A Tete-Beche Query.

I'm happy with using tête-bêche to describe these.

Traditionally tête-bêche stamps would be joined on a single piece of paper but I see no problem in extending this to cover self-adhesive stamps like this.

The only problem I could see would be in expertising pairs like this in the future. How easy will it be to say with confidence that a stamp hasn't been removed carefully, turned and put back. With some of these stamps it's not clear whether they will stay attached to their backing paper for long anyway or will they just fall off.

Interesting observation Nigel.
The scan was not clear enough, and I was presuming
the die-cut selvedge still surrounded each stamp, thereby
offering proof of printing. (I don't think you can physically
rotate a die-cut stamp, the perf wave would not accomodate)

This (Charkhari SG 37a)



is tête-bêche, and this (Charkhari SG 31a)



printed on different sides of the paper is tête-bêche. But no physical joining of the two stamps, no tête-bêche

On the Horizon labels, the selvedge [Matrix] surrounds each stamp. But I am pretty sure it is possible to turn them around as Nigel suggested, if not on this item specifically, then on another S/A TB pair.
On some GB Booklets, the matrix is removed. So what then ? Very easy indeed to turn a stamp around.

And Tony, for what it's worth, I believe your Blue Charkhari's ARE Tete-Beche !

They really are, Londonbus. I could turn them around and scan the other side if you like ...

why bother just send it to me and I will take care of it. :)

Poland 1997, Michel 3486-7
Valentine's Day Stamp. Polish 'Kocham Cie' = English 'I Love You'.

I just saw these stamps being sold separately on ebay and looking around at the Polish Post site it has a pic (see below) of them attached together. Not sure if they are self adhesive though. And what does the A and B mean? Local and Europe? Europe and International?
http://www.poczta-polska.pl/znaczki/en/1_1997.php

For those with really deep pockets, the items below (from the Golden collection) will hit the auction in May

A great page of extraordinary stamps
a feast for the eyes.

Barwani used to regularly pull its printing plate (of four clichés) of the ½ Anna value apart and put it together again. At one stage, around 1927, this resulted in



This must have looked so nice, the printers tried it on with the ¼ Anna value as well:

Puzzler - re the Polish se-tenant stamps above:

Polish stamps marked with an "A" can only be used for sending domestic letters of up to 20 grams.
Polish stamps marked with a "B" can only be used for sending domestic postcards.

These stamps are B = SG3661, A = SG3662

I'm sure that they are not self-adhesive.

Thanks 22crows. I think it's a great marketing scheme. They won an award for the 2009 I Love You stamp.

An unusual item. Even the single elliptical perf is off centre. And would you call this s Se-Tenant pair, Tete-Beche ?

Mmmm

I'd say its a se-tenant, tete-beche pair.

I have them now, waiting to send to you londonbus, with the envelope from the stamp club tomorrow hopefully, no, definitely.