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Hi, can anyone tell me why is this 1/2 penny green King George V stamp considered a rare. I have about 4 of them exactly identical to the ones said as rare. If it is so rare,I dont think I could have 4 in my collections. Does it have anything to do with some markings beyond natural eyesight or am I missing a point or 2 here.Would appreciate any advise or opinions.Thanks.
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Was there a picture intended with this? Nothing came through on my screen.
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Sorry guys for not uploading an image earlier. Now image uploaded.Guess it is a Britain issue year 1912 and up.  |
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thats not a rare stamp,there are some 400 million printed,is the one you are looking at a rare shade,inverted wmk,or a rare perforation can you explain who said its rare. |
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Floortrader, Check out at golden rarities and it is stated there as rare.Numerous ebay pages too are saying it rare. Please read my first post, I am also asking why is it rare.So pls dont throw the question back at me why it is rare. I have no idea myself. |
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SELVA-----I have a few hundred of them and would be happy to get 2 cents each for them. I have already sorted them for shade varieties and inverted watermarks ,it is a very common stamp of no value. |
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I don't know what's going on with the one listed at Golden rarities. As Floor trader mentioned it must be a rare perf or something with the color or watermark, they don't have any info on it. These are basically a dime a dozen and 99.9% of the ½ d Stamps are worth 2¢. |
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I was wondering too when I saw the stamp at golden rarities listed as rare. Am just trying to find out why the rarity. |
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Its not rare,it looks like a website made to get people to other sites and many here don't have a interest, especially its link to adult sites like the "Romania Bikini Club" and other sites ...sorry not worth linking or discussing here .... |
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Hi Selva
I one posted an article showing all the variations in the greens.
There is one green colour that is very rare.
You have more chance winning the lottery with out a ticket than finding the rare green shade which sells for thousands of dollars.
I will hunt the article out again and post it on this thread
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By George! this caught my eye! Horamkhet I would love to read that article too!
Shades of green! What does that special stamp look like? |
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The rare ½d is the Cyprus green of 1914, SG 355 - apparently a very yellow green. In the 2012 Gibbons, it's listed at £8000 mint. |
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Thanks Selva for this post. Since we are on this topic in this thread I didn't want to start another to ask my question. I`m curious as to how many shades of green there are in these series? I picked out some from my collection. Are there two different shades in this lot or more than two? Anyone? Thanks! Ann  |
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  Hi Selva, and Hi to all As promised here is the Stanley Gibbons article on the half penny George V This is how many shades have been identified so far. I believe the rare shade turned up recently and sold for many thousands of pounds Regards Horamakhet |
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