Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant 18 Aug 2014 05:51:50pm
This is a new "game", or challenge. Can you identify this stamp. Please feel free to add your mystery stamps.
I will be adding difficult stamps to id (for me anyway), and I urge you to do the same.
I will post the answer later (if I know it).
Starting with 2 stamps...and I don't know the answer, plus one from Transjordan that I cannot identify the o/p....
So post your answers:
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Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant 19 Aug 2014 04:32:56pm
re: Identify me challenge.
Naaahhh photograph lighting. But if you look closely, color is one thing I noticed: The o/p has two different color, purple and black...but that is not it! Plus, can you identify the stamp?
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ThePhilatelist Wish I was Engraved! 19 Aug 2014 06:55:45pm
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"The o/p has two different color, purple and black...but that is not it! Plus, can you identify the stamp?"
As of now, I am unable to see what is strange about it. Anyway, the stamp type is 1917 Turkey semi-postal (Scott B46). However, as of now, I have no information on the overprint (the top overprint is a bit hard to read, but trying!)
Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant 19 Aug 2014 08:00:21pm
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while the base stamp is indeed a Turkey semi postal B46, it is however incorrect...Turkey stamps were used everywhere in the Ottoman empire territories. This one has a unique story that goes with it as well.
As for the "mystery" strange thing I noted, it is quite something!
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Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant 20 Aug 2014 11:13:56am
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Still puzzled?
Well, here is an additional photo of two stamps, the one on the Right is the one that has the "strange thing", while the other one is the normal stamp. Need I say more?
Still, with all the expertise we have here, does anyone have an idea for the country, let alone the catalog number or year?
rrr... (apologizing for any induced headache)
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Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant 20 Aug 2014 05:24:48pm
re: Identify me challenge.
Well done Nigel!
For those using Scott, it is Syrian Arabian Government(SAG) Scott #16.
Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, and after the British Military Occupation, France and England partitioned the area and France controlled the Syria/Lebanon/Alaouites/Alexandretta/Latakia/Hatai/Rouad region. The Syrian territories were initially set as an Arab Kingdom from 1918 to 1920. King Faisal (Also the king of Irak) was deposed in Syria in July 1920. French military Occupation followed, until the territories were mandated to France in 1922.
The Syrian Arabian Government used Turkish stamps with the special overprint from 1918 to 1920....and many stamps were also surcharged with new values. Since most were hand-stamped, errors are fairly common. However the stamps of the SAG are really difficult to find, and generally fetch a fairly good price.
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Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant 21 Aug 2014 01:44:18pm
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Here is another puzzler..and I don't know what it is...China no doubt, but what?
I usually keep a small envelope with these mystery stamps. Do you?
Interested in more?
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Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant 18 Jul 2019 03:27:44pm
re: Identify me challenge.
From an old post..that went nowhere...
Here is a new ID me challenge.
Identifying this stamp may be a bit easier, but....
What is wrong about this stamp? (and I don't refer to the perforation)
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Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant 19 Jul 2019 11:34:50am
re: Identify me challenge.
Very well done Jansimon. Eagle eyes!
This was not an easy one!
Here are Egypt #1 to #3. You can see that my challenge stamp is the 5 para (#1) but the overprint (check the bottom part) is normally found on the #3, the 20 para stamp.
A major error? Unfortunately I don't think so. A crude counterfeit stamp trying to masquerade as a rare error.
and the challenge stamp for comparison:
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