tmg wrote:

they look like cut outs of printed / embossed at times stamps printed on cards, postcards, envelopes etc from the King George era. Have quite a few of those too .. ocassionally seen auctioned on here at times, but not sure of value & havent seen any listing of them in NZ catalogues.. may be of interest to postal stationery / King George era collectors, who knows .. any thoughts - kiwisteven ?

Both are English postal stationery items, one from a postcard and one from a newspaper wrapper. in this condition they are nearly worthless. I normally sell them for 20 cents to 50 cents each when I can find a buyer.

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skilling-stamps - 2011-01-18 16:45:00

skilling-stamps wrote:

could some learned person please tell me how much difference there is in size between the 1898 1/- and the 1907 redrawn? also, is there another wayt to tell the difference between them? cheers, gary

Also other ways to tell the difference are looking at the perfs - the 1907 only comes in 14x13 or 13½ or 14x15
Or if used the postmark as anything postmarked before 1907 will be the 1898 issue.

Though the easiest way is to place a 1898 and 1907 side by side (if you have both types)

robertlyon777 - 2011-01-19 08:21:00

skilling-stamps wrote:

could some learned person please tell me how much difference there is in size between the 1898 1/- and the 1907 redrawn? also, is there another way to tell the difference between them? cheers, gary

Try Watermarks .Any Sideways,Inverted or No watermark are the original issue and all of the "normal Watermarks " WMK 7 are the reduced size .This also works for the 3d Huias.The 6d red rule of thumb this also works with one exception one abnormally watermarked issue, very rare Wmk 7 CP E14f thousands in Cat value, in the original issue.
Regards Paul.

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fredrika - 2011-01-23 08:23:00

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donaldo - 2011-01-27 11:06:00

About 20 to 25 years ago I went through a faze of buying full sheets of stamps. They are packed away somewhere. Providing they are still in good condition, what is the best way of selling these?

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donaldo - 2011-01-28 10:48:00

I might not be breathing in another 20 years

gail4 - 2011-01-28 15:13:00

gail4 wrote:

About 20 to 25 years ago I went through a faze of buying full sheets of stamps. They are packed away somewhere. Providing they are still in good condition, what is the best way of selling these?

Stamps that period are usually best sold for postage. Why on earth did you buy sheets of 100 stamps? That would be enough for 100 potential collectors when you came around to sell them. That number of new collectors is not so easy to find then or now. Over the years the worst ever stamps to buy are current ones in sheets from the Post Office. far better to buy one single set or stamp of proven scarcity from years previously.

kiwisteven - 2011-01-30 00:29:00

Actually the worst purchase isn't mint sheet of current stamps, it is CTO first day covers on standing order from philatelic bureau (Most countries) or Annual Albums as these are just too easy to buy and then very hard to sell on a secondary market.

kiwisteven - 2011-01-30 00:32:00

gail4 wrote:

About 20 to 25 years ago I went through a faze of buying full sheets of stamps. They are packed away somewhere. Providing they are still in good condition, what is the best way of selling these?

Get in contact with a collector with a Campbell Patterson Cat and check for listed print faults .Plate blocks are also collectible other than that use for postage .Dealers will only offer you around 50% of face .Dont real to bad about buying up over that period as a lot have done the same myself included.That period of time was the golden era of stamps with prices grossly inflated and the only ones that came out on top for the most part were the stamp dealers .If all else fails try putting them up on Trademe in single sheets for face value.

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rebel58 wrote:

Get in contact with a collector with a Campbell Patterson Cat and check for listed print faults .Plate blocks are also collectible other than that use for postage .Dealers will only offer you around 50% of face .Dont real to bad about buying up over that period as a lot have done the same myself included.That period of time was the golden era of stamps with prices grossly inflated and the only ones that came out on top for the most part were the stamp dealers .If all else fails try putting them up on Trademe in single sheets for face value.

Thanks for the help

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ruskiwi999 - 2011-02-05 20:21:00

skilling-stamps wrote:

could some learned person please tell me how much difference there is in size between the 1898 1/- and the 1907 redrawn? also, is there another wayt to tell the difference between them? cheers, gary

Apologies for the late posting. The size of the printed portion of the 1898 stamp is 22mm (H) x 18½mm (W), while the 1907 redrawn size is 21mm (H) x 18mm (W). Cheers, Murray.

janeec - 2011-02-06 08:25:00

Hi everyone :) Never posted here before.
Wondering, if a stamp has the picture printed right on the edge of the stamp, instead of the middle, would that be an 'error' and worth a lot?

ecat8 - 2011-02-07 20:51:00

ecat8 wrote:

Hi everyone :) Never posted here before.
Wondering, if a stamp has the picture printed right on the edge of the stamp, instead of the middle, would that be an 'error' and worth a lot?

It depends what it is -- whether a recognised variety, age, country etc

Many earlier stamps were notorious for being off centre - good light marked well centred copies being sort after -- particularly early NZ Full Faced Queens & late 1800's Queen Victoria Side Faces

Later NZ stamps so badly offset with part of the image on two stamps & white divider well into both may have more value than a normal copy of the same stamp.

what is the stamp you are referring to & can you upload an image & post a link here ?

tmg - 2011-02-07 22:16:00

Thanks tmg. Here's a couple.
It was the US one, which I was looking at earlier, but noticed the others while I was trying to find it again.

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/13/159365213_full.jp
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ecat8 - 2011-02-07 22:35:00

ecat8 wrote:

Thanks tmg. Here's a couple.
It was the US one, which I was looking at earlier, but noticed the others while I was trying to find it again.

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/13/159365213_full.jp
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The US one & I would suspect the Greek one lower left are of an era where off centre was as much normality as well centred -- have seen lots of US ones similar .

The Australian Perfins (Top Left) are interesting and may have a story which someone else could comment on

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donaldo - 2011-02-08 11:08:00

Hi. Sorry this question may have already been asked - but where do I buy Stamp Hinges from? There are none for sale that I can find on Trademe at the moment....

camenymcvertt - 2011-02-08 12:48:00

camenymcvertt wrote:

Hi. Sorry this question may have already been asked - but where do I buy Stamp Hinges from? There are none for sale that I can find on Trademe at the moment....

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Antiques-collectables/Stamps/New-Ze
aland/Other/auction-352679965.htm

ecat8 - 2011-02-08 13:13:00

donaldo wrote:

ecat8 wrote:

Th-
anks tmg. Here's a couple.
It was the US one, which I was looking at earlier, but noticed the others while I was trying to find it again.

would consider these all very normal and common--the greece stamp in particular--those aussie perfins are also common but i guess there are some scarcer perfin types

No story on the Aussie perfins then ? lol ;-)

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skilling-stamps - 2011-02-08 18:22:00

What's a "perfin"?

ecat8 - 2011-02-08 18:26:00

Oh, just googled prefins. Never even heard of them before. Soaked the stamps off the envelope, first time since I was about 8 LOL.
Looks like they're just ordinary VG, unless being upsidedown has any significance?

ecat8 - 2011-02-08 19:07:00

ecat8 wrote:

Oh, just googled prefins. Never even heard of them before. Soaked the stamps off the envelope, first time since I was about 8 LOL.
Looks like they're just ordinary VG, unless being upsidedown has any significance?

What country?Perfins have been used worldwide.

rebel58 - 2011-02-08 21:14:00

camenymcvertt wrote:

Hi. Sorry this question may have already been asked - but where do I buy Stamp Hinges from? There are none for sale that I can find on Trademe at the moment....

Try this Auction # 352844479

rebel58 - 2011-02-08 21:19:00

some of the early perfins were ordinary postage stamps punched & used by commercial firms on their mails - punched with letters to try to stop hijacking for personal use by staff -- some of the earlier NZ ones eg 'JB & Co' etc can be worth a bit from early 1930's & 1940's ..the Aussie ones were probably for similar purposes..

tmg - 2011-02-08 22:17:00

ecat8 wrote:

Oh, just googled prefins. Never even heard of them before. Soaked the stamps off the envelope, first time since I was about 8 LOL.
Looks like they're just ordinary VG, unless being upsidedown has any significance?

A guess only -- may have been sourced from mailings by Victoria Gas ?

tmg - 2011-02-08 22:18:00

rebel58 wrote:

What country?Perfins have been used worldwide.

Oh sorry, the VG is on an Australian stamp, I'm thinking Victoria?

Having a problem identifying a US one.
It's a blue Washington 5c with an 'I'. The same 'I' also on a couple of George C. Marshall 20c (US). Does someone know what the 'I' means?

ecat8 - 2011-02-08 22:19:00

rebel58 wrote:

Try this Auction # 352844479

Thanks - for some reason none of these auctions came up when I searched for 'stamp hinges'. How annoying! 80)

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ruskiwi999 - 2011-02-09 20:12:00

Hopefully you are asking about Stanley Gibbons.Refer to your local Library to view.
Regards Paul.

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ruskiwi999 - 2011-02-09 21:13:00

ecat8 wrote:

Oh sorry, the VG is on an Australian stamp, I'm thinking Victoria?

Having a problem identifying a US one.
It's a blue Washington 5c with an 'I'. The same 'I' also on a couple of George C. Marshall 20c (US). Does someone know what the 'I' means?

VG stands for Victoria Government. Similarly we have T for Tasmania, OS/ NSW for New South Wales, SA for south Australia and WA for Western Australia. Queensland did not have any and of course Northern Territory didn't either.

The National Australian Government uses a plain "O.S.".

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skilling-stamps - 2011-02-11 12:55:00

So nobody knows about the 'I' shaped perfin from US??

ecat8 - 2011-02-11 14:14:00