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Europe/Other : Gibraltar "Large 2 in 1.2" Question

 

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TheStampCellar
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10 May 2015
12:33:05pm
Hi All,

I got this stamp in a collection of Gibraltar. On the album page it says it is "large 2 in 1/2" variety. After checking SG I think it would be SG79a. Trouble is, I can't notice any difference. Could anybody tell me if this is the variety and also how you can tell...

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James

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16 May 2015
10:30:11am
re: Gibraltar "Large 2 in 1.2" Question

Thank-you nl1947 for your detailed response. I found a similar block to yours on Google. I've been trying to compare them to my stamp but, to be honest, I can't see any difference - maybe my eye is not trained enough!

Thanks again and best wishes to all
James

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16 May 2015
10:47:08am
re: Gibraltar "Large 2 in 1.2" Question

I can see the difference when compared side by side, but were the image of either offered as a "stand alone," I would be unable to tell. That is why we keep Nelson around, to guide us through the morass.Big Grin

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16 May 2015
01:01:55pm
re: Gibraltar "Large 2 in 1.2" Question

Is the "large 2" difference the same in both issues?

All the exemplars given are the black lettering issue, but the stamp in question has blue lettering, from a different issue.

Chris

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16 May 2015
10:57:10pm
re: Gibraltar "Large 2 in 1.2" Question

You can also see that the word "Penny" almost completely vertically fills the box on the large "2" example, while the font on the other "Penny" is smaller.

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TheStampCellar

10 May 2015
12:33:05pm

Hi All,

I got this stamp in a collection of Gibraltar. On the album page it says it is "large 2 in 1/2" variety. After checking SG I think it would be SG79a. Trouble is, I can't notice any difference. Could anybody tell me if this is the variety and also how you can tell...

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Many thanks in advance,
James

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16 May 2015
10:30:11am

re: Gibraltar "Large 2 in 1.2" Question

Thank-you nl1947 for your detailed response. I found a similar block to yours on Google. I've been trying to compare them to my stamp but, to be honest, I can't see any difference - maybe my eye is not trained enough!

Thanks again and best wishes to all
James

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They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin
16 May 2015
10:47:08am

re: Gibraltar "Large 2 in 1.2" Question

I can see the difference when compared side by side, but were the image of either offered as a "stand alone," I would be unable to tell. That is why we keep Nelson around, to guide us through the morass.Big Grin

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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke"

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thebiggnome

16 May 2015
01:01:55pm

re: Gibraltar "Large 2 in 1.2" Question

Is the "large 2" difference the same in both issues?

All the exemplars given are the black lettering issue, but the stamp in question has blue lettering, from a different issue.

Chris

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michael78651

16 May 2015
10:57:10pm

re: Gibraltar "Large 2 in 1.2" Question

You can also see that the word "Penny" almost completely vertically fills the box on the large "2" example, while the font on the other "Penny" is smaller.

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