A Stamp Collection - Help Needed-Samoa!

The Jamaican "St Dunstans" for the war blinded,
I would expect, as the red cross, to raise funds.
CV Unknown.

The "St Dunstans" effort was, in a large part
the result of the generosity of an American,
with the devotion of others to assist the war blinded

http://www.st-dunstans.org.uk/about...history.html

New Trainees
In February 1915 two blinded soldiers moved into 6 Bayswater Hill in London, a property lent by Mrs Lewis Hall a generous benefactor. This was called the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Hostel and was only temporary whilst the new training centre was being modified.

An American Banker, Otto Kahn lent his residence St Dunstan's Lodge to Arthur Pearson for the duration of the war. This was spacious and the grounds extended over twelve acres. On 26 March 1915, sixteen blinded soldiers and sailors moved in to embark upon a revolutionary rehabilitation and training programme. The aim was to enable the majority to return to as normal a life as was possible and earn a living.

St Dunstaners could choose to train in massage (physiotherapy), shorthand typing, telephone operating, poultry farming, carpentry, basket and mat making, boot and shoe repairing. Braille was also taught which enabled the individual to read and write. Some struggled to master the six dot permutation of Louis Braille's ingenious but intricate system of reading by fingertips. Sport was a key part of rehabilitation and they enjoyed rowing, swimming, competing in walking races, goal shooting and tandem cycling. St Dunstaners formed their own band and dancing was a popular diversion.

Many thanks Peterethio, Nigel and Rod.
All information noted and invaluable.

But there are more...what about it ?

Charlee van Diemen- informations found


...and read more here, at the bottom of page:

http://catalogue.klaseboer.com/vol1...hamboten.htm

nothing found about value, listed some on ebay, what I saw were bw. 7-10$, ex:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GERMANY-LOC...190433668282

Thanks Wadmalatz for that.
The ebay item does not look genuine.
Difficult stamps although the ones I have are not in good condition.

This one and it's Brown playmate have a few tone spots but are super MNH. I know what he purchased them for but not when. Any ideas on value? Indeed, if anyone has seen them before.



Has anyone seen this listed anywhere ?



This one I know and love.....but it all has to go. No weakening Bus, no weakening.



Mmmmm......

Much more of this and I fear the wheels may come off the Bus...
Stay Strong!

Yes he does seem in torment...lets enjoy it while he lasts!

Here, first row, third:
http://www.thematics4u.com/ambrowCa...ls&offset=30

Long time, no see !

If anyone has any idea on these, I'd be philatelically grateful !

Canadian Perfin



Nabha.....I may be looking in the wrong place, or the catalogue is leading me a merry dance [with the eyes]. Could be a forgery I suppose?



Charkhari...these are cute but I have no idea.......









Sure I'll find loads more before my job is done.

Oodles of thanks.

Londonbus1........where are those matchsticks ?

Rod,

I just saw this comment of yours early in this thread:




In what format are the magazines? (looseleaf, stapled, bound, etc.) And what paper size are they?

I recently digitized all my issues of philatelic society publications (Germania, Vorläufer, German Postal Specialist, etc.) so I could have them in searchable PDFs that I could carry on my iPad. I can offer assistance or advice as needed.

The BT on the Canadian admiral is a perfin for Bell Telephone.
Lovely collection by the way. Always impressed what's out there.

Thanks james !

Londonbus, bad news on the Indian States: they're all fakes.

The Nabha is a new one on me. I've never before seen such an atrocious forgery of a Convention States overprint. You're quite right: the 1 Anna 3 Pies stamp never was overprinted 'NABHA' - in fact, no George V stamps were overprinted that way. Some of the George VI stamps were, but the overprint was quite different:



The first of the Charkhari stamps is a silly forgery: the 1 Anna was never issued in purple. The closest it got was a rather uncommon indigo. The vast majority were printed in blue-green shades:



and as only a single die was used for the printing, all genuine 1 Annas should look like this one.

The other Charkhari are also silly forgeries. The genuine ½ Anna stamps were never issued in those colours, or with those types of cancellations. This is what the genuine types look like:



and this is what a genuine postal cancellation of the period looked like:



(although here being used to CTO)

Tony,

many thanks for the help once again. I did have my suspicions about the Charkhari also.
There is a load of India-related stamps here so I may need to ring your bell again before the collection is sorted !

Thanks again.

Londonbus1