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John Ash: Superb centring and mint unhinged - Rare.
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Now THAT is a well centered stamp.
I know you have been looking for that stamp Robert. Congratulations, and perhaps time to pull out a bottle of your best wine and/or Champagne!
Well done sir.
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Thanks Eric.
I waited just over 3½ years for this stamp; now I'm on the hunt for it's twin, the McCracken issue, though I've been told by an internationally renowned specialist I could be waiting awhile, if a well centred or superbly centred MUH one turns up.
Not a bad idea; yes I will crack a bubbly for this purchase.
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Take some scissors and trim .005" off the bottom, and the centering will be magnificent!
Good find tho....ugh where did I leave my beer....
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You said .005, okay, where did I put those scissors?
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Hey very nice stamp in even better condition.
I admire your commitment to your specific collecting interests and your eye for quality.
Keep showing us great things!
Ernie
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Hi Ernie
True, I am very committed and very specific to my stamp collecting, as one can see in the quality of my collection. It takes a long time to accumulate such a collection just like the £1 Robes Specimen, which had taken me a little over 3½ years to find, I have seen a few come to my attention and I declined to buy any until this little beauty came along.
Of all the £1 Robes Specimens I have seen in 40 years this would have to be the holy grail of the Coronation Robes; when I find its twin, the McCracken Specimen (less than 200 were printed), I will have completed a very rare Coronation series involving all printings pertaining to papers, shades, specimens and major varieties.
There is more to come, including a block of 4 George V Victorian Government perfin error.
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12:19:02pm
Beautiful - I'm sure the wait was worth it once you had that in your hand. Congrats on finding it. I know what "the hunt" is like and I spent 15 years searching for the stamp I wanted. There is still one more that I want and if it takes another 15 years - so be it.
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The detail in this stamp is phenomenal. I put it up with my magnifying system on my computer and just seeing it inch by inch is just fabulous. The engraving is so perfect.
It truly is beautiful.
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Hi Poodle_Mum
"Beautiful - I'm sure the wait was worth it once you had that in your hand. Congrats on finding it. I know what "the hunt" is like and I spent 15 years searching for the stamp I wanted. There is still one more that I want and if it takes another 15 years - so be it."
Thank you. The master engraver Frank Manley showed his intricate expert skill when he engraved the £1 Coronation stamp.
Only 2,860 were printed and much less were bought. The McCracken issue was less than 200 (it looks like I'm going to be in for a long wait), but I will be in the shadows waiting for it to appear.
I thought waiting 3½ years for that particular £1 specimen was a long time; it's a walk around the block compared to your 15 years. And yes, what's so good about stamp collecting, is the hunt.
Rob
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Hi Poodle_Mum
"The detail in this stamp is phenomenal. I put it up with my magnifying system on my computer and just seeing it inch by inch is just fabulous. The engraving is so perfect.
It truly is beautiful."
It is a phenomenal stamp, and in my opinion the most intricately designed and engraved stamp ever printed in Australia since Federation (1901) to the present date.
Your magnifying system would have done the stamp justice as well as you experiencing the work of the master engraver Frank Manley.
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08:56:02pm
I really like the background pattern. So precise! The division of lines and the way he created the background design itself is a masterpiece, to say nothing of the rest of the stamp.
Again I say - absolutely breathless!
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Hi Poodle_Mum
I agree, it's also a pity such a precise skill is no longer seen with the stamps we have today; and considering the detailing was done on small soft metal plates, it's just incredible.
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03 Apr 2017
09:09:31pm
John Ash: Superb centring and mint unhinged - Rare.
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re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
Now THAT is a well centered stamp.
I know you have been looking for that stamp Robert. Congratulations, and perhaps time to pull out a bottle of your best wine and/or Champagne!
Well done sir.
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03 Apr 2017
09:32:57pm
re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
Thanks Eric.
I waited just over 3½ years for this stamp; now I'm on the hunt for it's twin, the McCracken issue, though I've been told by an internationally renowned specialist I could be waiting awhile, if a well centred or superbly centred MUH one turns up.
Not a bad idea; yes I will crack a bubbly for this purchase.
Rob
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re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
Take some scissors and trim .005" off the bottom, and the centering will be magnificent!
Good find tho....ugh where did I leave my beer....
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04:40:29am
re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
Hi TuskenRaider
You said .005, okay, where did I put those scissors?
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re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
Hey very nice stamp in even better condition.
I admire your commitment to your specific collecting interests and your eye for quality.
Keep showing us great things!
Ernie
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04 Apr 2017
10:05:41am
re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
Hi Ernie
True, I am very committed and very specific to my stamp collecting, as one can see in the quality of my collection. It takes a long time to accumulate such a collection just like the £1 Robes Specimen, which had taken me a little over 3½ years to find, I have seen a few come to my attention and I declined to buy any until this little beauty came along.
Of all the £1 Robes Specimens I have seen in 40 years this would have to be the holy grail of the Coronation Robes; when I find its twin, the McCracken Specimen (less than 200 were printed), I will have completed a very rare Coronation series involving all printings pertaining to papers, shades, specimens and major varieties.
There is more to come, including a block of 4 George V Victorian Government perfin error.
Rob
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04 Apr 2017
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re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
Beautiful - I'm sure the wait was worth it once you had that in your hand. Congrats on finding it. I know what "the hunt" is like and I spent 15 years searching for the stamp I wanted. There is still one more that I want and if it takes another 15 years - so be it.
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04 Apr 2017
07:24:57pm
re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
The detail in this stamp is phenomenal. I put it up with my magnifying system on my computer and just seeing it inch by inch is just fabulous. The engraving is so perfect.
It truly is beautiful.
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04 Apr 2017
08:02:32pm
re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
Hi Poodle_Mum
"Beautiful - I'm sure the wait was worth it once you had that in your hand. Congrats on finding it. I know what "the hunt" is like and I spent 15 years searching for the stamp I wanted. There is still one more that I want and if it takes another 15 years - so be it."
Thank you. The master engraver Frank Manley showed his intricate expert skill when he engraved the £1 Coronation stamp.
Only 2,860 were printed and much less were bought. The McCracken issue was less than 200 (it looks like I'm going to be in for a long wait), but I will be in the shadows waiting for it to appear.
I thought waiting 3½ years for that particular £1 specimen was a long time; it's a walk around the block compared to your 15 years. And yes, what's so good about stamp collecting, is the hunt.
Rob
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08:17:12pm
re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
Hi Poodle_Mum
"The detail in this stamp is phenomenal. I put it up with my magnifying system on my computer and just seeing it inch by inch is just fabulous. The engraving is so perfect.
It truly is beautiful."
It is a phenomenal stamp, and in my opinion the most intricately designed and engraved stamp ever printed in Australia since Federation (1901) to the present date.
Your magnifying system would have done the stamp justice as well as you experiencing the work of the master engraver Frank Manley.
Rob
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08:56:02pm
re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
I really like the background pattern. So precise! The division of lines and the way he created the background design itself is a masterpiece, to say nothing of the rest of the stamp.
Again I say - absolutely breathless!
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09:51:41pm
re: Rare 1938 Specimen £1 Coronation Robe with certificate
Hi Poodle_Mum
I agree, it's also a pity such a precise skill is no longer seen with the stamps we have today; and considering the detailing was done on small soft metal plates, it's just incredible.
Rob
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