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Andy Warhol hit on something with repetition of images repeated . I'd like to see if anyone has tried to "collect them all." Do you have a lot of the same stamp? Does anyone know what is the largest collection of a single issue ever acquired?
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Awhile back, somebody had over 1 million copies of the 1864 Penny Red of Great Britain (#33 in the Scott catalog). I forgot who it was, but I think it was somebody in Canada. |
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That's a nice looking stamp. A pretty penny, one might say. May need to pick one up, while supplies last... |
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from a dodgy memory: Orlo-Smith the great Australian philatelist, accumulated 500,000 1d KG5 sideface, to establish his "shades of red" rainbow. I have countless Indian "service" or official stamps, nothing even nearing the above though. All this will surely be overcome one day by a fanatical Machin collector.  |
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Theres a fellow in England who is trying to "plate" the Guatemala scott 114-123 Waterlow set...i think he has a room full of easel stands..i have sold him hundreds of them at 30 cents apiece..i know of people who have sold him thousands..geez, I can not imagine getting that deeply into something... |
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APS 070059 Life Member International Society of Guatemala Collectors I.S.G.C. #853 |
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For me it is Tuvalu Scott 108A (Gibbons 117B), I have several hundred, mint, used, multiples, on cover - there are many states of this stamp...  AND I STILL WANT MORE! |
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Amazing story........amazing world! Oh! the stamp in question...   |
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| Edited by rod222 - 07/23/2010 1:06 pm |
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I can't help wondering if this kind of stocking would affect stamp availability and market prices if done on large enough scale. It would definitely open up some very "interesting" opportunities (remember the Afinsa).... LOL [twisted world domination laughter]
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| Edited by scb - 07/24/2010 03:35 am |
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From the article in the link... Quote:
soon he had collected 1,50,150 of this particular stamp. I am not familiar with that notation. What exactly is that number, or was there a glitch in my download of that article? Do I ignore the comma placement, so the total number is 150150?  k |
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LOL [twisted world domination laughter]
Hahahaha. Back in the 60's, there were ads in US stamp catalogues (so I read) of this stamp of Walter Burley griffin the guy that designed Australia's capital terr. This US collector would buy any amount. I don't think it worked :)  |
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I am not familiar with that notation. What exactly is that number, or was there a glitch in my download of that article? Do I ignore the comma placement, so the total number is 150150? Lakh and crore! Counting systems are a bit different in India and region. (Yes, we'd say 150,150.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian...ering_systemRyan |
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'fess up time,
I too, thought that was a mistake.
I was assuming 1 million>
The knowledge on this forum is unbelievable.
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yes lakhs as opposed to millions.
but being from vulcan I can apprecaite both the primitves method. its fascinating |
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ok rod I will need 200000 stamps of the next austraian issue. I am going to put myself in the guiness book of records :) |
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Ok Rod ! I heard him..you have a witness ! Boy ! the shipping cost should be interesting !! |
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