Comments on: CTO cancelled Wurttemberg stamps

By: Y M Kakar.

Y M Kakar. — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:09:42 +0000

Hi everyone there, nice to watch things like that. Collectors like me do live on these philatelic gems. Let us keep them alive for the collectors around the globe.

By: Keijo

Keijo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:43:17 +0000

Hi David,

these haven’t been soaked: they have glue on the back and pristine (mint-like) surface.

And to your other question… Michel does list commonly found CTO-cancels (like this) for some german issues . Sometimes the listings have detailed pictures of cancels (to different them from real ones), sometimes (like early DDR issues) there is just a long list of places/dates with known CTO-cancels. For German collectors Michel is the one and only true reference.

And finally, Michel’s Germany Special Catalogues (as well as most of their other catalogues) are available in English too. As I personally use the original german editions, I can’t say if these are precisely 1:1, but I’d assume. They are pricey, but definitely superb!

By: dkclark

dkclark — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:11:00 +0000

Hi Keijo,

I have rarely seen SOTN CTOs as shown in your first set. I presume these were soaked off of a cover similar to the second set you show?

Do you get your information on CTO vs. real used cancels from the Michel catalogues? Since I only have Scott catalogues I lack a significant resource to differentiate CTO from used for some of the more difficult/older issues. Can you recommend an English language reference book or website that addresses this topic? My German is a bit rusty, but I might buy the Michels if I can’t find an english reference.

David