My Definitive Collection - A Work In Progress

Red stars did originally indicate certs. However I have gotten about 15 other stamps certed since then. and I need to update that aspect. I have four different shades of the #1, but I do not have the red-orange which will be my next. However, this is an often misattributed shade and I will only buy it with a PF CERT.

I bought the 66TC from Kelleher w/o a cert, but it since came back with a clean cert.

Anthony's...

You had to resurrect that god-awful name!

Any particular stamp you have a particular special fondness of?
I was most impressed by the complete set of grilled banknotes

I'll bite Winston...
The Scott 10 looks... well...not right/ out of place/sulfur in such a cool collection
I noticed it as well. What's up?

#10/11, #25/26 never really interested me, and consequently, they have never been my primary focus. I am much more into the 1c blues and the 13-16 imperf 10c....

Plating 1c blues will probably be my next venture...

BTW-that oxidized POS #10 came from Apfelbaum's. It was part of my "learning curve", and has since been replaced. In the next couple of weeks, I will post some more updated pics of my classics. Hopefully, in the next day or two, I can share some pics of my BOB, which I feel is the strength of my collection. I also have assembled several complete commem sets from 1893-1980, although I have a hard time getting too excited about them.

That's good... A major fly in the ointment on that page. Highly unlikely that it is an orange brown stamp. Rare is the OB stamp that severely sulfurized.

Any background on your Scott 142 (24c grill banknote). I just find this stamp so difficult. You get it at auction?
Your 19th century collection is impressively complete. Scott 16, 19, 34, 39, 142-144... these are to me the tough ones.
I hope one day I get them all. Then you can start upgrading once the spots are filled!!!! Fun

Wow...356 pair and a 142...very, very difficult items...thanks for sharing.

In the 74 spot, didn't look like the "scarlet"...is it?
Ray

Yes, 142 w/ PF cert came from a Siegel auction (I think...), and definitely shows up in their "Power Search"




74 is scarlet, and shows the characteristic intense shade, although the pic may not be the best. It has either a PF or APEX cert-I will have to check.

These pics were all taken rather quickly on my iphone. A nice weekend project will be to shoot my entire collection with an SLR in a controlled environment.

More time consuming but good scans are so much better.