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All Forums Category: World Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: Canadian Stamps and Covers

Weird 5c Blue Queen Stamp, Is It A Fake?

 
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martng
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Posted 06/04/2014   12:10 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add martng to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I saw this stamp and thought it was a bit unusual. The queen's face seems to be a bit crude but the rest looks fairly official (outside of the not particularly well defined ER at the top right). Have any of you seen anything like this? My guess is that it's a fake but I figured I'd ask.

It's still mounted on a piece of envelope if you're wondering about the back.

Thanks
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CanadaStamp
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Posted 06/04/2014   12:59 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add CanadaStamp to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It's a legit stamp, overprinted "G" for government use.
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smauggie
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Posted 06/04/2014   1:13 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add smauggie to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
She looks rather sad on that stamp. Yay, you are queen, but it's only because your father died. It can't have been fun.
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martng
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Posted 06/04/2014   1:32 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add martng to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the reply, I didn't see any stamps like it on ebay when searching for 5c queens, is it somewhat less common?
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David Y
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Posted 06/04/2014   1:41 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add David Y to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
This is a "Karsh,' named for the photographer. Her father died two years earlier. It is a poor specimen and as common as can be. A little research on your part would have found this information quite easily.

http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/n...=POST&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020117/020117030111_e.html&r=1&f=G&SECT3=POST
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smauggie
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Posted 06/04/2014   1:44 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add smauggie to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
No. It is ubiquitous.
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CanadaStamp
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Posted 06/04/2014   1:49 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add CanadaStamp to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Smauggle - actually that is not Queen Ubiquitous, who was Queen of Upper Gonsolava. Until her abdictation.
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smauggie
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Posted 06/04/2014   2:12 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add smauggie to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Oh my. How embarrassing to get that one wrong.

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CanadaStamp
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Fret not. It's a common mistake. (Due to the hair style)
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