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This is a Guatemalan revenue stamp. There were also one and ten centavos values.
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From Guatemala-2 Before about 1940 this issue (R101 R102 and R103) was fairly scarce,but by 1950 a large number of full sheets had appeared in Guatemala..the stamps are now very common. If your stamp has a Arabic 1 in 1894 its a counterfeit..which is not a bad thing. Documents with the issue properly used are scarce. Enjoy, its all part of the stamp collecting game ! Sorry i forgot to mention..your stamp is strictly a fiscal/revenue..not for delivering the mail..it would not be in the Scott catalog. We Guatemala collectors have them in our "back of the book" section.
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Hi Philb..
Thank You Very Much for Your time
and history of this issue.
I had no clue..
Not in Scotts explains it..
Happy Stamp-in 
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No problem..it strikes me as strange that Central and South America are in our hemisphere and yet so few people in the United States seem interested in their history or their stamps. They are not expensive to collect unless someone gets into collecting postmarks from small post offices.
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Postmarks from Costa Rica are inexpensive. I collect them, and have the catalogue on Travelling Post Offices as well.
David
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"it strikes me as strange that Central and South America are in our hemisphere and yet so few people in the United States seem interested in their history or their stamps."
Phil,
I think that is true. Perhaps it is the whole issue of all the Seebeck reprints? What do you think? Is there a 'easy' way to distinguish them from originals?
I often thought about getting more focused in one or two classic Latin American countries...
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Chris, the Seebecks may have something to do with it..its a shame if it tainted countries that were not involved. I try to avoid the Seebeck era in countries like El Salvador, the mint ones seem too fresh and the ones with postmarks could easily be fake. You don't want to spend serious money on what could be a reprint or a fake.
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Phil,
Are there certain Latin American countries known NOT to have any Seebecks? If so, maybe these would be ones to focus on for someone wanting to get into Latin America?
Chris
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Chris, i went to google rather than try to find articles in the APS magazines about Nicholas Seebeck. The countries Seebeck contracted with were Ecuador,Honduras,Nicaragua and El Salvador. He insisted on printing long sets with values that were not relevent to the ordinary postage fee. These were intended for stamp collectors. Countries like Chile and Peru might be countries to look at.
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re: Can You help ID ? Guatamala 1894 ?
This is a Guatemalan revenue stamp. There were also one and ten centavos values.
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re: Can You help ID ? Guatamala 1894 ?
From Guatemala-2 Before about 1940 this issue (R101 R102 and R103) was fairly scarce,but by 1950 a large number of full sheets had appeared in Guatemala..the stamps are now very common. If your stamp has a Arabic 1 in 1894 its a counterfeit..which is not a bad thing. Documents with the issue properly used are scarce. Enjoy, its all part of the stamp collecting game ! Sorry i forgot to mention..your stamp is strictly a fiscal/revenue..not for delivering the mail..it would not be in the Scott catalog. We Guatemala collectors have them in our "back of the book" section.
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re: Can You help ID ? Guatamala 1894 ?
Hi Philb..
Thank You Very Much for Your time
and history of this issue.
I had no clue.. Not in Scotts explains it..
Happy Stamp-in
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re: Can You help ID ? Guatamala 1894 ?
No problem..it strikes me as strange that Central and South America are in our hemisphere and yet so few people in the United States seem interested in their history or their stamps. They are not expensive to collect unless someone gets into collecting postmarks from small post offices.
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re: Can You help ID ? Guatamala 1894 ?
Phil:
Postmarks from Costa Rica are inexpensive. I collect them, and have the catalogue on Travelling Post Offices as well.
David
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re: Can You help ID ? Guatamala 1894 ?
"it strikes me as strange that Central and South America are in our hemisphere and yet so few people in the United States seem interested in their history or their stamps."
Phil,
I think that is true. Perhaps it is the whole issue of all the Seebeck reprints? What do you think? Is there a 'easy' way to distinguish them from originals?
I often thought about getting more focused in one or two classic Latin American countries...
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re: Can You help ID ? Guatamala 1894 ?
Chris, the Seebecks may have something to do with it..its a shame if it tainted countries that were not involved. I try to avoid the Seebeck era in countries like El Salvador, the mint ones seem too fresh and the ones with postmarks could easily be fake. You don't want to spend serious money on what could be a reprint or a fake.
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re: Can You help ID ? Guatamala 1894 ?
Phil,
Are there certain Latin American countries known NOT to have any Seebecks? If so, maybe these would be ones to focus on for someone wanting to get into Latin America?
Chris
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re: Can You help ID ? Guatamala 1894 ?
Chris, i went to google rather than try to find articles in the APS magazines about Nicholas Seebeck. The countries Seebeck contracted with were Ecuador,Honduras,Nicaragua and El Salvador. He insisted on printing long sets with values that were not relevent to the ordinary postage fee. These were intended for stamp collectors. Countries like Chile and Peru might be countries to look at.
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