Belgium : Stamps On Steiner Pages.

Hi spain_1850,

I can't answer your questions but you may be interested that Michel lists four versions of this sheet (each imperf or perf):

- with control number, dates as shown on your sheet

- with control number, different font for "42" in the dates

- without control number, dates as shown on your sheet

- without control number, different font for "42" in the dates

In the other font, neither the cross-bar of the "4" nor the foot of the "2" are straight.

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Spain_1850.
Officiele Catalogus 1987 does not include any information.

Rod - Bummer. I read somewhere that there is a Belgium specialized catalog (for private issues?) that has some information.

nigelc - That's good to know, thank you. More stuff to look for.

Hi Rod,

Is there any mention of these 1942 overprints in your Belgian catalogue for August 1942?

G'day Nigel,
unfortunately not.

We need a Belgian specialist, perhaps seek out Belgian Bloggers.

I'll have a "Bo-peep" at the back of the catalogue, just in case.

Here is translation from the part page I showed previously, that mentions "private issues"

out of use on 1-10-1942. Mintage number 343,960, Bf 18 to 21 and private issues included

Here you go Nigel......... (I'll give you the task of translation)

Thanks Rod,

The words at the top left translate as (based on Google):

"Under this heading we arrange the issues obtained by imprint or perforation, applied by private organisations (charitable organisations and others) on postage stamps or sheets or on the edge of these.

We must keep the collectors on guard for the "varieties" of these issues. The fact that these emanate from private organisations releases them from any official control".

At the end of the listing it says:

"In 1960, the publishers decided to no longer include private vignettes in this catalog."

Cheers, Nigel.
So Spain_1850 has Block BF18 do you think. ?

Hi Rod, yes, it look like it.

1923
Parcel Post and Railway Stamps.

Steiner Page 68.



1924
Parcel Post and Railway Stamps.

Steiner Page 70.

Here is a forgery sheetlet of the 1912 larger head of King Albert I . The details -especially the lines in the face and outer frame line are coarser than the genuine. An undenominated cliché of the 1915-20 type has been inserted in the center . This forgery has many uncolored flaws in the background lines of the portrait .
I have seen this sheet put up at public auctions as something else . I ran into stamps cut from this sheet as design proofs and other mis statements about it .

I made a separate scan with a real stamp so you can see difference with a real and the forgery .

more forgeries of Belgium ---

Floortrader, were the King Albert I forgeries postal forgeries?

Excellent post, Floortrader.
I have a few imperf examples myself, I'll need to investigate.

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1935
Parcel Post
Steiner Page 71.