Stamporama Discussions: Canada 460ffi printed on gum side

Canada/Stamps : Canada 460ffi printed on gum side

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Harvey

This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
23 Apr 2019
02:53:48pm

I bought this stamp many years ago since I thought it was very unusual to have a stamp printed on the gum side. It seems like it should be very unusual, but the Unitrade value (2015) is only $25. Were a lot of sheets issued for this stamp or did it just never catch on? It really seems to be cheap compared to similar errors in other countries.

"Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that. George Carlin"

Rob1956

My clan Coat-of-Arms Scotland
23 Apr 2019
03:56:15pm

re: Canada 460ffi printed on gum side

Hi Harvey

Could you post an image of the stamp in question.

Rob

"Specialised Collector of Australian Pre-Decimal & Decimal Stamps"

michael78651

23 Apr 2019
03:58:07pm

re: Canada 460ffi printed on gum side

To dispel two myths in the hobby:

- Just because a stamp contains an error, doesn't mean it's valuable.

- Just because a stamp is old doesn't mean that it is valuable.

With a catalog value of $25, it would tel me that the stamp can be a bit difficult to find, but not overly so, and that it is available in the marketplace.

51Studebaker

Dialysis, damned if you do...dead if you don't
23 Apr 2019
04:20:44pm

re: Canada 460ffi printed on gum side

A guess on my part would be either supply or demand... Happy

But you are correct in that this variety does not have significant value in the marketplace. Here is one that recently sold for a few dollars.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/CANADIAN-Scott-460-f-Die-1A-Error-Printed-on-Gum-side-PL-206-/333139419326

Don

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Harvey

This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
23 Apr 2019
05:27:01pm

re: Canada 460ffi printed on gum side

The stamp just looks like the normal 6 cent centennial black with no gum on the other side and a bit shinier on the picture side. Does anyone know how many were printed? For gum-sided stamps there's usually only a few sheets. My gut tells me that since these are so common they probably did almost a whole run with the blank gummed sheets upside down.

"Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that. George Carlin"

Author/Postings

Harvey

This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
23 Apr 2019
02:53:48pm

"Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that. George Carlin"

Rob1956

My clan Coat-of-Arms Scotland
23 Apr 2019
03:56:15pm

re: Canada 460ffi printed on gum side

Hi Harvey

Could you post an image of the stamp in question.

Rob

"Specialised Collector of Australian Pre-Decimal & Decimal Stamps"

michael78651
23 Apr 2019
03:58:07pm

re: Canada 460ffi printed on gum side

51Studebaker

Dialysis, damned if you do...dead if you don't
23 Apr 2019
04:20:44pm

re: Canada 460ffi printed on gum side

"Current Score... Don 1 - Cancer 0"

stampsmarter.org

Harvey

This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
23 Apr 2019
05:27:01pm

re: Canada 460ffi printed on gum side

"Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that. George Carlin"