Greetings, I am an old fart focused, laser focused, on all things RB23.
As a young man a lone RB23 found me and was both the first 'Battle' and B.O.B. piece that ever went into my collection. It certainly made a huge impression on me as after a very, very long time away from the hobby I came straight back to collecting Battleships!
As so mentioned above, my current study/collecting is solely RB23... Used/Unused; All Conditions; All Usages; All Cancellation Types; but Singles and Pairs Only (not really that interested in blocks, strips, or sheets... no idea why
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Currently, I am in the delightful process of planning, designing, and setting up a specialized album to showcase my RB23s on hand-written, hand-drawn custom pages covering the different varieties, usages, and cancellations I have/will collect.
Also, I am on a mad and desperate hunt for the following:
- RB23 Single; Unused; NH; VF-XF; FULL GUM; amazingly this stamp, in either roulette or hyphen-hole, has proven to be quite wily in remaining quite hidden from me!
- "E.S. Wells" Proprietary Medicine Company Cancellation; although, I am seeking this cancel on a single RB23 I would buy as a block or even on an entirely different denomination just to secure the cancel as the company was owned by a distant relative of mine.
- Embossed, Perfin, or Cut Cancellation on a RB23; if they even exist... I have yet to see any of them on a Proprietary Series Battleship.
- RB23S-G; Specimen Overprint Type G; again, if it even exists.
- RB23 Plate Block Single No. 11117
If anyone should happen upon any of them please kindly tip me off of their whereabouts... I would be most appreciative and more than happy to offer a fair finder's fee if I secure the piece.
To all Battleship owners out there, please do share pics of any interesting RB23s you might have... I will do the same.
Posted 03/01/2019 10:57 am
Welcome BattleshipRB23
