Early Birthday Present - Jammu & Kashmir

Makes me want to embark on a new study.



Tony Vella
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Yes, and for relaxation you can take a break and plate Penny Reds or catalogue China overprints.



On the plus side, it is impressive to see the resulting work product when someone puts in the time to do this...

Collin

You will need Spock's help.

Looks terribly confusing to me; sort of like working on Where's Waldo?

Yes, India can be confusing. Try spending time with a couple of hundred overprinted Hyderabad "seals".



Tony Vella
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

I'm okay with the KGVI Reign India States, but the earlier ones, especially for forgeries, can be a challenge.

David

Actually, David, the Convention States with the British monarchy do not present too much of a problem compared to the Feudatory States. Jammu, Hyderabad, Travancore can really be a pain in the neck if you try to take them on too seriously. I have some 30 or 40 Alwar and every time I try to work seriously on them I run out of guts before I even start.

Clearly, this task is beyond both your temperament and patience Tony,
life just wasn't meant to be this stressful.
Please just send me the J&K and relax with your Belgian Fiscals.

I have about 500 of the Hyderabad official overprints, and they are an absolute delight to catalogue.
I received them about 20 months ago, and I only have about 370 left to study.

Ya, I see you go at the Hyderabad op's at about the same speed as me. Not about to run out of stamping work any time soon either of us. I have a cigar box full of Brazilian education, travel, aviation, agriculture, etc. which I have approached with hesitation a number of times and I always end up reverting to something less marriage-ending. Until lately I had a contact near Rio who was wont to work very hard and often on these issues. I have lost contact with him - he's probably in a home or institution or something. Hyderabad op's do that to you too.

Tony, if you'd like scans of the sheets of those Jammu & Kashmir, just ask. I still have a spare sheet or two of the ¼ Anna, if you'd like one.

Welcome to the family Tonymacg!
yet another antipodean,
we'll give those Canadians a shake yet
Come on in, fill the pipe, put on your slippers
and spend an enjoyable evening with the SCF.

Don't encourage him! He'll try to convince you that Indian states are things of beauty.......

ok first of all rod get your pointy fingers out of my indian stamps you dont even collect india :)

secondly tony ill take those kashmir sheets if you have spare ones :)

thirdly jubilee is very right those indian stamps are nasty thats why members here dont collect them they just send them to me :)

fourthly india is not confusing at all there are only 18 or 20 odd languages to worry about most of us could do it in our sleep

bee see has finally joined the spock camp :) hooray

I'll leave those potato-stamp monstrosities to others. Please send all your KGV British India to me.

ok jubilee this is it. now we are in a state of war. my new commander in chief is Rod and his first assignment is to keep you busy with other king issues so you leave india alone

he called your stamps monsters I am sure he wont be seeing any of your india stamps anymore will he Op. I think they are heavenly.

I seem to be getting lots of titles, but the paycheques are going astray... I would like to be paymaster.