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The listing, 3 old Stamps in block form from South Africa! Ship~ has ended.

Up for auction is this grouping of 3 Stamps from South Africa in block form they're used and still are on paper (likely the envelope they were mailed on) The stamps are of a boat on water. Very scenic and colorful in great used condition!~ Can be yours for the high bid! Thank You for looking and if you liked what you saw here then please view my other auctions as well! FREE SHIPPING in the USA! 1.00 to Canada payable via paypal or by mail, whichever works best for you! As always all Questions, Comments, and or Concerns will be welcomed and appreciated here! Thanks again, also remember that the best way to catch future listings from me is to fan me!

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Feb 21st, 2011 at 7:59:50 PM PST by

Thank You and glad you enjoy~ Any thing you can share on these stamps is appreciated, I seem to know nothing compared to you and enjoy reading your comments~

Feb 21st, 2011 at 9:03:25 PM PST by

These are still on paper, are they not?
I ask because your image of the reverse almost suggests that these are imperforate, though I do not believe they exist in that state.

ps Don't you like the "Suid" - "South" alternation of stamps.
It seems to echo the aparthied of the regime governing South Africa at that point in time - but it was meant as an equalization across language barrier, I'm sure.
This is one really important reason to collect stamps. They are the announcements by countries (at the time) of what they believe (or want others to think that they do.)

Feb 21st, 2011 at 9:59:54 PM PST by

They do appear to be on paper, but I am not sure, I would be willing to bank on it! Yes you are correct they seem to be trying to make a propaganda wave to the world so to speak. Thank You for the insightful comment, it is very appreciated and food for thought! I am always amazed at stamps and the way they capture history~

Feb 21st, 2011 at 10:26:51 PM PST by

These "se-tenant, connected stamps with differing features, tend to be collected and sold in pairs (horizontal pairs are the most desirable) because they were printed with alternating English and Afrikaans inscriptions on the same sheet.

These could be any of several similar appearing South African stamps from 1926-1954. But, some distinguishing features of your strip are that there are no "over-prints" and there is no hyphen between" SUID" and "AFRIKA". That narrows the choices to those which differ by their perforations and dimensions (height and width).

You'll need a fine ruler that measures in millimeters. and a perforation gauge to measure the spacing of the holes around the edges of a stamp. If you are going to continue stamp collecting, it would be a good idea to get one of each, if you don't have them. I like a thin metal ruler with scratched-in lines that are blackened with ink so they are easy to read. And the best perf. gauge for this would be made of clear plastic so you could lay it on top of the stamp and align the dots on it to match up with the holes on the stamp.

That said, these 1d (one pence) stamps could be one of three:

1926 (Scott #24) Carmine & black, Perf. 14 1/2 x 14

1930-45 (Scott #34) Carmine & black, Perf. 15 x 14 with watermark No 201 (images of Springbok antelope in the paper itself)

1932 (Scott #36) Rose & black, Perf. 15 x 14 with watermark No 201 (images of Springbok antelope in the paper itself) [You'd need to check a color chart for this one - but if you scan is accurate, I don't think it's this one.]

That narrows the field down to two choices which you could determine either by measure of the perforations - or with a watermark detector and fluid -but, because these are still "on paper" it would be difficult to see the watermark.

So, if you really want to know which stamps there are, you'll have to measure.
Good Luck!

Feb 22nd, 2011 at 1:35:35 PM PST by

Wow, that is some of the most useful information I have gotten as of yet, I have copy and pasted it to a file to save and use for reference until I can accurately get the tools suggested. I will still be auctioning this set but am very impressed and thankful for the knowledge. I did not know that there were so many different editions of this stamp. Thank you and will be paying some close attention to the extras that I have!

Feb 22nd, 2011 at 2:32:37 PM PST by

The reason for the ruler is to measure the actual image on the stamp.
Sometimes its the only way to tell two stamps apart.
If the same image for a stamp is printed on a flat plate and curved plate, the picture is made longer around the curve. That happens when they switch printing places and sometimes when the same plate image is made on the horizontal and also on the vertical axis. That produces a different stamp with different dimensions but it looks the same.

Feb 22nd, 2011 at 2:49:05 PM PST by

I am going to have to pay very close attention to what I thought were duplicates lol. I never stopped to imagine that all these stamps were made with such care. I will still be listing stamps but this is all food for thought. Any hints as to what stamps are worth the big money to collectors?

Feb 23rd, 2011 at 8:13:39 AM PST by

The island of Mauritius is famous for two of the rarest stamps in the world:
the 1847 "Post Office" Penny Orange and Twopence Blue (very primative printing).
The 1855, Sweden, Yellow Color Error, Three Skilling Banco sold for $2.3 million in 1996 (one one is known printed on yellow paper by accident).
And, the 1897, US, 2-cent Franklin, with the "Z"-Grill, an embossed pattern in the paper which made the ink from a cancel flow through the stamp, and thus, prevent it from being re-used). [There are only two know to exist.]
The 1856, British Guiana, One-cent "Black on Magenta" (paper's color), crudely printed in an emergency when that British Colony ran out of stamps, is a hand-cut irregular octagonal stamp, each of which was hand-signed by a postal employee to prevent forgeries. The one (known) sold for $935,000 in 1980.

Those are just a few of the fabulously expensive "used" stamps that exist and there are probably more of the same ones out there - undiscovered. Most people don't think used stamps have any value, so they don't even bother to look at them.
I think that stamps aren't really stamps until they have been used. Then, they have become history that marks a specific time and place.
For me, it's not the monetary value; it's to view the art, culture, times, sociology, printing and "the way parts of the world want to be seen by others" at different stages of their development.

Feb 23rd, 2011 at 9:36:27 AM PST by

Holy Cow, that is a boot full of money and then some! I have some old British Guiana stamps and some money from that country. The money always goes for decent change but nothing such as you described. I will have to look closely to the stamps, I haven't done anything with them as they are hinged in a album so figured they worth nothing to anyone but me. I thought I did well once upon a time selling those few for a few hundreds but apparently I was at the tip of the berg. I know a fellow who had a bunch of older imperforates who got almost 20,000 for 18 of them, that seemed to be a huge investment to me but as you have stated some go for a million plus this also seems to be the tip of the berg. I agree stamps are very interesting to look at, and I never save any new ones (never used) as I like them to be canceled for dating purposes and also for a story of where the stamp was and now is. It is amazing how many canceled stamps I have acquired over the past decade and a half, for a long time I was told not to bother as they would never appreciate or be of any value other than a penny or so a piece, that it was a bad hobby. I have seen the error in the tellers advice many times and know for certain that the hobby is still alive and thriving. It is not the common anymore but still alive. With baseball cards, coins, postcards, and a million other things to collect that is to be thought of as accurate at least to me, one reason why I never pass up the chance to buy a collection at a sale be it estate or auction even garage style. I am constantly asking people if they have this or that at a sale almost always I am answered with a no, but when yes is provided it is usually worth it! Some have said they didn't want to mess with selling them as know one is interested but if I want to look at them and make an offer they will allow it, scenarios like this have often resulted in me buying the mess! Continued~

Feb 23rd, 2011 at 10:01:48 AM PST by

I have a bunch of British colony stamps that have been staring at me for a while and are in great shape for being so old, have thought to try and sell them but don't know where to start. I know these are of some value as they were in an envelope and said rare stamps, how much I do not know but still have to trust that the old "stamp doctor" knew something, he always was spending money on stamps and other paper collectibles and traveled a lot, his dad and he collected them together for the better part of a century. Those Hawaiian stamps that I sold for a few hundred came from that estate. The children are very nice but didn't care about making the most for their stuff as they had inherited a rather large estate. Well I am rambling. lol~ Thanks again for sharing all this wisdom. It is very appreciated and welcomed!~

Feb 23rd, 2011 at 10:02:19 AM PST by

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