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Once in a while the combination of a simple cancellation on a simple stamp design results in an oddity as shown on this stamp in my collection. Not only did the cancellation leave the girl's image unscathed (except a few of the "goldilocks"), but placed a line between the eyes and nose of each of the three other children  |
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| Edited by ncbuckeye - 09/25/2011 09:05 am |
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Cancellation oddities do happen and they can sometimes make for a rather interesting side collection. Here's a classic one I've posted before, but it still interests me. It seems that the image of Theodore Roosevelt looked a bit odd, but upon closer examination, the period (.) in the cancellation hit the President right in his eye making for this cancellation oddity:   |
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I'm not sure if the USPS was trying to send a message to Washington, but breeches used buttons.  |
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This seems a likely place to post this. The stamps have owls top right. One looks at the Queen and one looks at You.  The effect is a small color shift. This stamp issue had two of the three values printed on two printing machines ... Timson on the right, Thrissell on the left. Just for complete-ists maybe... but interesting to see the differences. |
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Seems counter-productive for Australia Post to have promoted the slogan "Install a Telephone" as shown on this cancellation:  |
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This one has also been here before, but we have lots of new people, so...  Looks like someone popped him in the eye with a left hook. |
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Maybe that owl is keeping an eye on that squirrel - no telling what the squirrel would do - given a chance. |
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The stamps have owls top right. One looks at the Queen and one looks at You.
Known in some Philatelic quarters as the 'Shifty Eye' Owl Error ! Whatever, it's very cute. Londonbus1....wish I could shify my eye like that  |
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I posted this awhile ago but it fits perfectly in this thread. French Andorra Scott 166A The old guy is fishing in Angolasters' Pond and the girl is skiing down the mountain.  |
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Whenever I look at this stamp, it reminds me of the Sta-Puf marshmallow man in Ghost Busters. I call this "Frosty the Snowman Attacks Captain Cook's Fleet."  |
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I love that snowman! it does look like a ghost. Here is that Santa stamp with the same stripe cancellation.   |
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look what I found yours  mine - all eyes are between the lines!  |
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| Edited by fifia - 12/06/2011 8:27 pm |
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Posted 09/25/2011 08:58 am
