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Patches Liz 24 Aug 2014 02:52:19am Auctions - Approvals	http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/rare-stamp-earns-victoria-collector-92-000-us-1.1325698 1 Member likes this post. Login to Like.
philatelia APS #156650 24 Aug 2014 09:18:25am	re: Rare stamp earns Victoria, British Columbia, Canada collector US$92,000! Wow! Login to Like this post "Just one more small collection, hun, really! LoL "
cocollectibles 24 Aug 2014 10:11:35am	re: Rare stamp earns Victoria, British Columbia, Canada collector US$92,000! Good for him! Anyone else find it strange a Victorian stamp would be overprinted in 1918 and not a KE7 stamp? Login to Like this post "TO ERR IS HUMAN; TO FORGIVE, CANINE."
jillcrow 24 Aug 2014 10:38:47pm	re: Rare stamp earns Victoria, British Columbia, Canada collector US$92,000! Or even George V. The reason given for the overprint was wartime shortages. Presumably there were a few QV stamps still available to fill the shortfall. Login to Like this post
Bobstamp 24 Aug 2014 11:06:09pm	re: Rare stamp earns Victoria, British Columbia, Canada collector US$92,000! Or Edward VII. I expect that there wasn't much call for 5-pound revenue stamps; Scott notes that the stamps are only known fiscally used. Given the wartime conditions, it wouldn't have made sense to design a new stamp, thus officials opted for the overprint. Bob Login to Like this post www.ephemeraltreasures.net

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