joshtanski
14 Sep 2014
06:42:21pm | Hello,
I found this stamp in an auction lot I had just purchased - it appears to be a used 15 fils value from the Kuwait 1980 Olympics set (Scott 824), but it is missing the red denomination at lower right and Olympic logo at upper left. I do not see any varieties listed for the stamp in Scott or my 2006 Michel Gulf States catalog, and I only have the 1840-1970 SG BC catalog. Does anyone know if this is a listed variety anywhere, or if I've made a find? Or perhaps the red ink was water soluble or something...
Here is what the stamp is supposed to look like (cropped from an image I found on the web):
Thanks,
Josh
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michael78651
14 Sep 2014
08:14:12pm | re: Possible color missing on Kuwait 1980 Olympic stamp (scott 824)???
Josh, one red flag, if you permit me the saying, is that the red color remains on the stamp on the Olympic rings and on the Kuwaiti shield. I don't know how the stamp was printed, but the same color is generally printed on the same press run. I don't know if the missing red color was removed intentionally, or something else happened. You could send the image to Linn's/Scott to see what they have to say about it. You just might cause a new minor number to be created.
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