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#331
This 2 cheytrum stamp should belong to the set issued by Bhutan in 1971 dedicated to the monastery of Wangdiphodrang but it's not in the Yvert et Tellier catalogue. Is it listed by other stamp catalogues?

Posted by Walter Gori on 14 September 99

ANSWERS:

Scott has it listed as #89 issued in 1973.
Dave Lachance (16 Sep 99)

Stamp #331 is certainly listed in Gibbons (SG246); the 2, 3 and 4 Chetrum values were issued in 1972, so perhaps Yvert & Tellier list them later (you could check).
David Heppell (16 Sep 99)

I have checked and, at least in my edition of the Yvert et Tellier catalogue, this issue has been omitted.
Stefano Adinolfi (16 Sep 99)



#332
Also this 1 tughrik from Mongolia is unlisted by Yvert. Is it listed by other stamp catalogues? The stamp apparently was issued in 1979.

Posted by Walter Gori on 14 September 99

ANSWERS:

#332 is Scott Mongolia #1077c.
Dave Lachance (16 Sep 99)

#332, Mongolia issued a set of 4 x 1 tugrik stamps (SG1211-1214) for the death centenary of Sir Rowland Hill and the International Stamp Exhibition in Sofia. This is SG1213, "Travelling post office, London-Birmingham railway".
David Heppell (16 Sep 99)

This item is indeed listed by Yvert but not pictured and no mention is made of Sir Rowland Hill. Anyway this entry will be removed as soon as I have time (and material) enough to create page stamps331-340.htm... come on folks send us weird items!!!
Stefano Adinolfi (16 Sep 99)



#333
This is Nepal 1963, overprinted 'service' in nepalese characters. This one too seems to be unlisted by Yvert, any hint?

Posted by Walter Gori on 14 September 99

ANSWERS:

#333 is footnoted after Scott Nepal #O15: "The overprint 'Kaj Sarkari' in Devanagari characters means 'Service.' Five other denominations, 10p, 40p, 75p, 2r and 5r were similarly overprinted but not issued. In 1983 substantial quantities of the set of nine values were sold as remainders by the Post Office at face value (under $1 for the set)."
Dave Lachance (16 Sep 99)

Stamp #333 is SGO151; In Gibbons this is catalogued at 1961, when the 5 paisa stamp in this set was issued, so it is easy so miss. SGO151 was not issued until April 1983, although the unoverprinted stamp was issued in 1962. Gibbons notes that unsold stock was subsequently made available for postage use, both on official and ordinary mail.
David Heppell (16 Sep 99)

This entry will be removed too as soon as I have time (and material) enough to create page stamps331-340.htm... come on folks send us weird items!!!
Stefano Adinolfi (16 Sep 99)



#334
I would like to know more about these Chefoo stamps, thanks for any info you may provide.

Posted by Davide Bertinotti on 15 September 99

ANSWERS:

The Chefoo local post office was established in 1893 and issued stamps on 6 October of the same year. These were lithographed in Germany and impressed with a Chinese character "yan" as a watermark. I can't tell from the scan whether your stamps are from the first or third (of four) issue. In the first the "H" and "E" of "CHEFOO" are separate and the ball on the semaphore arm is clear and rounded in outline. In the third issue of March 1894 (the only other issue with these values and colours) the "H" and "E" are nearly touching at the bottom and the semaphore ball is irregular in outline.
David Heppell (16 Sep 99)



#335
These come from a lot with almost exclusively revenues, so I expect these are revenues too. But I don't have any way of checking (does anyone have an (outdated?) second-hand revenue catalog for sale so I don't have to bother you with revenues anymore?).

Posted by Casper Boks on 15 September 99

 


#336
Revenues, unlisted postal items, or did I overlook something? See my remark about that second-hand revenue catalog I want to lay my hands on?

Posted by Casper Boks on 15 September 99

ANSWERS:

#336: the green one is China under Japanese occ. 1940; the red one next to it 1944, I think, jap. occ. as well; the second from right is 1948 mainland but still Republic, the blue one in middle is same, not occupied, 1944.
Paul Luchter (19 Sep 99)

Brown 1c, left - Republic period revenue stamp, overprint - Shanghai special zone.
Andrew Lau (18 Oct 99)



#337
My Yvert doesn't show this. It appears to be a B313? but a variety? Misprint?

Posted by John New on 17 September 99

ANSWERS:

These "Palissy" stamps have their own section in Ceres. They were used as training stamps.
Jay Carrigan (27 Sep 99)

#337 France label Palissy - see Rick Scott's UPO # 98 for other details.
Fabio Vaccarezza (15 May 00)



#338
This stamp(?) has me puzzled. The design is close to that of SC#114, but it is in the color of SC#113. Scotts does not list this as an essay with this exact design. One or two very close to it but the numeral design is different on those. Is it a figment of someones imagination, fake, or what? Any thoughts appreciated.

Posted by Harry Chamberlain on 24 September 99

 


#339
I cannot find this overprint in Michel catalogue. Can you please help me?

Posted by Olivier Lafarge on 30 September 99

ANSWERS:

"Aussig is free": Aussig is known as Ustì Nad Ladem today, it is east of Teplice... I have an Austrian Empire letter seal for the Aussig-Teplitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, any suggestions on which country I should put this in Austria or Czechoslovakia (pre-cursor division)? I think it is in the Sudetenland, so this stamp could be after the takeover of it by Germany in the 1930's.. I don't think it is in Michel's german Specialized catalog...
Paul S. Luchter (1 Oct 99)

#339 Sudetenland fantasy overprint - It is a fantasy overprint supposed to be of Aussig town. There are very many different private overprints on German stamps supposed to be of Sudetenland.
Fabio Vaccarezza (15 May 00)



#340
I wonder if anyone knows something about Ocussi-Ambeno. I am writing an article about Timor. Timor had a region called Ambeno and the last French review Timbroscopie say what you can read here:
C'est vers 1968-1969 qu'apparurent sur le marché français les premiers timbres d'Ocussi-Ambeno, du nom de l'enclave portugaise située sur la partie nord du Timor occidental. Ce sultanat autoproclamé avait un souverain: Wallis Abdallah I. Il semble que ce micro-Ètat n'ait rien à voir avec le vrai Ocussi-Ambeno, mais des timbres furent imprimés par une firme néo-zélandaise. Propagande? Èmission pirate? Èmission de sécessionistes? La question est toujours sans réponse. Un fait est certain: l'enclave portugaise d'Ocussi-Ambeno n'a jamais eu le statut d'Ètat.
It is about 1968-1969 that appeared on the French market the first stamps of Ocussi-Ambeno, after the name of the Portuguese enclave located on the northern part of Western Timor. This self-proclaimed sultanate had a sovereign: Wallis abdallah I. It seems as if this tiny state had nothing to do with the actual Ocussi-Ambeno and the stamps were printed by a New Zealand firm. Propaganda? Pirate issue? Secessionist issue? The question is still without answer. A fact is certain: the portuguese enclave of Ocussi-Ambeno had never been a state.

Any information will be much appreciated.

Posted by Carlos Pimenta on 8 October 99

ANSWERS:

I investigated Occussi-Ambeno stamps back in January when I received a few. At that time they had a web site but it's not there now (although it's still shown on an Altavista search for "ocussi-ambeno"). I saved the stamps page, and attach a zip file in case you want to see some more stamps. (The missing picture at the top of the page wasn't a stamp.)

Every reference I have found to Occussi-Ambeno "stamps" says they are bogus.
Chris Doran (13 Oct 99)

#340 Occussi-Ambeno - The production of stamps of Occussi-Ambeno, as written on "Cinderella Philatelist April 1978" is done by Bruce Henderson (New Zealand), who created many other non-existing states, offered as locals in many auctions! The stamp depicted in image #340 is one of a set which was printed in Spain and surely it is the best of this "supposed to be Country", the other labels, (very many) are of a lower quality production. Anyway we are speaking of Cinderellas and not of stamps.
Fabio Vaccarezza (15 May 00)

The Occussi-Ambeno 8 cents stamp shown is one from a series issued in 1977. A full catalogue of O-A stamps from 1968 to 2002 can be seen on the site of the O-A Philatelic Bureau at http://change.to/oa.
The official O-A website has now moved to this URL: http://okusi1.tripod.com and their zeppelin airline can be seen at http://fly.to/okusi.
Graham Bernhardt (31 Jul 03)


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