Lundy puffin postage stamps are widely known amongst the stamp collectors. The history behind the stamps of Lundy is pretty similar to stamps of Herm Island (see yesterday’s post if you missed it).
Published on August 26th 2009 | Read more.... | 2 Comments »
For couple of years I’ve had this single Herm Islands stamp in my albums. It is part of the 1961 Europa (CEPT) set of 6 different local stamps issued on September 18th 1961.
Published on August 25th 2009 | Read more.... | 1 Comment »
I think most stamp collectors do make unusual (and random) findings from kiloware (assuming it is truly unsorted).
Published on August 24th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
For a long time, these two stamps have bugged me. They are very common Hong Kong definitive stamps from the King George V era with single line overprint “CHINA”.
Published on March 16th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
One of the most common form of unusual things in postage stamps are perfins. Some consider a stamp with a perfin seriously damaged, some (like me) collect them with passion. Below is an image of nicely used 1902 Great Britain King Edward VII 2sh6p stamp (Michel 115A, SG#261, Scott#139) with perfin.
Published on February 5th 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
This 1967 Great Britain christmas stamp (Michel #474) displays the classical adoration of the shepherds topic painted by an unknown Spanish masters (16-17th century). As one can see from the image below, the color shift affects only the gold imprint (meaning face value and queens head).
Published on February 3rd 2009 | Read more.... | No Comments »
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