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Really, that is very impressive. I bet there are only a few
Australian stamp specialists that have them.
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That explains why I can't find a straight left edge to complete the booklet, but what's the reason for the 1964 stamp?
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Hi cdj1122
Not many. I am though the only person that owns the 1882 QV 3d as it is certified as being the only known copy in existence, and the B.C.O.F. cover only two people have them (I'm looking for the other), the cover is certified as being of great rarity. Here are the certificates to the two stamps mentioned.
Rob
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Hi StampCollector
"That explains why I can't find a straight left edge to complete the booklet, but what's the reason for the 1964 stamp?"
The 1964 stamp, I'm assuming you are referring to the 3d green stamp is not from a booklet but from a sheet.
This stamp was originally identified as part of an experimental printing, but is more likely a result of interrupted printing. The ink used for the first sheets once printing was resumed was not sufficiently thinned to be completely removed from the surface of the pale by the action of the wiper, instead smearing the ink thinly over the surface of the paper. Only 30 are known to exist.
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The booklet stamp I was referring was the one with the queen.
My question was, why to print a stamp with GVI when the queen was well into her 11th year of her reign?
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Here's to hole I'm trying to fill, the perforated stamps are according to Scott 319 and 319a.
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Hi StampCollector
I’m not familiar with the Scott catalogue, but I can tell you that you have two different types of stamps, the top stamp and the middle two are booklet stamps, and the bottom two are sheet stamps. The booklet stamps are printed in panes of 6, and the booklet holds two panes.
1,860,800,000 of the sheet stamps were printed (160 per sheet) making them extremely common, and being used they have no monetary value.
And as 668,160,000 of the booklet stamps were issued, they too are extremely common and as they are used also have no monetary value.
I have posted the 5d blue pane of 6 from the booklet.
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Those figures for stamp printing are well overinflated if you take in consideration that the population of Australia is barely 26 M.
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Rob,
Thank you very much for sharing these stamps. They are amazing. I would never have seen such rarities. As an Australian collector it is wonderful to see these.
Regards ... Tim
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Hi Tim
I'm glad you like the rare stamps, I have others which I will be posting soon in the same format. There is one mistake I will need to correct immediately, I typed 1964 for the KGVI tinted green stamp, it should have read 1951.
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Hi StampCollector
"Those figures for stamp printing are well overinflated if you take in consideration that the population of Australia is barely 26 M."
The print quantity is correct for the amount of stamps printed and used from 1959 - 1963. It was the letter and postcard rate within Australia and the British Empire, and was also used for commercial papers, printed matter, newspaper and magazine rates within Australia and overseas.
The stamps were issued over a period of 6 years. Also the population of Australia was not "barely 26m", it was 10 million in 1959 and 10.95 million in 1963; and today's population of 25.7 million has no relevance to postage used 59-63 years ago.
There was no e-mail or any other form of electronic means of relaying messages in those days, the only form of communication apart from the old rotary dial phone was written mail that required stamps.
So when the ACSC (Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue) quotes that 1,860,800,000 stamps were printed, it is an accurate account of the quantity printed which was supplied by the Australia Post Archives.
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This valuable compilation of rare stamps are just a few of what I have in my collection. All are MUH and certified.
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04 Feb 2022
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re: Compilation of valuable pre-decimal stamps. KGVI - QEII
Really, that is very impressive. I bet there are only a few
Australian stamp specialists that have them.
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re: Compilation of valuable pre-decimal stamps. KGVI - QEII
That explains why I can't find a straight left edge to complete the booklet, but what's the reason for the 1964 stamp?
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re: Compilation of valuable pre-decimal stamps. KGVI - QEII
Hi cdj1122
Not many. I am though the only person that owns the 1882 QV 3d as it is certified as being the only known copy in existence, and the B.C.O.F. cover only two people have them (I'm looking for the other), the cover is certified as being of great rarity. Here are the certificates to the two stamps mentioned.
Rob
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re: Compilation of valuable pre-decimal stamps. KGVI - QEII
Hi StampCollector
"That explains why I can't find a straight left edge to complete the booklet, but what's the reason for the 1964 stamp?"
The 1964 stamp, I'm assuming you are referring to the 3d green stamp is not from a booklet but from a sheet.
This stamp was originally identified as part of an experimental printing, but is more likely a result of interrupted printing. The ink used for the first sheets once printing was resumed was not sufficiently thinned to be completely removed from the surface of the pale by the action of the wiper, instead smearing the ink thinly over the surface of the paper. Only 30 are known to exist.
Rob
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re: Compilation of valuable pre-decimal stamps. KGVI - QEII
The booklet stamp I was referring was the one with the queen.
My question was, why to print a stamp with GVI when the queen was well into her 11th year of her reign?
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re: Compilation of valuable pre-decimal stamps. KGVI - QEII
Here's to hole I'm trying to fill, the perforated stamps are according to Scott 319 and 319a.
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re: Compilation of valuable pre-decimal stamps. KGVI - QEII
Hi StampCollector
I’m not familiar with the Scott catalogue, but I can tell you that you have two different types of stamps, the top stamp and the middle two are booklet stamps, and the bottom two are sheet stamps. The booklet stamps are printed in panes of 6, and the booklet holds two panes.
1,860,800,000 of the sheet stamps were printed (160 per sheet) making them extremely common, and being used they have no monetary value.
And as 668,160,000 of the booklet stamps were issued, they too are extremely common and as they are used also have no monetary value.
I have posted the 5d blue pane of 6 from the booklet.
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re: Compilation of valuable pre-decimal stamps. KGVI - QEII
Those figures for stamp printing are well overinflated if you take in consideration that the population of Australia is barely 26 M.
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re: Compilation of valuable pre-decimal stamps. KGVI - QEII
Rob,
Thank you very much for sharing these stamps. They are amazing. I would never have seen such rarities. As an Australian collector it is wonderful to see these.
Regards ... Tim
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re: Compilation of valuable pre-decimal stamps. KGVI - QEII
Hi Tim
I'm glad you like the rare stamps, I have others which I will be posting soon in the same format. There is one mistake I will need to correct immediately, I typed 1964 for the KGVI tinted green stamp, it should have read 1951.
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re: Compilation of valuable pre-decimal stamps. KGVI - QEII
Hi StampCollector
"Those figures for stamp printing are well overinflated if you take in consideration that the population of Australia is barely 26 M."
The print quantity is correct for the amount of stamps printed and used from 1959 - 1963. It was the letter and postcard rate within Australia and the British Empire, and was also used for commercial papers, printed matter, newspaper and magazine rates within Australia and overseas.
The stamps were issued over a period of 6 years. Also the population of Australia was not "barely 26m", it was 10 million in 1959 and 10.95 million in 1963; and today's population of 25.7 million has no relevance to postage used 59-63 years ago.
There was no e-mail or any other form of electronic means of relaying messages in those days, the only form of communication apart from the old rotary dial phone was written mail that required stamps.
So when the ACSC (Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue) quotes that 1,860,800,000 stamps were printed, it is an accurate account of the quantity printed which was supplied by the Australia Post Archives.
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