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09:52:06pm
I did a bit of digging and found this on line in a site called Stamp Community.
"Depending upon the printing process, they can also happen when a sheet of paper doesn't feed, and the stamp image is 'printed' directly onto the press. The next sheet of paper through the press can get inked on both the front and the back, with the back being mirrored."
A regular offset is explained like this from the same site.
"Offset printing, or more correctly, a setoff. This happens when damp sheets of stamps are stacked on top of one another; it is NOT a printing process, which is why the term "setoff" is more correct."
Link to site conversation quoted: https://www.stampcommunity.org/topic.asp ...
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10:22:37am
Is there some particular reason why the original post was deleted? It seems a bit odd for me to have a comment about a stamp that is no longer there! Should I continue this and have my friend photograph the two abklatsch examples when the reason for my post no longer exists? It was a very interesting example for a very interesting topic, I'm just curious why it is no longer there!
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06:45:50pm
Here are the stamps I mentioned. The first two are the abklatsch stamps I mentioned and the third is printed on gum side.
The first image shows the fronts of the three stamps and the second shows the backs.
The first two were picked up from two SOR sellers, if they want to ID themselves they can but I'd rather not do it myself in case they object. The third stamp has been in my collection for a very long time and I was buying from someone who dealt mostly in errors/varieties. Great stuff, these are the items that really make a collection interesting rather than just a bunch of stamps.
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Nice examples Harvey, thanks for showing them.
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10:05:24pm
The one that confuses me out of the three is the printed on gum side 460fi. They must have made an awful lot of them (no # quoted in Unitrade) because the mint value (obviously no used value is given) is only $25. It seems to me that a whole bunch were printed before they realized what they were doing and they ended up in the hands of dealers who sold them to anyone who wanted one. Does anybody out there have more information on this stamp?
Newfoundland 263i listed as reverse offset lists for $300 mint and $180 used. Someone would get a real shock after soaking it off paper and remember the image is under the gum so it could be used! Remember that the order in producing stamps is almost always 1) print 2) gum 3) perforate. I ran into the description of a stamp once where 2) and 3) were reversed. They said it would be very difficult to determine if the stamp had been re-gummed.
There is no reverse offset mentioned for #34. I have no idea of a price for something like this but the regular price is only $30 so I'd guess a price of about $100.
I got very good prices on these two stamps from SOR sellers! Our people really do have some amazing stuff!!!
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@Harvey
Reference the 460fi.
For this issue was the stamp paper gummed before printing? Which does not make sense.
Or was the stamp paper printed first and then gummed? Which would make more sense.
I assume the catalog you got the 460fi will have this informaion!
What does the catalog say about this issue.
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02:09:12pm
1898 The catalog says nothing about this stamp other than it exists and gives a price. Since this is a specialist catalog my guess is that nothing is known about how many were released and where they ended up. The gum is on top of the printing as with almost all stamps. The order for almost every stamp is print, followed by gum followed by perforations. You would not find this stamp used because even if you did figure out to lick the side with the Queen on it you would have to stick it on the envelope with the blank side up. The only way to actually use the stamp would be with glue or tape and I doubt if anyone would do that! There must be an awful lot of them out there for there to only be a $25 price!!
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@Harvey
Might I suggest you check the Scott Catalog to see it has better information. Whatever catalog you have now doesn't seem to have any specialist information!
Offsett's are worth hardly anything, just an interesting item.
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06:05:55pm
"Offsett's are worth hardly anything, just an interesting item."
The price isn't really what's important, they make life interesting. And The Unitrade is the go-to book for Canadian Prices and when they quote a price I believe it! Scott's doesn't even list the Newfoundland stamp. Ask any serious Canadian collector which catalog they use for varieties and they will say Unitrade. They have more specialist information than any other catalog out there and list all major varieties. You must have some interest if full offsets since you started this topic.
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06:17:02pm
My cat just jumped up to say "Hi" so I showed him my offset stamps. Now Obi never says much but at least he didn't make a negative comment - he purred!! I think he likes them!
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Just something I thought was neat and it was dirt cheap.
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07:08:09pm
1898 - Total offsets (abklatsch) are quite rare from the small number you see and if you got it cheap you did very well!
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I did a little research on your 460fi, do you know which die it is?
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10:06:23pm
Of course I know which die it is! It's die 1a exactly as it's supposed to be. I have been collecting Canadian stamps for more than 50 years, I know what I'm doing!! I'm finished with all of the questions. I put it in the picture because it is an interesting stamp, not so I can answer a bunch of questions. There is nothing wrong with the stamp, it's exactly what it is supposed to be! It's not very valuable because I assume a lot of them got to the market. I really wish I knew the numbers but if Unitrade doesn't tell the numbers then they are probably not available.
EDIT: And before you ask, it has to be 1a because that is the only one that is perforated 12 by 12 as opposed to 12 by 12.5 or 10 by 10. When I get a stamp, and before I give it a number, I do my very best to identify it properly. I occasionally make a mistake, as I'm sure we all do, but I really do my best to get it right!
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Sorry I asked, as I don't have the stamp in front of me to examine.
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10:46:58pm
"Sorry I asked, as I don't have the stamp in front of me to examine."
You'll just have to trust me, I guess! It really is IDed properly. I could send you the stamp but I would really prefer not to. I put the stamp there because it was interesting. It had nothing to do with your original post, which seemed to disappear. So just look at the two full offsets and forget about the "printed on gum side" stamp.
I'm really not trying to make you upset David. I think I'm finished with this particular post. It has served the only purpose I intended, to show a couple interesting stamps. I appreciate your knowledge and hope I said nothing to upset you!
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No need to send me your stamp, I really trust you did a great job with the ID.
It's my fault, as your picture did not mention which die it was. It was just today I found out the stamp has different dies. Again my fault as I love stamps and like to talk about them.
I deleted the original scans as I thought I should do research, and found out there are more than one die. I'm researching the dies and plan to give a better description. But I may not post it as it seems no one is interested.
It's funny as all the research I've done so far no one refers to these offsetts as abklatsch, my bad is this how they are described where you live?
Again, I'm very sorry I asked about the dies.
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Harvey,
not sure if this has already been addressed, but all stamps are printed before gum is added. I suppose it is as easy to print AFTER gumming as it is gumming ON the printed side, but both of these are errors of manufacturing.
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03:55:59pm
"all stamps are printed before gum is added"
Afraid that's not true.
From Unitrade Canada catalog, applicable to the Admiral issue of Canada:
I am pretty sure that the Canada Centennial definitives with the transparent (white) PVA gum were also printed on pre-gummed paper, but have been unable to find corroborating references. I am sure the definitive guide to the Centennial issue (I forget the author) would go into this. I think I gave away my copy of this book.
If so, the ink of #460fi is on top of the gum, which matches my recollection.
Roy
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04:59:22pm
"The order for almost every stamp is print, followed by gum followed by perforations."
I said this above and your post certainly shows there were exceptions. I really don't want to lick it to find out for sure but with my stamp it certainly looks like the gum is on top of the image. I twisted it in the light and the entire surface appears to be shiny. Can't be 100% sure though, it really isn't easy to tell!! I thought it would be but I'm probably only about 90% convinced!
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30 Jun 2023
09:52:06pm
A total offset like this (The original post is no longer present.) is called an "abklatsch" which I believe translates as "a poor imitation". It is produced in a way that I saw explained once but can't quite remember. It has something to do with ink remaining on the roller coming in contact with the back of the sheet of stamps. If I can find the explanation again I'll post a copy. I have two examples - one with an early Canada Queen Victoria stamp and the other with a Newfoundland stamp. I'll have a friend scan the fronts and backs for me when I have supper with her on Sunday evening and post the photos on Monday. Both of the stamps were picked up at reasonable prices from people on this site. If anyone can explain how the process is accomplished could you please do so. It is not the normal offset process if I remember correctly!
I did a bit of digging and found this on line in a site called Stamp Community.
"Depending upon the printing process, they can also happen when a sheet of paper doesn't feed, and the stamp image is 'printed' directly onto the press. The next sheet of paper through the press can get inked on both the front and the back, with the back being mirrored."
A regular offset is explained like this from the same site.
"Offset printing, or more correctly, a setoff. This happens when damp sheets of stamps are stacked on top of one another; it is NOT a printing process, which is why the term "setoff" is more correct."
Link to site conversation quoted: https://www.stampcommunity.org/topic.asp ...
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01 Jul 2023
10:22:37am
re: Offsett Example
Is there some particular reason why the original post was deleted? It seems a bit odd for me to have a comment about a stamp that is no longer there! Should I continue this and have my friend photograph the two abklatsch examples when the reason for my post no longer exists? It was a very interesting example for a very interesting topic, I'm just curious why it is no longer there!
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02 Jul 2023
06:45:50pm
re: Offsett Example
Here are the stamps I mentioned. The first two are the abklatsch stamps I mentioned and the third is printed on gum side.
The first image shows the fronts of the three stamps and the second shows the backs.
The first two were picked up from two SOR sellers, if they want to ID themselves they can but I'd rather not do it myself in case they object. The third stamp has been in my collection for a very long time and I was buying from someone who dealt mostly in errors/varieties. Great stuff, these are the items that really make a collection interesting rather than just a bunch of stamps.
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Nice examples Harvey, thanks for showing them.
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02 Jul 2023
10:05:24pm
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The one that confuses me out of the three is the printed on gum side 460fi. They must have made an awful lot of them (no # quoted in Unitrade) because the mint value (obviously no used value is given) is only $25. It seems to me that a whole bunch were printed before they realized what they were doing and they ended up in the hands of dealers who sold them to anyone who wanted one. Does anybody out there have more information on this stamp?
Newfoundland 263i listed as reverse offset lists for $300 mint and $180 used. Someone would get a real shock after soaking it off paper and remember the image is under the gum so it could be used! Remember that the order in producing stamps is almost always 1) print 2) gum 3) perforate. I ran into the description of a stamp once where 2) and 3) were reversed. They said it would be very difficult to determine if the stamp had been re-gummed.
There is no reverse offset mentioned for #34. I have no idea of a price for something like this but the regular price is only $30 so I'd guess a price of about $100.
I got very good prices on these two stamps from SOR sellers! Our people really do have some amazing stuff!!!
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10:41:11am
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@Harvey
Reference the 460fi.
For this issue was the stamp paper gummed before printing? Which does not make sense.
Or was the stamp paper printed first and then gummed? Which would make more sense.
I assume the catalog you got the 460fi will have this informaion!
What does the catalog say about this issue.
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03 Jul 2023
02:09:12pm
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1898 The catalog says nothing about this stamp other than it exists and gives a price. Since this is a specialist catalog my guess is that nothing is known about how many were released and where they ended up. The gum is on top of the printing as with almost all stamps. The order for almost every stamp is print, followed by gum followed by perforations. You would not find this stamp used because even if you did figure out to lick the side with the Queen on it you would have to stick it on the envelope with the blank side up. The only way to actually use the stamp would be with glue or tape and I doubt if anyone would do that! There must be an awful lot of them out there for there to only be a $25 price!!
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05:43:15pm
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@Harvey
Might I suggest you check the Scott Catalog to see it has better information. Whatever catalog you have now doesn't seem to have any specialist information!
Offsett's are worth hardly anything, just an interesting item.
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03 Jul 2023
06:05:55pm
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"Offsett's are worth hardly anything, just an interesting item."
The price isn't really what's important, they make life interesting. And The Unitrade is the go-to book for Canadian Prices and when they quote a price I believe it! Scott's doesn't even list the Newfoundland stamp. Ask any serious Canadian collector which catalog they use for varieties and they will say Unitrade. They have more specialist information than any other catalog out there and list all major varieties. You must have some interest if full offsets since you started this topic.
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03 Jul 2023
06:17:02pm
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My cat just jumped up to say "Hi" so I showed him my offset stamps. Now Obi never says much but at least he didn't make a negative comment - he purred!! I think he likes them!
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06:37:47pm
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Just something I thought was neat and it was dirt cheap.
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03 Jul 2023
07:08:09pm
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1898 - Total offsets (abklatsch) are quite rare from the small number you see and if you got it cheap you did very well!
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09:52:36pm
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@Harvey
I did a little research on your 460fi, do you know which die it is?
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03 Jul 2023
10:06:23pm
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Of course I know which die it is! It's die 1a exactly as it's supposed to be. I have been collecting Canadian stamps for more than 50 years, I know what I'm doing!! I'm finished with all of the questions. I put it in the picture because it is an interesting stamp, not so I can answer a bunch of questions. There is nothing wrong with the stamp, it's exactly what it is supposed to be! It's not very valuable because I assume a lot of them got to the market. I really wish I knew the numbers but if Unitrade doesn't tell the numbers then they are probably not available.
EDIT: And before you ask, it has to be 1a because that is the only one that is perforated 12 by 12 as opposed to 12 by 12.5 or 10 by 10. When I get a stamp, and before I give it a number, I do my very best to identify it properly. I occasionally make a mistake, as I'm sure we all do, but I really do my best to get it right!
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10:29:35pm
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@Harvey
Sorry I asked, as I don't have the stamp in front of me to examine.
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03 Jul 2023
10:46:58pm
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"Sorry I asked, as I don't have the stamp in front of me to examine."
You'll just have to trust me, I guess! It really is IDed properly. I could send you the stamp but I would really prefer not to. I put the stamp there because it was interesting. It had nothing to do with your original post, which seemed to disappear. So just look at the two full offsets and forget about the "printed on gum side" stamp.
I'm really not trying to make you upset David. I think I'm finished with this particular post. It has served the only purpose I intended, to show a couple interesting stamps. I appreciate your knowledge and hope I said nothing to upset you!
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11:50:50pm
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@Harvey
No need to send me your stamp, I really trust you did a great job with the ID.
It's my fault, as your picture did not mention which die it was. It was just today I found out the stamp has different dies. Again my fault as I love stamps and like to talk about them.
I deleted the original scans as I thought I should do research, and found out there are more than one die. I'm researching the dies and plan to give a better description. But I may not post it as it seems no one is interested.
It's funny as all the research I've done so far no one refers to these offsetts as abklatsch, my bad is this how they are described where you live?
Again, I'm very sorry I asked about the dies.
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Harvey,
not sure if this has already been addressed, but all stamps are printed before gum is added. I suppose it is as easy to print AFTER gumming as it is gumming ON the printed side, but both of these are errors of manufacturing.
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04 Jul 2023
03:55:59pm
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"all stamps are printed before gum is added"
Afraid that's not true.
From Unitrade Canada catalog, applicable to the Admiral issue of Canada:
I am pretty sure that the Canada Centennial definitives with the transparent (white) PVA gum were also printed on pre-gummed paper, but have been unable to find corroborating references. I am sure the definitive guide to the Centennial issue (I forget the author) would go into this. I think I gave away my copy of this book.
If so, the ink of #460fi is on top of the gum, which matches my recollection.
Roy
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04 Jul 2023
04:59:22pm
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"The order for almost every stamp is print, followed by gum followed by perforations."
I said this above and your post certainly shows there were exceptions. I really don't want to lick it to find out for sure but with my stamp it certainly looks like the gum is on top of the image. I twisted it in the light and the entire surface appears to be shiny. Can't be 100% sure though, it really isn't easy to tell!! I thought it would be but I'm probably only about 90% convinced!
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