H class postmarks
and the 'new plymouth' on a 3 pound--is it dated between march 1907 and nov 1918?? and perhaps we need more input as postally used not recorded over 1 pound and more likely you have a cleaned fiscal which has been doctored with a false 'postmark'

It is postmarked 1916 - see it here -> http://tinyurl.com/yhjay9d
I can't see any cleaned pen marks on it - the colour looks quite crisp.

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donaldo - 2010-01-10 17:13:00

I have this stamp here...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Antiques-collectables/Stamps/New-Ze
aland/Used-Predecimal/auction-263489004.htm

But it doesnt have official stamped on it. Just a normal NZ stamping. Would it be worth the same sort of money as the one i showed?

Thanks

skyline_guy_r34 - 2010-01-10 20:28:00

skyline_guy_r34 wrote:

I have this stamp here...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Antiques-collectables/Stamps/New-Ze
aland/Used-Predecimal/auction-263489004.htm

But it doesnt have official stamped on it. Just a normal NZ stamping. Would it be worth the same sort of money as the one i showed?

Thanks

No .
Depending on condition ,centering ,postmark etc $65.00 Top Dollar. Cat Value.
But in an auction on Trademe $10.00 to $40.00.

rebel58 - 2010-01-10 21:02:00

Are we allowed to scan photos into this thread for discussion?

grongy - 2010-01-11 09:23:00

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skilling-stamps - 2010-01-11 19:01:00

grongy wrote:

Are we allowed to scan photos into this thread for discussion?

Yes you are.

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donaldo - 2010-01-13 10:49:00

Just noticed this on stuff -> http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3227261/Police-seek-to-solve
-stamp-mystery

Maybe someone here might know the owner of the albums

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skilling-stamps - 2010-01-13 14:06:00

skilling-stamps wrote:

Questio-
n on long type fiscal and postmarks please. I could use some help please re my auction; 265204970. the unanswered question is a suggestion that the postmark may be fake. What do you knowledgeable people think? If it may be a fake i will withdraw the auction whilst seeking expert opinion. thanks.

Looks Postally used to me ,might pay for another opinion(Donaldo)?
Regards Paul.

rebel58 - 2010-01-13 15:12:00

skilling-stamps wrote:

Questio-
n on long type fiscal and postmarks please. I could use some help please re my auction; 265204970. the unanswered question is a suggestion that the postmark may be fake. What do you knowledgeable people think? If it may be a fake i will withdraw the auction whilst seeking expert opinion. thanks.

It looks to be a C class cancel but I didn't think they were being used as early as 1882. It could have been used at a later date (cancelled to order) but hard to tell with year missing from cancellation.

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workless - 2010-01-13 17:41:00

workless wrote:

auction 265271450 rubbish or what please ???

At $200.00 Yes.

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morbidflorist - 2010-01-15 19:56:00

I brought many years ago (15) stamps that were sealed with foam and plastic seal from a book shop. They are still unopened and about 100 stamps in the packet. Should I open them to let the air in.

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donaldo - 2010-01-16 13:05:00

Hi Donald thanks for the reply. I have ten packets of stamps from Europe. 50 to 400 per pack. I brought these while I was living in Europe. I have collected stamps since I was 10. For example a pack of 300 Nederland stamps have the price on for f26.25. They look like they have been vacuum packed and appear to be in excellent condition. The question is do I leave them as they are and open them when I have the time to start up again. When I have the time to start up again.

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skilling-stamps - 2010-01-20 14:49:00

could some one kindly give me the CP of the following pl blks please? '72 alpine, 4c 1a & 1b, 6c 1a,8c1a. '72 lakes, 6c 1, 8c 1, 18c 1. 74 islands,6c 1, 8c 1. '75 forest parks, 6c 1, 8c 1. '73 mountain scenes, 6c 1, 8c 1, 18c 1 and 23c 1. that would be very helpfull if somebody could spare the time, thanks. cheers, gary

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donaldo - 2010-01-22 12:00:00

Thanks so much for that, very helpful.

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donaldo - 2010-01-22 16:33:00

This has probably been asked but it means trawling through hundreds of posts so here goes again... these Kiwi Stamps ... are these going to be worth collecting or not since there is no value and NZ Post say the postage value is that of the day they are used on.

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donaldo - 2010-01-23 10:29:00

I thought as much but it pays to check just in case. Am starting to think about getting more into checking out the stamps I have eg watermarks, perforations etc. and noticed way back towards before page 20 (yes I do get bored and start reading the older posts now and then) you can use lighter fluid to check the water marks (hopefully we still have some) or would it be worth buying something that you can use to view the watermark? There was something mentioned back there but I can't find it again :S

bdreid10 - 2010-01-23 12:07:00

blackcat15 wrote:

I see that dieter (waimeaglass)is up to his old tricks again. Lifetime ban from trademe but he has use of another name and is operating as dr.---- this has been going on for sometime and should be stopped.

he's still on here ????

tmg - 2010-01-23 12:21:00