How to identify the two sets of large Wilhelmina stamps, each according to Scott to have perf 12 1/2 . For the 1938-1940 stamps, there is the addition of a 2g and 5g. But the colors according to Scott are the same for the other values. OR are the stamps the same for 1933-37 and 1938-40. For the smaller stamps the different perfs are easy to identify. Your thoughts, please.

 
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Jerryderrstamps

13 Nov 2023
11:05:39pm

re: Dutch Indies Q. Wilhelmina Scott #'s 183-188 and #'s 218--225

One area that I think Scott could improve is their "it's this until it's something else" policy on things like printing type and watermarks.

For instance 164-88 are photogravure, but one has to go back to #163 to find that out.
And 200-225 are watermarked #202, but one has to go back to #196-9 to find that out.

They don't do the same thing with perforations, so why not with printing and watermarks as well.

I know they've done it that way for as long as I can remember, but it would make life a lot simpler (and reduce questions like this) if they showed that information with every set.

 
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