Spending The Afternoon With KGV

Wow -- thanks for all the positive feedback.

First, let me say a word about the COLORS and, I suspect, incompetence using a scanner :-) The blues and greens are fairly accurate, but the reds are out of whack (that's a technical term). The 1c Orange isn't really that red-orange. Also, on my monitor, the other reds (2c, 3c, 8c) look too pink. The actual stamps are the more standard red/carmine color. I don't do any color-adjustments to my scans (maybe I should); over the Christmas break, I'm going to try and improve my scanning skills.



Well Russ, it helps when someone you trust, like David (DJD), says, "this is a Scott 169" . Nevertheless, I do read my Unitrade catalog and do my best to confirm every identification.

I guess I'm most pleased with this page because it was a bit of a mental breakthrough for me. Aside from a few modern mint, I still consider myself a "newbie" with Canadian stamps. At first glance, all the different KGV (leafs, arches, scrolls, medallions) look pretty scary to a newbie. But when I actually sat down, read carefully, and began comparing stamps to catalog diagrams, I realized I could do this. Obviously, there are hundreds of small varieties for you real experts out there, but for me, it was a good first step.



I will BeeSee; hopefully sooner than later and with better colors.



I don't know if you consider yourself obsessed with this stuff, but I can see how one could become totally engrossed in all the varieties of all the different country issues. Also, based on the scans I've seen on SCF, I can almost see myself collecting Silver Jubilees. They're all so beautifully engraved, colorful, with vignettes from all over the world -- very appealing way to learn geography, culture, and history.

KirkS

Kirk,
what is the significance of the little arrows?

Good eye, Rod.

The arrows are intended (I assume) to call the collector's attention to some unique design feature of the stamp. On the 2c Green, the arrows are emphasizing the top corner LEAF, as opposed to the very similar looking issues with SCROLLS in the top corners.

In the case of my missing E4, the arrows emphasize the phrase "Twenty Cents" as opposed to the similar-looking 1933 E5 which says only "Cents" along the bottom.

Kirk

KirkS! From the little I know about images and shades everybody's screens turns the shades into the colours of a fruit salad with everyone having a different shade colour mix on there screens. I think to capture the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow would be easier.
To tell the difference between a lemon and a lemon-orange on screen is a real challenge. Penny reds are just impossible to post and get shade help.
This is the one area that I am still an isolated collector in and it is hard yards to self teach.




Yes I see myself as an obsessive KGV collector. John

I collect KGV as my primary collection. Only two country's issues completely befuddle me. Canada and Australia!

How interesting. I would have thought those would be two of the simpler ones, compared to Africa or the rest of Oceania.

Kirk

Ok, I'm lost. What is KGV?

Really like those early stamps from Canada.

King George V, Anthony

Ah!! Thanks! Makes much more sense now the reference to multiple countries (Australia, Commonwealth).

When I saw the thread I thought it had something to do with "KGV_Collector" but I wasn't convinced!

KGV Collector is King George V reincarnated

And don't forget his son, KGVI, but don't call him Junior. I wonder what is the nickname for the 6th? I know guys called Trey because they're 3rd; and I know one guy nicknamed Flip because he's the 4th, but I don't know a 5th or 6th.

How about Finnegan? For whatever reason, a $5 bill is a "fin" - add one, you get Finnegan if your thinking is muddled enough. (Lots of Dr. Pepper.)

But in this case, the nickname is Bertie! KGVI's birth name was Albert, but for whatever reason, it was decreed that his regent's name had to be George. Poor guy, he didn't want to be king and once he became the king he wasn't even allowed to use his own name!

Ryan

Fin-again = 6 ?

Good pun, Ryan.

Ryan: You bring up an interesting point. I wonder how much say Prince Albert had in selecting his regal name. Anecdotal evidence suggests he was close to his father.

Simpler? A multitude of shade, perf, paper and watermark varieties!

Give me Africa or the sub-continent any day

Very nice display! I love the colors. I was just working on my set of KGV arches last night - I'm using the Stamp Albums Web Site - and as a beginner I'm puzzled as to how to tell the difference between the 2c Die I and Die II. Is there some distinguishing characteristic? Will I need a loupe or some other magnification device to tell the difference?