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05:17:18pm
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The Eire Philatelic Association uses Scott and Hibernian in their auctions.
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If the seller lists on ebayUK it automatically appears on ebay Worldwide.
If the seller is based in the UK or Ireland then they may not have access to a Scott, Michel or Yvert catalogues.
If I was in North America then I would use the filters available so that I would only see what was available in North America! (I only look at what is available in the UK.)
If you want to scroll through every item available then may I suggest YOU buy the appropriate catalogues and not expect the seller to list numerous catalogue numbers.
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11:57:39am
Valid points Ian! The main thing is that the person has the right to use whatever source he wants and if I don't agree with his choice that's my problem! You're right! Is there a source where you can go, plug in a SG # and get a Sc # back? I wish there was but I'm sure both companies would object since it might affect their catalog sales! Too bad though!!!
Note: I do have the SG Russia Catalogue because it does explain some of the different stamps a bit better. But Russia is one of my "big 4" interests along with Canada, US and Poland. The other three are fairly straight forward where Russia, with all of it's weird BOB material, is not!
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If my memory serves me correctly if you click onto the Colnect website they give you the equivilent Nos.
Try this link:-
https://colnect.com/en/stamps/list/count ...
AND Remember to Bookmark the Page!!!
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" But, considering the number of North American buyers, you'd think Scott's would be used as well."
You'd also think that, because the majority of Commonwealth collectors live outside the US, dealers in the US might like to make an effort to sell worldwide!
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Wouldn't that be wonderful if there was just one numbering system - like an Esperanto for philately! In the meantime thankfully there is a cross reference at Colnect.
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This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
20 Mar 2023
05:17:18pm
I'm not sure if I was actually going to bid on any that I found on E-Bay but everyone I saw was given only a SG number. Now I realize, as I know that a few will point out, that that is the catalog mostly used for stamps from that area. But, considering the number of North American buyers, you'd think Scott's would be used as well. All I need to finish Ireland to my 1955 cutoff are 12 of these overprints and I might have bid on one or two since some of the prices were reasonable but I would have much preferred to see Scott's numbers. I'm not sure how much to actually trust the sellers but at least it would be a place to start!! I most cases you can return the stamp if it's misidentified.
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re: Early Ireland seahorse overprints
The Eire Philatelic Association uses Scott and Hibernian in their auctions.
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11:50:57am
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re: Early Ireland seahorse overprints
If the seller lists on ebayUK it automatically appears on ebay Worldwide.
If the seller is based in the UK or Ireland then they may not have access to a Scott, Michel or Yvert catalogues.
If I was in North America then I would use the filters available so that I would only see what was available in North America! (I only look at what is available in the UK.)
If you want to scroll through every item available then may I suggest YOU buy the appropriate catalogues and not expect the seller to list numerous catalogue numbers.
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This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
21 Mar 2023
11:57:39am
re: Early Ireland seahorse overprints
Valid points Ian! The main thing is that the person has the right to use whatever source he wants and if I don't agree with his choice that's my problem! You're right! Is there a source where you can go, plug in a SG # and get a Sc # back? I wish there was but I'm sure both companies would object since it might affect their catalog sales! Too bad though!!!
Note: I do have the SG Russia Catalogue because it does explain some of the different stamps a bit better. But Russia is one of my "big 4" interests along with Canada, US and Poland. The other three are fairly straight forward where Russia, with all of it's weird BOB material, is not!
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12:38:36pm
Auctions - Approvals
re: Early Ireland seahorse overprints
If my memory serves me correctly if you click onto the Colnect website they give you the equivilent Nos.
Try this link:-
https://colnect.com/en/stamps/list/count ...
AND Remember to Bookmark the Page!!!
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re: Early Ireland seahorse overprints
" But, considering the number of North American buyers, you'd think Scott's would be used as well."
You'd also think that, because the majority of Commonwealth collectors live outside the US, dealers in the US might like to make an effort to sell worldwide!
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re: Early Ireland seahorse overprints
Wouldn't that be wonderful if there was just one numbering system - like an Esperanto for philately! In the meantime thankfully there is a cross reference at Colnect.
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