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Spot the Difference if you Can #23 These two stamps from 1893 are from Shanghai, China. There was a set of 7 stamps issued, with multiple varieties. Some were Typographed & others were Lithographed. ( A related article on Lithographed stamps is here for reference: Lithographed Stamps ) There are two stamps in particular in […]
Spot the Difference if you Can #22 These two Brazilian stamps from 1900 are easy to miss relative to the differences unless you know what to look for.. There are many varieties in the classic Brazilian stamps that have minor variations, but are often overlooked. The stamps shown here are Sc# 160 & 160a. But […]
Spot the Difference if you Can #21 One of the areas I have been attempting to concentrate on lately are the early stamps of Finland. The coat of arms issue from 1901 to 1914 have some difficult ones to find. While I was traveling recently, I was browsing online & found a copy of Sc#68, […]
Spot the Difference if you Can #20 The former British Colony of north Borneo issued its last stamps in June of 1963. Many of the stamps are beautifully engraved with depictions of the local wildlife & scenery. On July 1, 1950, a set of 15 stamps was issued showing different scenes with a portrait of […]
Spot the Difference if you Can #19 One of the tasks I have been putting off for a while is the sorting of my DDR Officials from the 1950’s. This series of the Arms of DDR can be very confusing & there are many varieties & combinations to be found, especially if you want to […]
Spot the Difference if you Can #18 The former British Colony of British Guiana has some of the most valuable stamps ever issued. The World Famous One-cent Magenta from 1856 is considered the world’s rarest stamp, valued in the millions of dollars: well beyond the reach of most collectors, even if you have the money. […]
Spot the Difference if you Can #17 This past week, I was spending some time completing a couple of sets in my German collection that were missing a few stamps. There is a definitive series from 1948 to 1951 where the higher denomination stamps have some varieties. I was missing the more valuable ones so […]
Spot the Difference if you Can #16 While I was scanning some images for addition to EzStamp (Oman), I noticed that there was a significant price difference in one of the varieties that I had no image for. I went to my 4 volume Middle East albums that I was using to get the stamps […]
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Spot the Difference if you Can #15 Recently I got a call from a customer who was entering some Great Britain Machin stamps and he was questioning the value of one of the stamps in our EzStamp database. This collector had 27 copies of a particular stamp valued at about $20 mint & $11 used. […]
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