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 Hi to all Hope this photo is better than all the others than I have been posting. Slowly I am getting there, thanks to all the help from the forum. This Newfoundland stamp is in one of the old Victorian Age Albums that I have been given by the family. Has any one seen this variety or know anything about it. Regards, Horamakhet |
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Hi Horamkhet, welcome to SCF.
This is Queen Victoria, Scott #60, issued in 1890. I cannot tell from the photo the exact colour, but it has various colours:
60 - slate
60a - grey lilac
60b - brown lilac
60c - lilac
60d - slate violet.
The Unitrade catalogue for 2009 has these used 'variations at C$2.00 for VF and $0.75 for Fine; except for the 60d which is $4.00 and $1.50 respectively.
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It is from 1890, Queen Victoria, Scott catalog # 60. Catalog value of $1.50 US for used, unless it is the Slate / Violet type $2.50 US |
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I agree with stamporator though if I had to take a guess I would say the color is straight slate (Scott 60). |
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In one of those rare moments when plagiarism can be identified, and the story adds colour and flavour to philately.... Uruguay "borrowed" the design for one of their issues :)  |
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Nice finding Rod. About the Uruguay stamp. What's in the upper right corner? It looks like a UFO... |
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That's right Bujutsu,
I can hear someone saying,
quick! we need a 5 mill issue,
and a designer rsutling through comtemporary designs.
Timbres, although UFO's do exist,
I don't think there has been one on a stamp.
That's a Volcano :)
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I was looking through some recent Sweden arrivals and though about this topic. These look similar to early US issues to me. I don't know who printed them but there must have been only so many designers and printers that elements of the designs were re-used. The available inks must also denote the similarity in colour.   |
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22crows I never thought that the Uruguay stamp show a UFO in the upright corner. Just a joke.. But those Grenada stamps surprise me and even more this: Quote:
This souviner sheet features an image of the late Grenada Prime Minister, Sir Gary Gairy, who spoke before the U.N. general assembly, urging them to study the flying saucer in more detail. I don't think he got allot of backing for is proposal. But anyway it's getting far from the topic. Maybe you should start a thread on UFO on stamps. |
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| Edited by timbres667 - 12/06/2010 07:42 am |
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22crows, brilliant research as usual :) Thanks. (from Mekon 12) Recent proof of UFO's in Surrey.....  |
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| Edited by rod222 - 12/07/2010 7:38 pm |
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