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I purchased this recently, the description said block of six coil stamps.
They are MNH, but did these stamps actually come as coil stamps?
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Horamakhet
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Here in the States, coils are considered strips not blocks. I believe that the definition of block, stampwise, is at least two by two stamps attached together. Coils used to be stamps perforated on two opposite sides and the two other edges straight, but now with the new printing methods you can find coil stamps with perforations on all four sides and Aussie stamps are a good example of this.
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I probably should also have noted that in my album the first time they have spaces for coils is after the 1937 definitive issue. The 1/2 orange penny roo, the 1p queen and the two 2p scarlet and bright purple all have spaces for coil pairs. There is no space for any of the early roos as coil pairs.
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Bob -
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The BW ACSC says that just under 2 million were printed for coils.
Tasnaki
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The specific use for coil stamps were for vending machines.
Rob
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Horamakhet
Can you please post a scan of reverse.
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Frank
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03:10:22am
Referring to the image of the strip of six posted by Horamaket.
As most Machin collectors know, UK coil stamps printed for use in a coil dispenser exhibit two opposite sides that are carefully (usually) cut straight down the center of the line of perforations. The other opposite sides are torn or ripped asunder by the user. Thus they are easily identified as coil varieties.
The coil varieties are designated as either CTCT, or TCTC (Cut or torn side starting CW from the top)
See;
Adminware illustration coil perforations
Now my rapidly aging eyes seem to show that the green strip of six were cut on the right side, but not on the left, which would be TCTT in Machin speak. Usually stamps from a booklet.
Are Aussie coil stamps cut in a similar manner on opposite sides?
And are the left and right sides above showing having been cut ?
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Hi to all
Sorry I have not replied sooner, but the internet in this area was down, and it has taken from Friday last week, until 2pm today to fix it.
I think that Telstra just did not want to pay overtime on Friday Night or over the weekend.
Hi Langtounlad, I will post a scan of the back in the next few days on this thread.
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Horamakhet
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Hi Langtounlad
As promised a scan of the back of the half penny green roo
It does look like the coil type perferations from the back
Horamakhet
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01:57:12pm
" .... It does look like the coil type perforations from the back ...."
Are you referring to the top and bottom variation in hole size, or the sides being cut rather than torn, a la Machins ?
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Hi cdj1122
Just the variation in the perf hole sizes.
Never thought about the sides being cut, but that is interesting
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Horamakhet
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Hi to all,
I purchased this recently, the description said block of six coil stamps.
They are MNH, but did these stamps actually come as coil stamps?
Regards
Horamakhet
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re: ROO GREEN STRIP OF SIX HALFPENNY
Here in the States, coils are considered strips not blocks. I believe that the definition of block, stampwise, is at least two by two stamps attached together. Coils used to be stamps perforated on two opposite sides and the two other edges straight, but now with the new printing methods you can find coil stamps with perforations on all four sides and Aussie stamps are a good example of this.
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re: ROO GREEN STRIP OF SIX HALFPENNY
I probably should also have noted that in my album the first time they have spaces for coils is after the 1937 definitive issue. The 1/2 orange penny roo, the 1p queen and the two 2p scarlet and bright purple all have spaces for coil pairs. There is no space for any of the early roos as coil pairs.
FYI
Bob -
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re: ROO GREEN STRIP OF SIX HALFPENNY
The BW ACSC says that just under 2 million were printed for coils.
Tasnaki
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29 Nov 2019
05:44:36pm
re: ROO GREEN STRIP OF SIX HALFPENNY
The specific use for coil stamps were for vending machines.
Rob
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10:49:15pm
re: ROO GREEN STRIP OF SIX HALFPENNY
Horamakhet
Can you please post a scan of reverse.
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Frank
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30 Nov 2019
03:10:22am
re: ROO GREEN STRIP OF SIX HALFPENNY
Referring to the image of the strip of six posted by Horamaket.
As most Machin collectors know, UK coil stamps printed for use in a coil dispenser exhibit two opposite sides that are carefully (usually) cut straight down the center of the line of perforations. The other opposite sides are torn or ripped asunder by the user. Thus they are easily identified as coil varieties.
The coil varieties are designated as either CTCT, or TCTC (Cut or torn side starting CW from the top)
See;
Adminware illustration coil perforations
Now my rapidly aging eyes seem to show that the green strip of six were cut on the right side, but not on the left, which would be TCTT in Machin speak. Usually stamps from a booklet.
Are Aussie coil stamps cut in a similar manner on opposite sides?
And are the left and right sides above showing having been cut ?
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re: ROO GREEN STRIP OF SIX HALFPENNY
Hi to all
Sorry I have not replied sooner, but the internet in this area was down, and it has taken from Friday last week, until 2pm today to fix it.
I think that Telstra just did not want to pay overtime on Friday Night or over the weekend.
Hi Langtounlad, I will post a scan of the back in the next few days on this thread.
Regards
Horamakhet
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re: ROO GREEN STRIP OF SIX HALFPENNY
Hi Langtounlad
As promised a scan of the back of the half penny green roo
It does look like the coil type perferations from the back
Horamakhet
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03 Dec 2019
01:57:12pm
re: ROO GREEN STRIP OF SIX HALFPENNY
" .... It does look like the coil type perforations from the back ...."
Are you referring to the top and bottom variation in hole size, or the sides being cut rather than torn, a la Machins ?
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re: ROO GREEN STRIP OF SIX HALFPENNY
Hi cdj1122
Just the variation in the perf hole sizes.
Never thought about the sides being cut, but that is interesting
Regards
Horamakhet
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