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Switzerland : Pictures Of Varieties

 
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Posted 11/14/2015   06:11 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add priatel to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hello
I would like to know where ( in which catalogues, magazines, publications etc.) I can find pictures of varieties of stamps ?
Of course I am not talking about those ones which are already shown in the Zumstein or Michel specialized catalogues but about rarer varieties.
Example:
Now, I am searching the picture of the variety of the stamp Pro Juventute 1939 Zum. 91/ Mich. 361
In the "Zumstein spezial Katalog" it has the nr 91.1.09 or 10. It is not mentioned in the catalogue Michel.
Where can I find pictures of such varieties? In which books, publications ....? Can you advise me where to search ?

Thank you
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Posted 11/14/2015   06:30 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add floortrader to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
To answer your question -------very few varieties are listed that are searchable on the internet . Your best bet would be to find a specialist who collects them and ask for a scan to be posted for you .
There are millions of varieties in stamp collections around the world, the internet is too new for any kind of reference source of all . Try some of the specialized society web sites .
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Posted 11/14/2015   06:42 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add priatel to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I am talking about variety which are mentionned in the cotation catalogue, with a price, but which have no associated pictures in them !

Of course, I am also searching in philatelic clubs, but maybe somebody here has good links for that concerning Swiss stamps.
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Posted 11/14/2015   07:14 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add floortrader to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
PRIATEL ----Since I don't know what the variety is {I don't have a Swiss specialized catalog} can you describe the variety and maybe someone or I can search around and help you .
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Posted 11/14/2015   08:08 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add 51studebaker to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
One possible approach is to scan the stamp variety and then do an 'image search' with Google or TinEye.
Don
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Posted 11/14/2015   09:43 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Petert4522 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Priatel, I think one problem would be the fact that 91.1.09 and 91.1.10 are both missing color varieties. That in itself would not do much good in a black and white catalog? On the former number the red is partially missing. On a stamp that is mainly red it would be easy to see if part of it is missing. By the way, the catalog I have is a Zumstein 2000 and it shows the latter variety ( 91.1.10 ).

Peter
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Posted 11/14/2015   10:16 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add priatel to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Here the stamp I have between 2 standard ones:



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Posted 11/14/2015   10:26 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Petert4522 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
That looks more like a changeling than anything else. Look at the cancellation, it is also faded somewhat. Priatel, I think you can send a scan of this to the folks at Zumstein and ask for their opinion!

Peter

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Posted 11/14/2015   11:14 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add priatel to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
@Peter4522
I don't think so.
I have another stamp with similar properties ( but there is no vatiety mentionned in the Zumstein catalogue)
It concerns the Pro Juventute 1938 Nr 87





And you can see that the cancellation is not affected.
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Posted 11/14/2015   11:35 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Petert4522 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Also looks chemically altered to me! Take my suggestion and send the pictures to Zumstein!

Peter
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