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Posted 05/05/2021   11:40 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Frankness to your friends list Get a Link to this Message



Hi there

I'm a complete novice to anything stamp related, in lockdown I started looking at an old case of stamps which we have in the family, we got them at an auction when I was a kid and I haven't really paid much attention to them in 40 years, but I started to take a look and caught a bit of a bug. There are literally hundreds of stamps from 1850's onwards. I've attached an example, I think it's from Lombardy.

I started looking up the stamps online but to be honest I realised very quickly I'm out of my depth.

I understand why philately is so enjoyable though a bit of poor eyesight on my part makes identification a challenge!

I'd like to upload some of the stamps and would appreciate some feedback please.

Any help appreciated

Thanks all
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Posted 05/05/2021   11:46 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add NicholasC to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Does appear to be Lombardy & Venetia. Usually at the end of the Austria section in the Scott catalog. I don't have my catalog in front of me at the moment. I don't see any pictures online that are imperforate. There are also quite a few references to forgeries.

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Edited by NicholasC - 05/05/2021 11:49 am
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Posted 05/05/2021   12:23 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Frankness to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Ok thanks I don't have that catalogue so will need to dig further
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Posted 05/05/2021   12:56 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rdavid to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Well, it looks like Lombardy-Venetia Scott # 11 with perfs trimmed off, or a cut-out from wrapper or postal stationary. I am not an expert. Best guess only.
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Posted 05/05/2021   2:21 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Frankness to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the feedback
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