Thanks for posting the picture of the stamp. It is definitely not a Scott #68b.
Depending on the watermark, it is either a Scott #68 or a Scott #109. Both are common stamps.
Thankyou Michael,
oops only proof how much of a beginner I am
I am yet to get a copy of 2009 Scott, very soon though
No problem, that's how you learn.
I came across this thread working on the Indexing Project so I thought I'd add a scan of what I believe is a genuine 68b from my collection;
You all are so good with identification. I am trying to learn but the only difference I see in the 2 are the perfs. Are there more? Perfs might not even be the right word. One is a coil the other not.
Yup - you're 100% absolutely right! Although they could have different watermarks, but the coil was only issued in one watermark type.
And we aren't born knowing this stuff - we all learn it bit by bit. I've found that narrowing the scope of my collection by specializing has really allowed me to study much more in depth.
Hi Everyone;
Did anyone notice that Kat has not been back since March 2013?
I sent a PM to her to see if she would be interested in returning or has no further interests here.
I'll pass on whatever I hear from her.
Just wonderin'....
TuskenRaider
Good idea, Tusken....
....curious to know if you get any reply.
If she's not stopping by here it might be best to try an email instead?
Good thought, Theresa.
Hi Theresa;
I just cut-and-pasted my PM to her e-Mail address. I'll get back if I hear anything.
oooooppss!
Just wondering the Dune Sea....
TuskenRaider
(The Dune Sea is a huge sandy desert, near the cities of Anchorhead, Mos Eisley
and Tosche Station)
"Just wondering the dessert wastelands...."
"Dessert wastelands" = "we're out of Hershey's syrup!"
She still has a Facebook profile but does not seem to have been on for a while.
The only problem with getting a cert on specialist material is that you would want to get the one that is widely accepted for that stamp. My guess would be an R.P.S. cert but hopefully someone will chime in. I know that some British dealers will not accept an APS cert for oddball British stamps and would think the same would be true for Irish stamps.
The one sold at the Kelleher Auction of Specialized Irish material had an R.P.S. cert.
I am very excited about jioning as I have a few other stamps I would like to show u all and may find out a bit more about them. And thankyou for the information about the stamp. My collection was originally half my grandfather's (Danish) and half my stepfather's who was born in a concentration camp u see one of the german soldiers fell in love with his mother and hid them so I have some interesting german stamps from his part of the collection both now deceased)
The scan is not showing true colour sorry
Ta Kat
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
Thanks for posting the picture of the stamp. It is definitely not a Scott #68b.
Depending on the watermark, it is either a Scott #68 or a Scott #109. Both are common stamps.
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
Thankyou Michael,
oops only proof how much of a beginner I am
I am yet to get a copy of 2009 Scott, very soon though
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
No problem, that's how you learn.
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
I came across this thread working on the Indexing Project so I thought I'd add a scan of what I believe is a genuine 68b from my collection;
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
You all are so good with identification. I am trying to learn but the only difference I see in the 2 are the perfs. Are there more? Perfs might not even be the right word. One is a coil the other not.
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
Yup - you're 100% absolutely right! Although they could have different watermarks, but the coil was only issued in one watermark type.
And we aren't born knowing this stuff - we all learn it bit by bit. I've found that narrowing the scope of my collection by specializing has really allowed me to study much more in depth.
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
Hi Everyone;
Did anyone notice that Kat has not been back since March 2013?
I sent a PM to her to see if she would be interested in returning or has no further interests here.
I'll pass on whatever I hear from her.
Just wonderin'....
TuskenRaider
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
Good idea, Tusken....
....curious to know if you get any reply.
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
If she's not stopping by here it might be best to try an email instead?
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
Good thought, Theresa.
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
Hi Theresa;
I just cut-and-pasted my PM to her e-Mail address. I'll get back if I hear anything.
oooooppss!
Just wondering the Dune Sea....
TuskenRaider
(The Dune Sea is a huge sandy desert, near the cities of Anchorhead, Mos Eisley
and Tosche Station)
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
"Just wondering the dessert wastelands...."
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
"Dessert wastelands" = "we're out of Hershey's syrup!"
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
She still has a Facebook profile but does not seem to have been on for a while.
re: Ireland: My Scott 68b
The only problem with getting a cert on specialist material is that you would want to get the one that is widely accepted for that stamp. My guess would be an R.P.S. cert but hopefully someone will chime in. I know that some British dealers will not accept an APS cert for oddball British stamps and would think the same would be true for Irish stamps.
The one sold at the Kelleher Auction of Specialized Irish material had an R.P.S. cert.