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Hello, I'm starting up an Australian collection and I have many and need help sorting. I have never collected any other country before other than U.S.A. Is this an actual overprint or another species all together?  |
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I_Love_Stamps, welcome to the pleasure of collecting Australian stamps. I started about two years ago and am enjoying it immensely.
The stamp on the left is Scott #189 and is referred to as a surcharged stamp. A used copy is worth $0.60. The one on the right since it is the same color as the surcharged one is Scott #183 and for used it is worth $2.50. |
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Wow! seriously?? I like Australia already!  Thank you very much as I am enjoying it. I really need a reference book or something so I can get them in some sort of order. Is there possibly a website that could oblige? Thank you. |
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here is another I thought might be relevant these days, no overprint though.  |
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Aussie issues will entertain you, I have some older catalogues to offer if you like. |
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Hmmm, I've got literally thousands of pre-decimal Australian stamps and never seen the one with the surcharge before - it's amazing how that can happen! |
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@ ROOS - THANK YOU very much! I was panicking about the order of these as I know next to nothing about these BUT I find them extraordinary in detail!
@ 64idgaf - I'd love them but things are a little tight right now as I have surgery coming up on the 26Th. After that maybe.
@ tonymacg - Awesome wartime cover! Thank you! |
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LOL Here I go again. That stamp is what I have been told is a 'surcharge' to change the value of the stamp. Anyway, I guess it is still an 'overprint'. The topic of surcharges versus overprints was just recently, or still on-going actually at https://goscf.com/t/17083Chimo Bujutsu |
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I think that's pretty interesting, I've never seen a two colour surcharge before.
Also the overprint/surcharge thing is quite a conversation. I think basically a surcharge is an overprint, but an overprint isn't always a surcharge. |
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I just think they're really neat to find. jamesw I'm inclined to agree with that logic. |
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 The set of three. 1941 Wartime Surcharges |
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You know what I have those same ones? I got these lovely items (and a whole bunch more) from AussieAl! I just love the Aussie animals and the lyre bird, platypus, Tasmanian Tiger.. I'll have to scan those this evening and post then here! I'm just blown away with Australian postage!
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Who is that handsome codger on those stamps anyway? Please excuse my ignorance (I'm American) lol |
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Posted 07/21/2011 6:48 pm
