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General Philatelic/Newcomer Cnr : Watermarks on Postage

 

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popeye56

24 Feb 2017
02:38:56pm
In looking through my Bermuda issues, Scott #'s 67 & 68, It notes a watermark 4. Don't have a clue what this means. What am I looking at and is there some sort of gauge needed for doing this check?
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michael78651

24 Feb 2017
02:51:03pm
re: Watermarks on Postage

Here is a link to one of the several discussions regarding watermarks:

https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_main.php?action=20&id=15805#118714

Watermarks are described and detailed in most catalogs. If you have a Scott Catalog, the information is located in the introduction to each volume. British Commonwealth watermarks, are illustrated in the introduction. All other watermarks are illustrated at the beginning of each country.

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Tom in Exton, PA

24 Feb 2017
05:28:30pm
re: Watermarks on Postage

Watermarks are like when you have fine paper and hold it up to the light and you see an image. Stamps were watermarked to make them harder to counterfeit.

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Here's an example from the Scott Catalog of a USA watermark across a sheet of stamps.

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25 Feb 2017
12:49:16am
re: Watermarks on Postage

This is Bermuda watermark 4.
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This is how it would appear from the front of the stamp. You will be viewing it from the back, so it will appear backwards.

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25 Feb 2017
08:47:13am
re: Watermarks on Postage

This is how it will appear from back of stamp
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Why the loons in SG still insist on showing the images as seen from the front is beyond me. The only people likely to see it in that state are the printers and paper manufacturers.

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25 Feb 2017
09:46:46am
re: Watermarks on Postage

The Bermuda watermark is called multi "Script CA" as opposed to a multi "Block CA" (Crown Agents). Others commonwealth nations may be a single crown or CA, and there are hundred's of different marks used by other countries.

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popeye56

24 Feb 2017
02:38:56pm

In looking through my Bermuda issues, Scott #'s 67 & 68, It notes a watermark 4. Don't have a clue what this means. What am I looking at and is there some sort of gauge needed for doing this check?

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michael78651

24 Feb 2017
02:51:03pm

re: Watermarks on Postage

Here is a link to one of the several discussions regarding watermarks:

https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_main.php?action=20&id=15805#118714

Watermarks are described and detailed in most catalogs. If you have a Scott Catalog, the information is located in the introduction to each volume. British Commonwealth watermarks, are illustrated in the introduction. All other watermarks are illustrated at the beginning of each country.

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Tom in Exton, PA
24 Feb 2017
05:28:30pm

re: Watermarks on Postage

Watermarks are like when you have fine paper and hold it up to the light and you see an image. Stamps were watermarked to make them harder to counterfeit.

Image Not Found

Here's an example from the Scott Catalog of a USA watermark across a sheet of stamps.

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seanpashby

25 Feb 2017
12:49:16am

re: Watermarks on Postage

This is Bermuda watermark 4.
Image Not Found

This is how it would appear from the front of the stamp. You will be viewing it from the back, so it will appear backwards.

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sheepshanks

25 Feb 2017
08:47:13am

re: Watermarks on Postage

This is how it will appear from back of stamp
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Why the loons in SG still insist on showing the images as seen from the front is beyond me. The only people likely to see it in that state are the printers and paper manufacturers.

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25 Feb 2017
09:46:46am

re: Watermarks on Postage

The Bermuda watermark is called multi "Script CA" as opposed to a multi "Block CA" (Crown Agents). Others commonwealth nations may be a single crown or CA, and there are hundred's of different marks used by other countries.

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