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Postage stamps and philately of Trinidad and Tobago
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A general rant on stamp catalog editorial quality
If you haven't already figured out from my 500+ blog entries, one of my pet peeves is when stamp catalogues provide false or missing information. Such is the case with below Trinidad & Tobago 60c 'Anthurium lilies' stamp from the 1960/66 definitive stamp series. What makes this particular stamp interesting from collector perspective is the fact that it comes with two easily recognizable prints: one common and low value, one (likely) scarce and (supposedly) of notable value.
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