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Am hoping a Guatemala expert such as Mr. PhilB will set me straight.
Recently came into possession of a small country collection. My question pertains to the set identified by Scott as 114 through 123.
The catalogue indicates a perforation range of 12 to 16. Does this mean each stamp in the series was produced in multiple perforation varieties? Or does it mean the series in-toto ranges from 12 to 16?
Thanks in advance.
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Hello Calstamp, by some coincidence the Waterlow set of 1902 is one of my very favorites and the 10 cent Lake Amatitlan could by my favorite judging on the number of them that i have. To try and answer your question i went to my little Guatemala library . I found this in "The Postage Stamps of Guatemala 1871-1999 by Cecile M. Gruson and David L. Jickling. Recess engraved by Waterlow and Sons ltd. London in sheets of 100 (10x10) Authorized by decree of September 12, and issued on September 15 1902 excpt the 75c (October 11) a wide variety of perforations regular and iregular exist in the many printings of this issue. The most frequent perforations are 13.9 (e) 14.1 (d) and 14.9 (b) which were in use during the last 10 years . There were earlier Perforators guaging 13.7(g) 13.5(h) 15.6-15.8 (a) 14.2-15.2(c) and 11.8 or 12.5 (f). To be honest i do not get too involved with the perf sizes. Sadly Waterlow and the Guatemala 1902 plates were a victim of the London Blitz.
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Thank you, philb. Appreciate the detailed response. Sounds like I now need to dig out my "duplicates" and check the perforation on each.
Agree, the "lake" issue is quite nice. Actually, the entire series is an example of the beautiful engraved stamps of the early 20C.
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No problem, its nice to see interest in stamps from our Hemisphere !
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It is a really nice series, and I too had not paid much attention to the perforations. I did however see minor color variations worth displaying side by side. I too will, gage in hand, take another look at my duplicates.
Thanks for the explanations Philb.
rrr...
What gage do you use to tell apart a 13.9 from a 14.1, for example?
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Hello RRR, if i collected by the perfs it would never end..i look for cancels, different types of overprints, etc;
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The 13.9 or 14.1 seem by far the most common, but what gage do you use to tell apart a 13.9 from a 14.1? Next would be ~15 perf
There are definite color variations, but I cannot tell if they relate to a specific perf.
rrr..
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02:52:21pm
"but what gage do you use to tell apart a 13.9 from a 14.1?"
Roy
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06:59:46pm
Am hoping a Guatemala expert such as Mr. PhilB will set me straight.
Recently came into possession of a small country collection. My question pertains to the set identified by Scott as 114 through 123.
The catalogue indicates a perforation range of 12 to 16. Does this mean each stamp in the series was produced in multiple perforation varieties? Or does it mean the series in-toto ranges from 12 to 16?
Thanks in advance.
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re: Guatemala: 1902 Historic Monuments and Buildings
Hello Calstamp, by some coincidence the Waterlow set of 1902 is one of my very favorites and the 10 cent Lake Amatitlan could by my favorite judging on the number of them that i have. To try and answer your question i went to my little Guatemala library . I found this in "The Postage Stamps of Guatemala 1871-1999 by Cecile M. Gruson and David L. Jickling. Recess engraved by Waterlow and Sons ltd. London in sheets of 100 (10x10) Authorized by decree of September 12, and issued on September 15 1902 excpt the 75c (October 11) a wide variety of perforations regular and iregular exist in the many printings of this issue. The most frequent perforations are 13.9 (e) 14.1 (d) and 14.9 (b) which were in use during the last 10 years . There were earlier Perforators guaging 13.7(g) 13.5(h) 15.6-15.8 (a) 14.2-15.2(c) and 11.8 or 12.5 (f). To be honest i do not get too involved with the perf sizes. Sadly Waterlow and the Guatemala 1902 plates were a victim of the London Blitz.
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re: Guatemala: 1902 Historic Monuments and Buildings
Thank you, philb. Appreciate the detailed response. Sounds like I now need to dig out my "duplicates" and check the perforation on each.
Agree, the "lake" issue is quite nice. Actually, the entire series is an example of the beautiful engraved stamps of the early 20C.
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No problem, its nice to see interest in stamps from our Hemisphere !
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re: Guatemala: 1902 Historic Monuments and Buildings
It is a really nice series, and I too had not paid much attention to the perforations. I did however see minor color variations worth displaying side by side. I too will, gage in hand, take another look at my duplicates.
Thanks for the explanations Philb.
rrr...
What gage do you use to tell apart a 13.9 from a 14.1, for example?
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Hello RRR, if i collected by the perfs it would never end..i look for cancels, different types of overprints, etc;
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re: Guatemala: 1902 Historic Monuments and Buildings
The 13.9 or 14.1 seem by far the most common, but what gage do you use to tell apart a 13.9 from a 14.1? Next would be ~15 perf
There are definite color variations, but I cannot tell if they relate to a specific perf.
rrr..
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re: Guatemala: 1902 Historic Monuments and Buildings
"but what gage do you use to tell apart a 13.9 from a 14.1?"
Roy
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