 #471 |
This ethiopian airmail stamp is not in Yvert. I found several stamps from
this first ethiopian airmail set, but this value is simply not listed, also not
among the normal, not-overprinted set. Please help.
Posted by Casper Boks on 13 Oct 00 |
ANSWERS:
Looks like Ethiopia C10 (Scott cataloguing number) as is a 3 Thaler or Talari,
chocholate (brownish) and green.
Really Ethiopia, first air-mail issue of 1929, Michel #130. The whole set of 10 exists both with red and lilac overprint.
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 #472 |
This soldatenbund is, I guess, a cinderella or a label but I want to be
sure since it has a face value. Could not find it in Michel. Please help.
Posted by Casper Boks on 13 Oct 00 |
ANSWERS:
The stamp is listed (without prices) in the Martin Erler catalog "The Stamps
of the NSDAP (Nazi Party) and its Sub-Organizations. There are three stamps
of the same value - red violet, dark blue and brown issued in 1936 (?). This
catalog lists NSDAP stamps that were issued for "dues" (Erler, and other
co-authors, have put out many small catalogs of revenues, etc.
#472 - By coincidence I happened upon an old catalog for a sale and this stamp was pictured. From "Cinderella" Mail Sale #75,
from the 1871 Shop June 30, 1993. This Soldatenbund stamp is identified as: Nazi Germany Servicemens Organization 50 Rpf.
Dues Stamp. Soldiers Organization dues stamp.
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 #473 |
This ugly thing is weird. It looks like an ordinary piece of paper (it is
as thick as a stamp, not cut from a card), but under the unreadable cancel
(.....uus ?) you can see "15". It uses (almost?) the same type of letter
that is used for for example the "5" overprins on stamps from Cochinchine.
My guess is thus that it might have something to do with French Colonies
mail, maybe a temporary stamp because of stamp shortage, maybe a pre-stamp.
Of course this is a lot of wishful thinking but who knows. What do you think
of it?
Posted by Casper Boks on 13 Oct 00 |
 #474 |
This five pound thing is something I don't know if it is a collectible thing. Please help.
Posted by Casper Boks on 13 Oct 00 |
ANSWERS:
UK £5 stamp #474 is a facsimile produced in the UK (quite cheaply -
about 1970s ?)
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 #475 |
I have the following stamps that I believe were produced in the UK in about 1902, however, I know no other information. Can you help?
Posted by Colin Searle on 13 Oct 00 |
 #476 |
This stamp looks like a legitimate stamp from Crete, yet it's not listed in any catalogue I have. The cancel seems to suggest
it was used also as a revenue, is it a revenue?
Posted by Stefano Adinolfi on 13 Oct 00 |
ANSWERS:
This stamp is indeed a revenue stamp from Crete. The 20 lepta stamp from 1901 is mentioned in Forbins under nr. 27 and is
one in a set of 9 stamps all coloured bistre with the exception of the 5 drachme which is bistre and black.
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 #477 |
Are these two stamps or labels, private issues maybe? Are they semioffical? Are they from Poland or rather from Czechoslovakia?
Posted by Uwe Bressem on 26 Oct 00 |
ANSWERS:
Il s'agit de timbres semi-officiels polonais pour l'aviation émis le
29/5/21. Ils figurent dans le catalogue MICHEL entre les N° 170 et 171.
Il y a beaucoup de faux. Il faut consulter la brochure éditée par J. BAREFOOT:
"Forgery & reprint guide - 15 Poland airmails".
These are semi official forerunner Air Post stamps from Poland.
Issued on May 29 1921. They are listed in Michel.
The two stamps shown here are mentioned in the Michel Ost
catalogue under Poland, semiofficial air mail stamps, cat. numbers I and
II, issued in 1921, valued 30 or 40 Marks each. 50 000 sets were issued.
#477 - The 25 M. appears to be a reprint. I can't tell from the scan if
the 100 M. is an original, reprint or forgery. The stamps usually have
a label attached to the bottom with the lettering "T.A.B.R.O.M.I.K.",
which stands for TAdeusz BROnislaw MIKolajczyk, apparently a
commercial sponsor of the service.
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 #478 |
This stamp is one of a set. I identified it as Scott C18. This sample has an
inverted overprint. On its back it has a very small sign "Strlow" or
"Strolow". I would be happy about any information which could be provided...
Posted by Uwe Bressem on 26 Oct 00 |
ANSWERS:
#478 - "Stolow" (usually in red, I think) is a guarantee mark of the New
York dealer J & H Stolow. It seems to be respected by many people,
but in the area of early post-WWII Germany (which I collect) it has always
meant "guaranteed forgery" to me.
If genuine, #478 is Sanabria #39a and catalogued $200 (US) in 1963.
Only 43 copies were issued as most of these stamps printed for a 1941
flight had the 1941 crossed out by two bars when the flight was delayed
until 1942.
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 #479 |
A railway stamp from Germany? But what was it used for?
Posted by P. van Huuksloot on 26 Oct 00 |
ANSWERS:
I believe your stamp is a parcel stamp. The Stuttgarter Straßbahnen was and still is a rather extensive 1 meter gauge
streetcar/tram system, as opposed to a heavy equipment intercity railway, though this particular Stuttgart tram network did
go to neighboring towns. If this was for parcels, I am not sure how they were carried on the tram cars... especially since
your stamp seems from the 1950s or later.
This stamp is from the "Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG", the tramway company from Stuttgart, Germany.
The stamp was used for parcels of newspapers whitch were sent with tramways in the 30s to 50s.
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 #480 |
This is some kind of Turkish or Arabic item.
I have enhanced the colour on the picture to make it more easily readable.
The paper are thin and tissue-like. Where is it from and what is it?
Posted by Benny Pedersen on 10 Nov 00 |
ANSWERS:
It seems to be Turkey 1921, Michel #753. Emergency issue for Cilicia, arab script printed on cigarette paper.
#480 - This is known as the "Kilis" provisional, issued in Kilis, Turkey in
1921 by Armenian refugees fleeing from Cilicie. Michel lists this as Turkey no. 753, but
Scott lists it as Syria no. 91. Kilis is presently in Turkey just north of
the Syrian border. Apparently in 1921 it was part of Syria.
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