A Stamp Collection - Help Needed-Samoa!

A few Australia bits....I have left the little explanation pieces with them.
If anyone has a specialized catalogue number and/or a value, that would be tops !

More bits......any info on these would be welcome but especially any value even if it's 10c !

Thanks in advance.







The Perfin below is a Crown Perfin on an 1873 1/- Brown, Plate 13.
If anyone knows a value I'd be grateful.



Below is a 1902 ½d Green with a Board of Trade Perfin. A value again would be appreciated.



Londonbus1

The following Exhibition label is damaged top right corner perf.
But it's the overprint that intrigues me because it is not listed.

Does anyone know what it is ?



Tomorrow, some Victorian and Pre-Stamp covers !

Londonbus1

Londonbus 1

KGV 1½ black brown HaI.fpence = Electro 3/L26 MUH $45 , Hinged $30
KGV 2d red brown line thru Two = Electro 12/R27 $20 , It's also cancelled to order (CTO)
KGV 3d blue don't know
KGV 1½ red type B inverted WMK = Part booklet pane = singles $30 MUH , $20 hinged
KGV 1d violet RA joined = plate 4 V11/60 $15

Thanks Al ! Very quick.

Here's a few more Aussies if you can.
I have more too....will scan tomorrow.









Thanks in advance.

1d red rough paper OS = $75 MUH , $50 MH
1d violet OS = $75 MUH , $50 MH (stained)
1/4 OS = single WMK $150 MUH , $100 MH. Small Multi WMK perf 14 $1250 MUH ,$750 MH. Small Multi WMK perf 13½ x 12½ $1000 MUH ,$600 MH (stained)

2½ Roo OS = 3rd Wmk $20

But do bear in mind the recent to-do about fake Australian OS perfins. Unless you've had them under personal observation for the last 5 years or so, there's always the risk that they've passed through the Blue Owl machine.

I think if it was Blue Owl's handy work he would have cleaned and re-perfed them as well.

Could very well be, Aussie Al. As my avatar shows, Australian stamps aren't my thing. But I hear around the traps that the serious collectors have virtually sworn off any loose OS perfins that don't come with a cast-iron provenance. Just too hard to prove that they're OK.

As noone has commented on the Shanghai stamps, I can give the following Chan numbers and values (in $HK)

Row 1:
LSD 17 $2
LSD 19 $10
LS 167 $3 - Chan also records, but doesn't price, an inverted watermark
LS 169 $1

Row 2:
LSD 14 $2
LSD 20 $3
LSD 16 $2

These were in the same house for 50 years...long before cheating the public was in MrOwl's tampered brain. I don't even think he'd seen nappies when these were purchased !

I have more !

Thanks Al for the info, great stuff and most impressed.
Yes, two of the stamps have a tone spot on the back which shows through. Sadly, the collection was kept in an attic and this is the result for some nice stamps.
I have been jumping with joy and heartbroken in equal measure the last week !



Londonbus1

Many thanks to Tony for the Shanghai info.

There were 4 "official" types of theis stamp
see write ups in "The Philatelist" April 1973 and July 1973

Type 1 no overprint
type 2 overprinted

Used to raise funds for the British Red Cross

CV Unknown

The 8Pf red on pink paper stamp on the previous page is a 1945 Soviet Zone German stamp from the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German) area. Michel #11. Cat value is DM4 or DM15 (according to Michel 1997) depending on the colour of the paper.

These South African stamp with "PENALTY" or "PENALTY / BOETE" overprints were for penalty fees for late payments of tax.

This set was first issued in 1931 and the 10/- value comes with dates 1931, 1933 and 1937. It's intriguing to see the 1937 date on a KGV stamp!

This is listed in my old 1996 Barefoot catlogue as South Africa Penalty #22 (with the same number covering the different dates) and priced at £15.00.