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Hi, Although I have collected a large amount of aircraft stamps over the years and have a filing system of small 6x3 stamp cards, I am just now getting around to sorting through these with a view to placing in a display album. I don't have any catalogue referencing system so wondered if anyone familiar with airmail stamps can give me some info on these.
The Liberia set is interesting as the one top right has been over-printed with new designation but amount shown at top is up side down. (sorry corner of green one got cut off in the scanning process. The New Guinea issue on the right has an 'airmail' overprint with aircraft. I am assuming this was a normal issue overprinted for airmail use - but am I right? Have a large number of airmails and others to sort through yet so may have more questions. 
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The 1,2,3 and 5c Liberias are part of a six-stamp set from 1936, Scott C3A-C3F. You're missing the 4c and 6c. The plane is a Waco. The 70c is later, and I only have a Scott Classic with me at the moment (I'm not home) so I can't give you a number for that one.
The overprint NG is C3 from 1931, overprinted on regular issues, and the bister brown 6d is C53 from 1939. |
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The Liberia Waco plane with the 70˘ surcharge is a Scott C48B from 1944-45.
Scott's states " Surcharges on os. C46A, C48A C48B are found inverted. Values same as normal"
I don't have a current value. |
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When regular and inverted prices are the same, it makes you think that it is basically as likely to be found either way. Considering how these were printed, I could believe that:  [scan borrowed from an auction catalogue...not mine] |
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I know. How embarrassing, right?  That's why I wanted to make sure it was clear that it was not mine. |
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Thanks, that's very helpful. Will have to look out for the two missing ones. I'm not convinced about the plane being a WACO - I understand the WACO company only produced aerobatic bi-planes - did they also produced tri-motors? Can't find proof of this in a quick search. |
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I can't say for sure that it is a WACO...that is from the catalogue.
I do know, though, that WACO (originally the Weaver Aircraft Company of Ohio) produced all sorts of planes, including mail planes and gliders. |
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Thanks Cjd. Didn't know they produced gliders either so the saying is true, "You learn something new every day!"  |
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Actually, the Liberia triangle stamps commemmorating the first airmail flight in Liberia in 1936, depict a Ford Tri-motor nicknamed "Tin Goose". That first flight was actually made by a single engine Waco bi-plane. The Waco plane belonged to the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company and was shipped to Liberia in October 1935. On Februrary 1936 it flew from rubber plantations at Duside, near Monrovia to Harper, Cape Palmas, on the border of Liberia and Ivory Coast. The government arranged for mail to be carried on that flight and had "Air Mail Six Cents" over printed on three values of existing stamps. Only 335 of each value were overprinted. Those are Scott catalog number C1-C3.
The Tin Goose: Liberia C1 - C2 and C3: |
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| Edited by barhata - 07/11/2013 1:17 pm |
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Ah, thanks for that barhata. I thought the aircraft looked like the Ford Trimotor. Interesting bit of history though and great to have a cover from that period.
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Another interesting air mail stamp - the UAR I presume stands for United Arab Republic. Like the shadow of the plane on the ground underneath although out of scale to the pyramids. |
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| Edited by teals1 - 07/12/2013 10:54 pm |
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This is another needing identification. Image is not very well centered and I assume this will effect stamp value.  |
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The Spain is C51 Dark Olive Green, Teodoro Fels and his plane. Part of a large Spanish-American series. (Very approachable and a reasonable catalogue value for a neat set.)
As for Syria, the 50c is found in ochre and black brown, and the 1p is found in chestnut brown. |
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