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This overprint is a large "1" sort of in the middle.
Has anyone ever noticed this error in the Scott Cat.?
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Well, this is a dicey topic.
Williams' Fundamentals of Philately (Leon Williams, APS, 1990), defines a surcharge as an overprint that alters or confirms the face value of a stamp.
Usually, a surcharge is thought of as increasing the value. Sometimes a surcharge decreases the value. Very occasionally, it merely confirms the value.
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Very interesting discussion.
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12:04:43pm
What you have to remember that unless you are a bit of a stamp expert the two terms "surcharge" and "overprint" might be almost interchangeable. We have to give some of these sellers a bit of leeway and excuse them if they are not as perfect as we would like! Another example would be precancel, silent precancel and fancy cancel! I've been a stamp collector for many years and some of these terms confuse me a bit. For example, why is the NY String of Pearls considered to be a silent precancel and not a fancy cancel? Is it because of the process to create it or what it is used for? A lot of sellers are not experts and we have to keep that in mind! Again all IMHO!
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I agree with your posting.
That's one of the reasons I pointed it out, to stamp collectors.
If dealers make a mistake in description, at least the stamp collector knows.
This isn't really important I suppose, a minor error, perhaps in time dealers will become more accurate with descriptions in future.
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Scott Cat. has always called this a surcharge but it's really an overprint!
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This overprint is a large "1" sort of in the middle.
Has anyone ever noticed this error in the Scott Cat.?
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re: Scott Calls this a Surcharged but it's not
Well, this is a dicey topic.
Williams' Fundamentals of Philately (Leon Williams, APS, 1990), defines a surcharge as an overprint that alters or confirms the face value of a stamp.
Usually, a surcharge is thought of as increasing the value. Sometimes a surcharge decreases the value. Very occasionally, it merely confirms the value.
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01:20:22am
re: Scott Calls this a Surcharged but it's not
Very interesting discussion.
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Back when I had a bunch! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
28 Jan 2025
12:04:43pm
re: Scott Calls this a Surcharged but it's not
What you have to remember that unless you are a bit of a stamp expert the two terms "surcharge" and "overprint" might be almost interchangeable. We have to give some of these sellers a bit of leeway and excuse them if they are not as perfect as we would like! Another example would be precancel, silent precancel and fancy cancel! I've been a stamp collector for many years and some of these terms confuse me a bit. For example, why is the NY String of Pearls considered to be a silent precancel and not a fancy cancel? Is it because of the process to create it or what it is used for? A lot of sellers are not experts and we have to keep that in mind! Again all IMHO!
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re: Scott Calls this a Surcharged but it's not
I agree with your posting.
That's one of the reasons I pointed it out, to stamp collectors.
If dealers make a mistake in description, at least the stamp collector knows.
This isn't really important I suppose, a minor error, perhaps in time dealers will become more accurate with descriptions in future.
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