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Postage stamps and philately of Guatemala
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Random notes on Guatemalan postage stamps
This week I've worked my way through a pile of stamps from Central and South American countries, and above all the stamps of Guatemala have once again caught my interest.
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Missing color on Guatemalan 1960 Spring Fair postage stamp
Few years back I wrote about perforation varieties of Guatemalan Spring Fair 1960 stamp, and with this entry I'll introduce another bizarre specimen for this stamp.
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Perforation varieties of Guatemalan 1960 Spring Fair postage stamp
Recently a reader of the blog asked if (pre-printed) stamp album pages provide spaces for all the issued stamps and (essential) varieties. My response to question was negative: if catalog editors can't agree on simple facts on what to list as major/minor numbers, then how could those making album pages manage better on deciding what spaces to include on album pages? Here's a simple example to prove how messy things can get: a 1963 Guatemala airmail stamp to commemorate the Spring Fair of 1960.
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