Martinique Scott 30A - Slanting 5 More

Does anyone have a copy or Martinique Scott 30a. This is a 15c overprint on a 25 cent 1892. Mine looks slanted but only ever so slightly not WOW! slanted. Thanks as always - Jeff

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Sorry Jeff,
cannot assist, I am a Stanley Gibbons man,
you deal with Scott
You'll have to seek US assistance for Scott.

Would anyone know that SG equivalent for Martinique Scott 30a???

How are we to know the equivalent?

Please first identify what a 30b is,
then perhaps we can begin to identify, or not,
your corresponding stamp in SG.

You highlight the problem when quoting Scott numbers
that's OK, as long as you use Scott, to the rest of the
collecting fraternity, it's just a incomprehensible number.

Sorry, I thought I had done that in the original text. I will try to do a better job. This stamp is from Martinique and appears to be from the 1891-1892 era with a "1892 Martinique 15c" surcharge. The book lists two types for this surcharge. one simply as 15c on 25c rose and black, then a sublisting of as the first but with a slanting five (5) in the surcharge. I cannot tell if the 5 in my surcharge is slanting. It appears to be ever so slightly, but I don't know how much the slant is supposed to be. Can anyone help identify this stamp?? Thanks as always - Jeff

Martinique - SG31 - 1892 Black and Pink Surcharged "1892 Martinique" 15 on 25 cent.

Thank you Jeff,

I'll have to disagree with smauggie at my peril.

Your stamp (according to gibbons) exists only in one form.

SG36 type 8 overprint 15c on 25c black on rose (france "commerce" type)

No slanting 5 noted. (1965 SG catalogue)

No doubt France would have used this opt type
on other colonies stamps, the slanting 5 may exist elsewhere
but I do not recall any personally.

This is what I have been looking at Rod. If you follow the dollar numbers it goes $60.00, $275.00, 32.50 and then the one I am looking at $250.00. The first two dollar amounts refer to the 5 cent and the second two to the 15 cent. Moving left I think the scan caught the words slanting "5". I think the scan is good enough that you can see the remark about the slanting 5. So maybe Scott is just being noopish and there really is no such thing, I don't know. I really appreciate the look see though from everyone - And now to top it all off I dont know if the slanting "5" is in the stamp or the overstrike". OK who brought the rope??? thanks - jeff

Yes granted, I see that
A9 J with slanting 5

Now take your stamp
draw an imaginary line at the top of martinique
it slants right?
so does your 5

The corollory is you do not have a slanting 5

My opinion only.

If you can sell it to someone for $250
I shall heartily agree you have a slanting 5 :)

One other thing
the Scott shows a very small "2" on 1892

Yours is large ?

Is your opt genuine?


Ooops!
looking at the incorrect image.

disregard.

You should know by now Rod there is no peril in disagreeing with me.

The SG catalog I use does not have pictures of the stamps, so mistakes are inevitable.

Thanks Rod and Smaugggie. Will get out the old ruler when I get home, cause my eyes don't see the Martinique slant very well, but I had not thought to go down that road of the whole thing being slanted. Sure do appreciate everyone fussing with it. Thanks - Jeff