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As I build my pre-UPU Caribbean colonies collection, I encounter stamp ID dilemmas.
The first one is a trio of St Helena stamps.
Obverse:
Reverse, in watermark fluid:
Stamp on the L is easy - it's Scott #5, having 14x12.5 perforations and the Crown and CC watermark.
Other two stamps are toughies. They're both perfed 14x14. But, from watermarks, I can't tell if they're Scott #6 or Scott #7. Color is not much help, either. Looks like they're both margin copies, due to the horizontal watermarked line on both. On the stamp on the R, it looks like a partial "N" above the line. Part of RAWSON?
Are there any differences in the shape of the crown in the CC vs CA watermarks?
Look forward to your opinions.
Thanks,
-Paul
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"On the stamp on the R, it looks like a partial "N" above the line. Part of RAWSON?"
Hello Paul
I cannot answer all of your ID questions, but I think the partial "N" above the line is from the word "CROWN." See picture below, even though this is a pic for the Watermark CA British sheet layout, your watermark sheet layout would have similar wording on the sides and down the center.
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Hi Folks,
As I build my pre-UPU Caribbean colonies collection, I encounter stamp ID dilemmas.
The first one is a trio of St Helena stamps.
Obverse:
Reverse, in watermark fluid:
Stamp on the L is easy - it's Scott #5, having 14x12.5 perforations and the Crown and CC watermark.
Other two stamps are toughies. They're both perfed 14x14. But, from watermarks, I can't tell if they're Scott #6 or Scott #7. Color is not much help, either. Looks like they're both margin copies, due to the horizontal watermarked line on both. On the stamp on the R, it looks like a partial "N" above the line. Part of RAWSON?
Are there any differences in the shape of the crown in the CC vs CA watermarks?
Look forward to your opinions.
Thanks,
-Paul
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re: Great Britain Colonies, ID challenge, Part I
"On the stamp on the R, it looks like a partial "N" above the line. Part of RAWSON?"
Hello Paul
I cannot answer all of your ID questions, but I think the partial "N" above the line is from the word "CROWN." See picture below, even though this is a pic for the Watermark CA British sheet layout, your watermark sheet layout would have similar wording on the sides and down the center.
Linus
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