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So lets see them ladies and gentleman. It's a show and tell thread.
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Excellent idea!
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Let's get this party started. A 1204 used.
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06:15:30pm
A very interesting stamp to start with. When the inverted yellow background was discovered it was decided to print a large number with the error intentionally on the stamp to take the value down of the few actually varieties in existence. This was almost the only time this was ever done!! If someone ever found a copy of the variety with the date it first occurred they would have a rare item indeed!!! I believe the reissue occurred on Nov 16th 1962 so a postmark before that would be very desirable!!
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I have plenty more U.S. to share with this thread just no worldwide material. So here is another. A 475 double transfer.
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Here is another that is really special for a couple of reasons. The first and most important reason is. It was given to me by a member of this forum and his handle is 1899. Thank you again Dave.
It is a U159 design type U44 and it is an EFO for a couple of reasons too. One the right numeral 3 is broken and not complete the other is the cancel was double transferred.
Finally what makes this cover so unique to me is that it was sent to a 7 or 8 times great uncle of mine. My last name is McLean and have traced it back to my uncle John from Pokeepsie New York. 
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I specialise in EFO's and varieties, so here we go!
This one's quite subtle, but nice. Australia 1973 with a 3mm colour shift of the grey on the robe
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A not-so-subtle colour shift on the 1970 NZ 4c Puriri Moth
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One more for now
A transient flaw on a lovely stamp
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08:32:33pm
And now for one a bit different. I have a complete collection of Kaulbach Island stamps. They are local stamps to pay for ferry postage to and from privately owned Kaulbach Island off Chester Nova Scotia. The only other person in our group (as far as I know) who collects these is Cheryl Grantham. Her collection is really amazing to see since it also goes into the history of the island as well as a complete collection of all the stamps. We both have this error and mine is on a sheet which makes it interesting! The thing that makes it an EFO is the break in the rim in the first stamp in the second row! It also shows up in the regular sheet but this is the one overprinted for the last year of the service.
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Nice one Harvey. We call that an error hiding in plain sight.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R222 series of 1914 overprint provisional future delivery
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Block of 12 face value $360 USD
Close up to see the provisional future delivery F D
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Spain 1930 1p with missing Lindbergh
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Great for a New thread, and nice cover Jeremy!
Cook Islands Scott# 33 Mint 50% OG
Major Denomination Shift...
Check it out!
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Classic modern GB error from the 1980 'Famous Authoresses' set.
The 12p Charlotte Bronte stamp, missing 'p'. From row 4, stamp 6 on each sheet.
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Israel 1949 'Adoption of new National Flag', 'Isracl' error. Missing middle arm of 'E'.
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Here are a couple of mine.
Inverted over prints
Double prints. In this instance the sheet was fed in the press twice but in reverse.
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1946 Emeq Yizreel issue of the Jewish National Fund, overprinted for Postal use during the Interim Period (Minhelet Ha'am 1947-48).
Missing 5 Millieme value in circle on Imperforate Pair.
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Another EFO
United States of America, Revenue stamp on Parcel Post tags,
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Close up see arrow pointing out revenue stamp
Background see first image below tag.
Little known usage from 1917-1921
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I believe its official. I am now an EFO junkie/specialist. I have found and purchased on the cheap 3 more U.S. #233 that are double transfers and one #232 double transfer. They will arrive next week. I will post pictures then.
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@Everyone
I suppose everyone who is looking for double transfers already know this, but just in case dry printed flat press printed stamps often look like double transfer, don't ask me how I know!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB36 hand scribed plate number Series 1914 Revenue Proprietary
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PL269-
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My guess somebody forgot to engrave the plate number. There is a dash mark (-) after the plate number I have no idea why
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Wallace Supply Company Chicago, maker of a rubber stamp for Series of 1898 Revenue stamp cancel device
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My discovery of the post card
Reverse of post card
Close up of rubber stamp image as it would appear on the revenue stamp
R164r with cancel
This post card was a lucky discovery of mine.
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Another EFO
United States of America, Scott number 295, issued 1901, with 1/8 inch upwards displacement of train (I call it the flyer)
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 343 with a paste up pair
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Recent acquistion
Flate Press Printed!
I think used in stamp venting machines.
Strips made up and pasted together for long strips.
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British Guiana 1965 ICY with a nice donut
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USA 1953, the driest dry print I've ever seen!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 525d, double impression
Offset printing press
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My guess, something unknown happened with the machine which resulted in a double impression!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R237 Series 1917 Revenue Stamps
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Series 1898 Beer Revenue stamp, Quarter Barrel 25 cents. Unusual screw head capture I think it's called a security screw and requires a special tool.
Scott number REA58
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It's time for a cold beer!
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11:05:30am
This is the famous Canada Bluenose stamp, the "man on the mast" variety! I think I picked it up a couple years ago from someone here with a picture of the variety and a certificate. A nice item, even used!!
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11:09:18am
One more for today! The missing bird on totem pole. There are 5 stages of "missingness", mine is, I think, a 3 /5!
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Is the Bluenose a flat press printed stamp?
If so what is the cause of this EFO?
Edit: If this stamp is flat press printed, my guess as to the cause; detached relief.
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12:57:06pm
I am a stamp collector, mainly because I like and appreciate the objects themselves, almost like little miniature works of art. I do what has to be done to actually ID the stamp and have very little interest in things like flat or rotary press printing or wet and dry printings unless I need it to ID the stamp. Rather than show my ignorance on certain topics I have decided to follow the wise path and "keep my mouth shut". That way I can avoid (usually) making a fool of myself. If anyone else wants to answer 1899's question please feel free to do so, I'm not going to get involved, it's safer that way. I feel that many times questions are being asked to see if the person being asked knows the answer rather than the asker trying to get information he doesn't know!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Post Office Officially Sealed Scott OX34 1 way imperfed
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I think someone forgot to finish the perf. operation.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB20r, real parent stamp, fake cancel
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close up of faked cancel. This stamp was never used for any proprietary article.
There is no company named big 4, it was a gimmick.
If you want to learn the back ground look up the web site 1898Revenues and you see it there in the list of blog articles!
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Another EFO
United States of America, Scott number RB25r, Series 1898 Revenue Proprietary, 1 1/4 Cent, the EFO in this case is a "4", reason for the 4 unknown to this collector
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Close up of the 4 see arrow
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R68c Series 1862 Revenue Stamps, with 3 plus cancels
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Close of showing other cancels or stray letters
My guess the first cancel was horz. orientation, for some reason the second cancels (3 of them) were added in the vertical orientation
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R115a with sewing machine perfs
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As the story goes an imperf. sheet of stamps received and someone ran this sheet thru a sewing machine.
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Another EFO
I call this one bad day at the office!
R164 dated Jan 18 1898, which is impossible the correct date should be Jul 18 1898
My guess somebody had a hangover!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R192a over print missing
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB27r from the 1898 Series Revenues.
I'm calling this an EFO because of the date 6-30-98, which makes it one day before the Series 1898 Revenue Tax were required.
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The Lee Elliot 'Wings' design for Great Britain air mail etiquettes, 1930's.
Various printers' including Waterlow, Harrison and a number of private issues.
The two examples below, from different printers, are to show the missing black from the right hand pair. It's unusual to find outstanding errors on such items.
The slight upward shift of black on the left hand pair is not uncommon.
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The stamps here are from a 1962 Jewish National Fund issue, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the JNF.
It depicts a scene from the 1901 Zionist Congress in Basle, Switzerland showing Theodore Herzl addressing the delegates.
The bottom block of 4 shows the normal issue in Brown and Blue, Perf 10½.
The same design was also issued in Brown and Green.
The middle block is Imperforate and has a part of the design doubled, inverted and in the wrong colour......but only on two of the four stamps !!!
Don't ask !!
The top pair needs no explanation.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RC14, Series of 1914
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Over print off centered west ward
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RD11a
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Over print should read STOCK TRANSFER instead it reads TRANSFER STOCK
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Another EFO
United States of America, Scott number RS321 known as St. Louis Provisional or Antikamnia Chemical Company Provisional
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As per action of the company dated 1 July 1898
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Another EFO
This time United States of America Scott number 267 with odd cancel
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Condition: Space filler
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Someone made an error on a sheet from the 1968 Jewish National Fund 'Western (Wailing) Wall' issue.
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The stamp-making process goes through so many processes, checks and balances that actual design errors shouldn't exist. Yet, here we are.
Lesotho 1988 6s Seoul Olympics Fencing, with the wrong Lesotho flag and withdrawn before issue
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And another, but this time they were issued. New Zealand 1985 Christmas set of three were all issued with CHRISTMAS misspelled as CRISTMAS.
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Mats prepared for Cloudy's book.
I had many talks with my friend Loran French and after his book was published he gave me lots of mats of stamps he used in his book.
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Mats just a small selection Washington/Franklin stamp mats 1908-1921
I also received 5 or 6 books and gave away over the years
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 279b used in place of R155 Provisional Revenue stamp, Series 1898
This is an improper usage, as I understand it (?), this would only become illegal if a court made that decision
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Jewish National Fund Stamps.
This one has a lot going for it !! A 1962 addition to an earlier (1954) series honoring the second President of the State of Israel, Yitzhak Ben Zvi. Issued in various sheet formats and Perf 10½.
A few Imperfs are known. This block should be in a much darker shade of blue. Then of course there is the (hilarious) double design, a sideways impression of the blue part of the design from the stamp shown in a previous post commemorating the 60th anniversary of the JNF.
All good fun !
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Here's a JNF label from my little corner of the world ! I'm close to the bottom of the Coat of Arms of Emeq Hefer, the area this stamp commemorates.
I don't need to tell you what's missing from this pair.......do I ?? 
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A few perforation misdemeanors on Swedish Flag Day Poster Stamps 
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RFV1
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Condition: Space filler, with toning
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R48c
Dates (first 6 July 1862) & (28 March 1864)?
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Unknown why dated twice, first date 4 months before the Series 1862 Taxs were required!
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R5c with scratch(?) & double transfer
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Close ups two, top & bottom see arrows
Condition: Space filler
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United States of America, Scott number R155 Series 1898 Provisional Revenue over printed "I. R.", Promise to Pay instrument
There are 22 strips of 3 each with plate numbers (this instrument is very weak and cannot be soaked without major damage)
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Note: Careful examination the stamps are all T-4's
Total stamps 66
Condition: Space fillers
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Jewish National Fund.
This issue of 1948 marks the planting of Tamarisk trees in Beersheva. Genesis 21:33 tells us that Abraham planted a tree there.
Three colours in the set, Green, Brown and Blue. They exist with and without values and with values in red.
Printed in sheets of 10x10 on watermarked paper. Perf 11½.
Different shades were used and the normal stamp issue (without value) can be seen to the left of a pair with the dark green shade missing.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB23r Series 1898 Revenues
Lots of scratches and double transfer (see top label)
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2 close ups see arrows and upper label (double transfer)
Condition: Space filler
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Found this stamp from Nepal in a batch of kiloware I soaked earlier this week. Looks like the black printing is double to me. What does everyone think? Does double printing count as a error or just a freak?
Thanks,
Josh
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Wonder why "Nepal" is not doubled?
Without more info unable to determine how the double images were produced.
Not my area, perhaps a Nepal expert could provide more info?
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looks like the blank ink is doubled; others not; perhaps this was a sheet-fed two-color press, with black fed twice and the orange once....
just speculating
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 295 Series of 1901
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Train 3/16 of an inch downward
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 279B someone has tried to make this into R155 but the I. R. is very crude
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Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO (2 each)
This time United States of America Scott number RB20p (both) Series 1898 Revenues
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Scott only lists Yellow Green, but one is not yellow green, just green
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB22r. Series 1898 Revenue
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Roulette east ward is at a down ward angle
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Condition: Space filler
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a comment and a question to 1899
on 295, is it a space filler because of those slightly nibbled perfs at UR? or the 3/16" shift?
on the 279B with overprint, because it wasn't added by the USPOD, that would make it a counterfeit or a forgery, and not an EFO.
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On the 295 overall conditions warrant a space filler condition, I have the stamp in front of me you don't. Hope this answers your question?
On the 279B is a real USPOD stamp. The I.R. is a fake overprint, sure it could be counterfeit or a forgery or an EFO. Again I have the stamp in front of me and you do not! I think it's an EFO but you do not think so.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America Scott number RB23p Series 1898 Revenues
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I have no idea what this is!
Condition: Space filler
Any body know what this is?
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Another EFO
United States of America Scott number R164p with Eagle Paid cancel
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I'm calling this an EFO, I think this was a one off(?) as I've never seen another one, in addition the cancel is missing, date, location and companies information
Condition: Space filler
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@1899 — please explain to us plebeians what a space filler is. You’re the only collector in the world who knows, it seems.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RS150d
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Close up see arrows for the double transfer
Condition: Space filler
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A 1971 British Postal Strike label that had a problem. I hope the service didn't have the same issues !! getting to Gatwick Airport was very important !!
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Tanzania 1993. Can you spot the problem?
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Other than I think he looks more like an Equestrian rider than a jockey and the Horses legs look funny, I have no other idea yet.
In the meantime, here is a nice error on a 1960 London International Exhibition Official Souvenir Sheet, together with normal.
No prizes for spotting the difference here !!
As you can see, the sheet depicts some of the world's more famous stamps.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America Scott number RB23r, Series 1898 Revenue
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Close up see arrows, ink spill?
Other than a possible ink accident when printing the sheet, I have no idea what caused this image?
Condition: Space filler
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Dave,
the horse is a jumper, either in a fox hunt (red coat) or equestrian jump. the rider is definitely not in a horse race (like thoroughbred racing)
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Or the horse could be a steeplechaser - but definitely not a flat surface racer
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The dot in the shilling symbol is in the wrong place
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB2a Series 1871, violet paper double transfer
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Condition: Space filler
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The Tanzania stamp depicts a show jumper not a racing horse. A show jumping horse would come stone motherless last in any horse race. This one is typical of the rubbish produced for Tanzania
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R219 Series 1914
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Top stamp is Purple as listed in Scott
Bottom stamp is a different color(?) looks like maybe blue?
My guess somebody on purpose or not on purpose show how caused the purple color to change to blue?
Condition: Both stamps space fillers
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB28r, Series 1898 Revenues
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Close up see arrows
Double Transfer see arrows
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R145, double transfer
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Close up see arrow
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott R154 Provisional issue, series 1898 Revenues
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I. R. shifted position
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, R153 Series 1898 provisional revenues (parent stamp 279)
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I call this tear drop period!
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott numbers 279b & R155 Series of 1898 provisional revenues on instrument
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Promise to payment amount $143.64, tax required 4 cents. Now then R155 was cancelled on 1 July 1898, then the next day 279b was cancelled on 2 July 1898. It appears like a mistake was made on 1 July 1898 by applying a single 2 cent stamp was used. Then on 2 July 1898 another 2 cent stamp was applied bring total tax 4 cents. The 2 cent stamp used was 279b (regular postage stamp), not a revenue stamp!
Condition: Space filler
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from this distance, those two stamps, 279b and its IR sister, appear to be "an attached pair." Are they? Or just more carefully placed than one has any reason to expect?
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R185 Series 1900 Revenues
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Close up see arrows, guide lines for cutting panes from a sheet are not supposed to be seen (supposed to be cut off)
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 158
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Close up see arrow, either relief break or double transfer
Right leg of the "T" of CENTS
Over all bottom label consists of very slight double transfer
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R173r (must be a remainer from the roulette days)
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Ring less cancel
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R172p Series 1898 Revenues
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Close up see arrows double transfer
Condition: Space Filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R163p series 1898 Revenues
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Cancel Osler & Hammond, Toronto? I don't know how this could be? It appears an American stamp (R163 has been cancelled with a Candian canel.
There are two partial R168's but were cut off.
Any guesses for what kind of instrument this was, and what action took place?
Condition: Good
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I want that in my battleship collection...
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott numner RE15, Series of 1914 Revenues
Pane of 10
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Condition: Fine
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Anyone else tired?
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Look at a something else if you don't like it. Or post some of your own.
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10:52:49am
I'm not saying this to upset anyone but I know some people aren't opening some strings because they have no interest in the last item posted. What they forget is that by doing this they could be missing stuff they really want to see that's a post or two before that one. If you have time open everything whether the last post interests you or not. I posted a couple items on the EFO 2 string that should have interested the Canada collectors but almost no one saw them because they were probably not interested in the post after it. Even if you have no interest in seeing the post that is showing you should have a look anyway. Surely you're not in that much of a hurry!!
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Harvey,
I completely understand and empathize with the message you are sending and agree with most of it. It just seems to me that there is too much childish comments and subliminal cheap shots/comments that one or two individuals take over what is supposed to be a fun thread and just ruin it for everyone else. Not everyone has the same taste pallet for the material that seems to be dominating the thread I started and that is do in large part because the individual who has been contributing the most to the thread has a large quantity of material to share with the rest of the world.
If that bothers some people then Contribute something else or move on to the next topic. It's that simple.
Don't make it personal and turn this subject/thread into a flame war of words of wit. It proves nothing other than a select group of senior citizens can act like their shoe size and not their age.
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12:04:31pm
"Don't make it personal and turn this subject/thread into a flame war of words of wit. It proves nothing other than a select group of senior citizens can act like their shoe size and not their age."
I really hope no one thinks I am doing that. I open and check out every post on this site and have done so since I joined, if someone takes the time to make a post the very least we can do is read it! I have, over the years, said a few thing I shouldn't have, but it's almost always a case of not thinking first! As to the posts we are talking about here, I do collect US revenue stamps, but not to the same degree 1899 does. He has wonderful material that I enjoy looking at even though most of it is beyond what I look for. The only thing I am trying to tell people is that just because the last post doesn't interest you, keep in mind that by ignoring it you might be missing material we really might want to see. We might even think we don't "like" a certain poster but it is very dangerous to decide you don't like someone you don't even know. That's just not right!!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R229
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Close up see arrow Type 2, right period has 2 dotd instead of one dot?
Condition: Space filler
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1960 London International Stamp Exhibition Souvenir Sheet.
This one shows a scarce Carmine colour shift. It's the only one I have ever seen. Unlisted until recently.
Not long ago I posted the missing carmine error on this sheet. Could this one here be the Carmine colour crawling off the sheet to produce the other one shown previously ?? 
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1899....are any of your examples listed? Just curious. What the heck do you use for magnification?
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Some are listed, some are my discovery.
I use scanner for magnification.
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"Line in Medallion"...not noted in Unitrade, but is in some book about flyspecks dream.
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This is a 1991 Jewish National Fund Souvenir Sheet celebrating the 90th anniversary. The sheet of 3x2 should show a 90th anniversary design in Yellow Brown in position 2.
An unusual find that I had not previously seen.
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Canada's Bluenose is certainly a beautiful stamp and is always put up as Canada's finest, but I've always loved the baby QE II stamp and the above scans show why. Even the eyes are very well done! But then, I was always an Elizabeth II fan.
Big Creek Dad, I hope that you found a UV lightbar to use. I also saw a couple on Amazon in that price range. They were just light bars, though, and didn't look as though they had a handle like the one I bought that was for stamps. It's not like you use them every day so they might be fine.
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Here's a novelty !
Exhibition overprint on a Great Britain 'Boots' Label Pane.
One normal and one printed on the gummed side !!!
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Well, I might as well jump on the band wagon. Here are a couple of mine. First one is SC #2517A or 2519C. Not sure, maybe someone can shed some light. The second one are color shifts on SC#2527 and 1555.
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United States of America, Scott number R190 Series 1902 Revenues
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These prefined only appear on some of the 1898 Commerce dollar values. I discovered these about 10 years ago, but still do not know what and why these are. I have many of these, maybe someday I'll find out, the chase is on!
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R155 Series Provisional Revenues 1898
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Small period, used as a control (I don't know how this controlled anything!)
Condition: Average
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United States of America, Scott numbers R161r (Orange) and R162r (Gray) series 1898 Revenues
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R161r was printed and used first, then after a few weeks R162r was printed and used until the 1898 Series revenues ended June 30, 1902.
Unknown what caused the change on color!
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R154 provisional revenue (over printrf I. R.) series 1898 Revenue
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Close up see arrows lots of what appears like broken detached reliefs
Condition: Space filler
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A couple more of mine and then I will stop. Scans are self explanatory.
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that second Holmes stamp is weird. How in the world does that happen? Thought the stamp was all one color. Wondering how only his jacket is affected.
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Well, since I am such an expert. I would guess that some sort of chemical interaction took place. Even though all the features look the same except for the jacket, if you really look close, the one on the right is actually darker on all the features. Other wise, I have no idea. May be someone on SOR can shed some light.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R154, Provisional "I. R." over print series 1898 Revenues
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Close up see arrow possible detacted relief break
Condition: About fine
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RC20 Double Transfer
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Close up, largest displacement I've seen yet
Condition: Space filler
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1982 BPE event which had a number of much sought after souvenirs. Those were the days.
Shown here are the regular Souvenir Sheet together with a copy missing the year and 'ge' of Orange.
In all my years of collecting Stamp Exhibition material, I have never seen another one.
It is now listed.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R151
Large usage on instrument
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Condition: Space filler
26 stamps
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott numbers R159 & R160 Provisional revenues series of 1898
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I have yet to discover which over print is in error.
Condition: Average
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What is the error ? Both of these are listed.
Just curious.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R163r Series 1898 Revenues
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Here are two pages of some more EFO's that I have discovered recently. These are my favorite discoveries so far.
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Very nice. I expect to see more of you discoveries!
Thank you
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Another EFO
This time United States of America RB28r, Series 1898 Revenues
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Date on cancel: 1910 8 years after end of Tax period.
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R191a over print as R187
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My discovery instead of a varnish square I discovered a stripe of varnish from margin to margin instead of a varnish square! You can see this in the enhanced image!
Condition: I'm calling this one no condition as I think it's printers waste
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WOW! Nice 1899.
Jeremy, this thread now takes my computer 18-20 seconds to load.
What would you like to do?
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Moderator - Given there is now an EFO 3 thread due to size of this thread, I am closing this thread.
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I have requested that the original EFO thread that I started in U.S. forums be closed because it has become so long. Now since it was such a popular thread I feel that a new one should be opened to include all nations and lets limit the thread length to 150 posts.
So lets see them ladies and gentleman. It's a show and tell thread.
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Let's get this party started. A 1204 used.
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20 Jun 2025
06:15:30pm
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A very interesting stamp to start with. When the inverted yellow background was discovered it was decided to print a large number with the error intentionally on the stamp to take the value down of the few actually varieties in existence. This was almost the only time this was ever done!! If someone ever found a copy of the variety with the date it first occurred they would have a rare item indeed!!! I believe the reissue occurred on Nov 16th 1962 so a postmark before that would be very desirable!!
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06:36:37pm
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I have plenty more U.S. to share with this thread just no worldwide material. So here is another. A 475 double transfer.
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Here is another that is really special for a couple of reasons. The first and most important reason is. It was given to me by a member of this forum and his handle is 1899. Thank you again Dave.
It is a U159 design type U44 and it is an EFO for a couple of reasons too. One the right numeral 3 is broken and not complete the other is the cancel was double transferred.
Finally what makes this cover so unique to me is that it was sent to a 7 or 8 times great uncle of mine. My last name is McLean and have traced it back to my uncle John from Pokeepsie New York.
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I specialise in EFO's and varieties, so here we go!
This one's quite subtle, but nice. Australia 1973 with a 3mm colour shift of the grey on the robe
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A not-so-subtle colour shift on the 1970 NZ 4c Puriri Moth
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One more for now
A transient flaw on a lovely stamp
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20 Jun 2025
08:32:33pm
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And now for one a bit different. I have a complete collection of Kaulbach Island stamps. They are local stamps to pay for ferry postage to and from privately owned Kaulbach Island off Chester Nova Scotia. The only other person in our group (as far as I know) who collects these is Cheryl Grantham. Her collection is really amazing to see since it also goes into the history of the island as well as a complete collection of all the stamps. We both have this error and mine is on a sheet which makes it interesting! The thing that makes it an EFO is the break in the rim in the first stamp in the second row! It also shows up in the regular sheet but this is the one overprinted for the last year of the service.
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08:39:50pm
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Nice one Harvey. We call that an error hiding in plain sight.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R222 series of 1914 overprint provisional future delivery
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Block of 12 face value $360 USD
Close up to see the provisional future delivery F D
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Spain 1930 1p with missing Lindbergh
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Great for a New thread, and nice cover Jeremy!
Cook Islands Scott# 33 Mint 50% OG
Major Denomination Shift...
Check it out!
-Ari
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Classic modern GB error from the 1980 'Famous Authoresses' set.
The 12p Charlotte Bronte stamp, missing 'p'. From row 4, stamp 6 on each sheet.
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Israel 1949 'Adoption of new National Flag', 'Isracl' error. Missing middle arm of 'E'.
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Here are a couple of mine.
Inverted over prints
Double prints. In this instance the sheet was fed in the press twice but in reverse.
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1946 Emeq Yizreel issue of the Jewish National Fund, overprinted for Postal use during the Interim Period (Minhelet Ha'am 1947-48).
Missing 5 Millieme value in circle on Imperforate Pair.
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Another EFO
United States of America, Revenue stamp on Parcel Post tags,
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Background see first image below tag.
Little known usage from 1917-1921
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I believe its official. I am now an EFO junkie/specialist. I have found and purchased on the cheap 3 more U.S. #233 that are double transfers and one #232 double transfer. They will arrive next week. I will post pictures then.
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@Everyone
I suppose everyone who is looking for double transfers already know this, but just in case dry printed flat press printed stamps often look like double transfer, don't ask me how I know!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB36 hand scribed plate number Series 1914 Revenue Proprietary
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PL269-
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My guess somebody forgot to engrave the plate number. There is a dash mark (-) after the plate number I have no idea why
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Wallace Supply Company Chicago, maker of a rubber stamp for Series of 1898 Revenue stamp cancel device
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My discovery of the post card
Reverse of post card
Close up of rubber stamp image as it would appear on the revenue stamp
R164r with cancel
This post card was a lucky discovery of mine.
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Another EFO
United States of America, Scott number 295, issued 1901, with 1/8 inch upwards displacement of train (I call it the flyer)
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 343 with a paste up pair
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Recent acquistion
Flate Press Printed!
I think used in stamp venting machines.
Strips made up and pasted together for long strips.
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British Guiana 1965 ICY with a nice donut
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USA 1953, the driest dry print I've ever seen!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 525d, double impression
Offset printing press
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My guess, something unknown happened with the machine which resulted in a double impression!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R237 Series 1917 Revenue Stamps
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Series 1898 Beer Revenue stamp, Quarter Barrel 25 cents. Unusual screw head capture I think it's called a security screw and requires a special tool.
Scott number REA58
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It's time for a cold beer!
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25 Jun 2025
11:05:30am
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This is the famous Canada Bluenose stamp, the "man on the mast" variety! I think I picked it up a couple years ago from someone here with a picture of the variety and a certificate. A nice item, even used!!
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25 Jun 2025
11:09:18am
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One more for today! The missing bird on totem pole. There are 5 stages of "missingness", mine is, I think, a 3 /5!
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Is the Bluenose a flat press printed stamp?
If so what is the cause of this EFO?
Edit: If this stamp is flat press printed, my guess as to the cause; detached relief.
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25 Jun 2025
12:57:06pm
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I am a stamp collector, mainly because I like and appreciate the objects themselves, almost like little miniature works of art. I do what has to be done to actually ID the stamp and have very little interest in things like flat or rotary press printing or wet and dry printings unless I need it to ID the stamp. Rather than show my ignorance on certain topics I have decided to follow the wise path and "keep my mouth shut". That way I can avoid (usually) making a fool of myself. If anyone else wants to answer 1899's question please feel free to do so, I'm not going to get involved, it's safer that way. I feel that many times questions are being asked to see if the person being asked knows the answer rather than the asker trying to get information he doesn't know!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Post Office Officially Sealed Scott OX34 1 way imperfed
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I think someone forgot to finish the perf. operation.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB20r, real parent stamp, fake cancel
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close up of faked cancel. This stamp was never used for any proprietary article.
There is no company named big 4, it was a gimmick.
If you want to learn the back ground look up the web site 1898Revenues and you see it there in the list of blog articles!
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Another EFO
United States of America, Scott number RB25r, Series 1898 Revenue Proprietary, 1 1/4 Cent, the EFO in this case is a "4", reason for the 4 unknown to this collector
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Close up of the 4 see arrow
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R68c Series 1862 Revenue Stamps, with 3 plus cancels
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Close of showing other cancels or stray letters
My guess the first cancel was horz. orientation, for some reason the second cancels (3 of them) were added in the vertical orientation
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R115a with sewing machine perfs
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As the story goes an imperf. sheet of stamps received and someone ran this sheet thru a sewing machine.
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Another EFO
I call this one bad day at the office!
R164 dated Jan 18 1898, which is impossible the correct date should be Jul 18 1898
My guess somebody had a hangover!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R192a over print missing
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB27r from the 1898 Series Revenues.
I'm calling this an EFO because of the date 6-30-98, which makes it one day before the Series 1898 Revenue Tax were required.
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The Lee Elliot 'Wings' design for Great Britain air mail etiquettes, 1930's.
Various printers' including Waterlow, Harrison and a number of private issues.
The two examples below, from different printers, are to show the missing black from the right hand pair. It's unusual to find outstanding errors on such items.
The slight upward shift of black on the left hand pair is not uncommon.
LB1
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The stamps here are from a 1962 Jewish National Fund issue, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the JNF.
It depicts a scene from the 1901 Zionist Congress in Basle, Switzerland showing Theodore Herzl addressing the delegates.
The bottom block of 4 shows the normal issue in Brown and Blue, Perf 10½.
The same design was also issued in Brown and Green.
The middle block is Imperforate and has a part of the design doubled, inverted and in the wrong colour......but only on two of the four stamps !!!
Don't ask !!
The top pair needs no explanation.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RC14, Series of 1914
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Over print off centered west ward
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RD11a
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Over print should read STOCK TRANSFER instead it reads TRANSFER STOCK
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Another EFO
United States of America, Scott number RS321 known as St. Louis Provisional or Antikamnia Chemical Company Provisional
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As per action of the company dated 1 July 1898
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Another EFO
This time United States of America Scott number 267 with odd cancel
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Condition: Space filler
This image was enhanced!
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Someone made an error on a sheet from the 1968 Jewish National Fund 'Western (Wailing) Wall' issue.
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The stamp-making process goes through so many processes, checks and balances that actual design errors shouldn't exist. Yet, here we are.
Lesotho 1988 6s Seoul Olympics Fencing, with the wrong Lesotho flag and withdrawn before issue
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And another, but this time they were issued. New Zealand 1985 Christmas set of three were all issued with CHRISTMAS misspelled as CRISTMAS.
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Mats prepared for Cloudy's book.
I had many talks with my friend Loran French and after his book was published he gave me lots of mats of stamps he used in his book.
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Mats just a small selection Washington/Franklin stamp mats 1908-1921
I also received 5 or 6 books and gave away over the years
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 279b used in place of R155 Provisional Revenue stamp, Series 1898
This is an improper usage, as I understand it (?), this would only become illegal if a court made that decision
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Jewish National Fund Stamps.
This one has a lot going for it !! A 1962 addition to an earlier (1954) series honoring the second President of the State of Israel, Yitzhak Ben Zvi. Issued in various sheet formats and Perf 10½.
A few Imperfs are known. This block should be in a much darker shade of blue. Then of course there is the (hilarious) double design, a sideways impression of the blue part of the design from the stamp shown in a previous post commemorating the 60th anniversary of the JNF.
All good fun !
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Here's a JNF label from my little corner of the world ! I'm close to the bottom of the Coat of Arms of Emeq Hefer, the area this stamp commemorates.
I don't need to tell you what's missing from this pair.......do I ??
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A few perforation misdemeanors on Swedish Flag Day Poster Stamps
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RFV1
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Condition: Space filler, with toning
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R48c
Dates (first 6 July 1862) & (28 March 1864)?
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Unknown why dated twice, first date 4 months before the Series 1862 Taxs were required!
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R5c with scratch(?) & double transfer
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Close ups two, top & bottom see arrows
Condition: Space filler
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United States of America, Scott number R155 Series 1898 Provisional Revenue over printed "I. R.", Promise to Pay instrument
There are 22 strips of 3 each with plate numbers (this instrument is very weak and cannot be soaked without major damage)
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Note: Careful examination the stamps are all T-4's
Total stamps 66
Condition: Space fillers
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Jewish National Fund.
This issue of 1948 marks the planting of Tamarisk trees in Beersheva. Genesis 21:33 tells us that Abraham planted a tree there.
Three colours in the set, Green, Brown and Blue. They exist with and without values and with values in red.
Printed in sheets of 10x10 on watermarked paper. Perf 11½.
Different shades were used and the normal stamp issue (without value) can be seen to the left of a pair with the dark green shade missing.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB23r Series 1898 Revenues
Lots of scratches and double transfer (see top label)
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2 close ups see arrows and upper label (double transfer)
Condition: Space filler
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Found this stamp from Nepal in a batch of kiloware I soaked earlier this week. Looks like the black printing is double to me. What does everyone think? Does double printing count as a error or just a freak?
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Wonder why "Nepal" is not doubled?
Without more info unable to determine how the double images were produced.
Not my area, perhaps a Nepal expert could provide more info?
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looks like the blank ink is doubled; others not; perhaps this was a sheet-fed two-color press, with black fed twice and the orange once....
just speculating
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 295 Series of 1901
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Train 3/16 of an inch downward
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 279B someone has tried to make this into R155 but the I. R. is very crude
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Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO (2 each)
This time United States of America Scott number RB20p (both) Series 1898 Revenues
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Scott only lists Yellow Green, but one is not yellow green, just green
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB22r. Series 1898 Revenue
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Roulette east ward is at a down ward angle
Close up
Condition: Space filler
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a comment and a question to 1899
on 295, is it a space filler because of those slightly nibbled perfs at UR? or the 3/16" shift?
on the 279B with overprint, because it wasn't added by the USPOD, that would make it a counterfeit or a forgery, and not an EFO.
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On the 295 overall conditions warrant a space filler condition, I have the stamp in front of me you don't. Hope this answers your question?
On the 279B is a real USPOD stamp. The I.R. is a fake overprint, sure it could be counterfeit or a forgery or an EFO. Again I have the stamp in front of me and you do not! I think it's an EFO but you do not think so.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America Scott number RB23p Series 1898 Revenues
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I have no idea what this is!
Condition: Space filler
Any body know what this is?
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Another EFO
United States of America Scott number R164p with Eagle Paid cancel
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I'm calling this an EFO, I think this was a one off(?) as I've never seen another one, in addition the cancel is missing, date, location and companies information
Condition: Space filler
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@1899 — please explain to us plebeians what a space filler is. You’re the only collector in the world who knows, it seems.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RS150d
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Close up see arrows for the double transfer
Condition: Space filler
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A 1971 British Postal Strike label that had a problem. I hope the service didn't have the same issues !! getting to Gatwick Airport was very important !!
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Tanzania 1993. Can you spot the problem?
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Other than I think he looks more like an Equestrian rider than a jockey and the Horses legs look funny, I have no other idea yet.
In the meantime, here is a nice error on a 1960 London International Exhibition Official Souvenir Sheet, together with normal.
No prizes for spotting the difference here !!
As you can see, the sheet depicts some of the world's more famous stamps.
Londonbus1
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Another EFO
This time United States of America Scott number RB23r, Series 1898 Revenue
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Close up see arrows, ink spill?
Other than a possible ink accident when printing the sheet, I have no idea what caused this image?
Condition: Space filler
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Dave,
the horse is a jumper, either in a fox hunt (red coat) or equestrian jump. the rider is definitely not in a horse race (like thoroughbred racing)
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Or the horse could be a steeplechaser - but definitely not a flat surface racer
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The dot in the shilling symbol is in the wrong place
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB2a Series 1871, violet paper double transfer
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Condition: Space filler
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The Tanzania stamp depicts a show jumper not a racing horse. A show jumping horse would come stone motherless last in any horse race. This one is typical of the rubbish produced for Tanzania
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R219 Series 1914
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Top stamp is Purple as listed in Scott
Bottom stamp is a different color(?) looks like maybe blue?
My guess somebody on purpose or not on purpose show how caused the purple color to change to blue?
Condition: Both stamps space fillers
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RB28r, Series 1898 Revenues
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Double Transfer see arrows
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R145, double transfer
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Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott R154 Provisional issue, series 1898 Revenues
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I. R. shifted position
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, R153 Series 1898 provisional revenues (parent stamp 279)
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I call this tear drop period!
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott numbers 279b & R155 Series of 1898 provisional revenues on instrument
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Promise to payment amount $143.64, tax required 4 cents. Now then R155 was cancelled on 1 July 1898, then the next day 279b was cancelled on 2 July 1898. It appears like a mistake was made on 1 July 1898 by applying a single 2 cent stamp was used. Then on 2 July 1898 another 2 cent stamp was applied bring total tax 4 cents. The 2 cent stamp used was 279b (regular postage stamp), not a revenue stamp!
Condition: Space filler
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from this distance, those two stamps, 279b and its IR sister, appear to be "an attached pair." Are they? Or just more carefully placed than one has any reason to expect?
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R185 Series 1900 Revenues
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Close up see arrows, guide lines for cutting panes from a sheet are not supposed to be seen (supposed to be cut off)
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number 158
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Close up see arrow, either relief break or double transfer
Right leg of the "T" of CENTS
Over all bottom label consists of very slight double transfer
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R173r (must be a remainer from the roulette days)
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Ring less cancel
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R172p Series 1898 Revenues
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Close up see arrows double transfer
Condition: Space Filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R163p series 1898 Revenues
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Cancel Osler & Hammond, Toronto? I don't know how this could be? It appears an American stamp (R163 has been cancelled with a Candian canel.
There are two partial R168's but were cut off.
Any guesses for what kind of instrument this was, and what action took place?
Condition: Good
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I want that in my battleship collection...
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott numner RE15, Series of 1914 Revenues
Pane of 10
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Condition: Fine
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08:24:00am
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Look at a something else if you don't like it. Or post some of your own.
Jeremy
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Back when I had a bunch! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
15 Jul 2025
10:52:49am
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I'm not saying this to upset anyone but I know some people aren't opening some strings because they have no interest in the last item posted. What they forget is that by doing this they could be missing stuff they really want to see that's a post or two before that one. If you have time open everything whether the last post interests you or not. I posted a couple items on the EFO 2 string that should have interested the Canada collectors but almost no one saw them because they were probably not interested in the post after it. Even if you have no interest in seeing the post that is showing you should have a look anyway. Surely you're not in that much of a hurry!!
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Harvey,
I completely understand and empathize with the message you are sending and agree with most of it. It just seems to me that there is too much childish comments and subliminal cheap shots/comments that one or two individuals take over what is supposed to be a fun thread and just ruin it for everyone else. Not everyone has the same taste pallet for the material that seems to be dominating the thread I started and that is do in large part because the individual who has been contributing the most to the thread has a large quantity of material to share with the rest of the world.
If that bothers some people then Contribute something else or move on to the next topic. It's that simple.
Don't make it personal and turn this subject/thread into a flame war of words of wit. It proves nothing other than a select group of senior citizens can act like their shoe size and not their age.
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15 Jul 2025
12:04:31pm
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"Don't make it personal and turn this subject/thread into a flame war of words of wit. It proves nothing other than a select group of senior citizens can act like their shoe size and not their age."
I really hope no one thinks I am doing that. I open and check out every post on this site and have done so since I joined, if someone takes the time to make a post the very least we can do is read it! I have, over the years, said a few thing I shouldn't have, but it's almost always a case of not thinking first! As to the posts we are talking about here, I do collect US revenue stamps, but not to the same degree 1899 does. He has wonderful material that I enjoy looking at even though most of it is beyond what I look for. The only thing I am trying to tell people is that just because the last post doesn't interest you, keep in mind that by ignoring it you might be missing material we really might want to see. We might even think we don't "like" a certain poster but it is very dangerous to decide you don't like someone you don't even know. That's just not right!!
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R229
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Close up see arrow Type 2, right period has 2 dotd instead of one dot?
Condition: Space filler
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1960 London International Stamp Exhibition Souvenir Sheet.
This one shows a scarce Carmine colour shift. It's the only one I have ever seen. Unlisted until recently.
Not long ago I posted the missing carmine error on this sheet. Could this one here be the Carmine colour crawling off the sheet to produce the other one shown previously ??
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1899....are any of your examples listed? Just curious. What the heck do you use for magnification?
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bigcreekdad
Some are listed, some are my discovery.
I use scanner for magnification.
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"Line in Medallion"...not noted in Unitrade, but is in some book about flyspecks dream.
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This is a 1991 Jewish National Fund Souvenir Sheet celebrating the 90th anniversary. The sheet of 3x2 should show a 90th anniversary design in Yellow Brown in position 2.
An unusual find that I had not previously seen.
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05:55:46pm
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Canada's Bluenose is certainly a beautiful stamp and is always put up as Canada's finest, but I've always loved the baby QE II stamp and the above scans show why. Even the eyes are very well done! But then, I was always an Elizabeth II fan.
Big Creek Dad, I hope that you found a UV lightbar to use. I also saw a couple on Amazon in that price range. They were just light bars, though, and didn't look as though they had a handle like the one I bought that was for stamps. It's not like you use them every day so they might be fine.
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Here's a novelty !
Exhibition overprint on a Great Britain 'Boots' Label Pane.
One normal and one printed on the gummed side !!!
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Well, I might as well jump on the band wagon. Here are a couple of mine. First one is SC #2517A or 2519C. Not sure, maybe someone can shed some light. The second one are color shifts on SC#2527 and 1555.
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United States of America, Scott number R190 Series 1902 Revenues
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Reverse image to show better what I'm posting
These prefined only appear on some of the 1898 Commerce dollar values. I discovered these about 10 years ago, but still do not know what and why these are. I have many of these, maybe someday I'll find out, the chase is on!
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R155 Series Provisional Revenues 1898
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Small period, used as a control (I don't know how this controlled anything!)
Condition: Average
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United States of America, Scott numbers R161r (Orange) and R162r (Gray) series 1898 Revenues
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R161r was printed and used first, then after a few weeks R162r was printed and used until the 1898 Series revenues ended June 30, 1902.
Unknown what caused the change on color!
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R154 provisional revenue (over printrf I. R.) series 1898 Revenue
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Close up see arrows lots of what appears like broken detached reliefs
Condition: Space filler
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A couple more of mine and then I will stop. Scans are self explanatory.
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Mel,
that second Holmes stamp is weird. How in the world does that happen? Thought the stamp was all one color. Wondering how only his jacket is affected.
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Well, since I am such an expert. I would guess that some sort of chemical interaction took place. Even though all the features look the same except for the jacket, if you really look close, the one on the right is actually darker on all the features. Other wise, I have no idea. May be someone on SOR can shed some light.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R154, Provisional "I. R." over print series 1898 Revenues
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Close up see arrow possible detacted relief break
Condition: About fine
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number RC20 Double Transfer
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Close up, largest displacement I've seen yet
Condition: Space filler
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1982 BPE event which had a number of much sought after souvenirs. Those were the days.
Shown here are the regular Souvenir Sheet together with a copy missing the year and 'ge' of Orange.
In all my years of collecting Stamp Exhibition material, I have never seen another one.
It is now listed.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R151
Large usage on instrument
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Condition: Space filler
26 stamps
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott numbers R159 & R160 Provisional revenues series of 1898
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I have yet to discover which over print is in error.
Condition: Average
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What is the error ? Both of these are listed.
Just curious.
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R163r Series 1898 Revenues
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Condition: Space filler
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Here are two pages of some more EFO's that I have discovered recently. These are my favorite discoveries so far.
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Very nice. I expect to see more of you discoveries!
Thank you
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Another EFO
This time United States of America RB28r, Series 1898 Revenues
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Date on cancel: 1910 8 years after end of Tax period.
Condition: Space filler
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Another EFO
This time United States of America, Scott number R191a over print as R187
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My discovery instead of a varnish square I discovered a stripe of varnish from margin to margin instead of a varnish square! You can see this in the enhanced image!
Condition: I'm calling this one no condition as I think it's printers waste
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WOW! Nice 1899.
Jeremy, this thread now takes my computer 18-20 seconds to load.
What would you like to do?
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Moderator - Given there is now an EFO 3 thread due to size of this thread, I am closing this thread.
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