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by Mark Houston
Tue Nov 12, 2013 5:33 pm
Forum: Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912
Topic: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints
Replies: 20
Views: 9533

Re: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints

Hi John, Thank you very much for the information on the Provinance of these stamp back 50 years ago. Specimens were well frowned upon then which supports the case for legitimacy. I am very happy to have reunited the missing 6d to the "small specimen" collection, for my sense of completion, yours and...
by Mark Houston
Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:30 am
Forum: Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912
Topic: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints
Replies: 20
Views: 9533

Re: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints

I bought these cut down Specimen die proofs on card several years ago from an ebayer in Tasmania. Unfortunately the 3d never made it via Registered Post and is the ebay picture. (If it ever turns up give me a call :) These may be ex Tinsley. I was wondering if anyone has other Specimen examples as ...
by Mark Houston
Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:27 am
Forum: Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912
Topic: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints
Replies: 20
Views: 9533

Re: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints

Hi Ross,
I couldn't find the link on this site referring to the small Specimens, but kept some documentation myself:
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by Mark Houston
Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:16 pm
Forum: Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912
Topic: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints
Replies: 20
Views: 9533

Re: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints

Here is the rest of the set. I could understand the use of a recognisable Specimen forgery, but wouldn't these be a bit obvious unless Tinsley's ego demanded something personal?

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by Mark Houston
Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:07 pm
Forum: Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912
Topic: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints
Replies: 20
Views: 9533

Re: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints

I bought these cut down Specimen die proofs on card several years ago from an ebayer in Tasmania. Unfortunately the 3d never made it via Registered Post and is the ebay picture. (If it ever turns up give me a call :) These may be ex Tinsley. I was wondering if anyone has other Specimen examples as I...
by Mark Houston
Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:53 pm
Forum: Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912
Topic: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints
Replies: 20
Views: 9533

Re: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints

Hello, This Tablet with the small Specimen, assumed to be ex Tinsley and possibly unique could well be the value mentioned as missing from the "near complete" set I was lucky enough to buy on ebay some time ago. I found it on USA ebay from a Canadian dealer. What are the odds? Anyway I hope it is of...
by Mark Houston
Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:43 pm
Forum: Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912
Topic: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints
Replies: 20
Views: 9533

Re: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints

Hi Ross,
My apologies not checking the site earlier. The stamp is thin paper and I cannot detect a watermark. I have shown it to Bill LS but we couldn't find a Specimen type to match it.
I was just a bit hopeful there may have been another about, but it is more than likely a forgery.
Cheers
Mark
by Mark Houston
Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:18 pm
Forum: Tasmanian Philatelic society
Topic: Dragons printed on gummed side
Replies: 2
Views: 10181

Re: Dragons printed on gummed side

Hi Dave,
The picture shows the front and back of both stamps, so I guess they are both kiss prints?
by Mark Houston
Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:19 pm
Forum: Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912
Topic: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints
Replies: 20
Views: 9533

Re: General Queries About REPRINT and SPECIMEN overprints

Here is a mystery Specimen. Possibly a forgery, but I haven't got another to compare with so any information would be appreciated.
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by Mark Houston
Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:19 pm
Forum: Tasmanian Philatelic society
Topic: Dragons printed on gummed side
Replies: 2
Views: 10181

Dragons printed on gummed side

Hi,
I thought these Dragon offsets were interesting. Any ideas ?
Cheers
Mark

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by Mark Houston
Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:35 pm
Forum: Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912
Topic: Pictorial Specimens No stop after Specimen
Replies: 1
Views: 1654

Pictorial Specimens No stop after Specimen

Hi, Iam a keen Tasmania Specimen collector and over the years have collected all the Pictorial values apart from the 1d with no stop after specimen. Does anyone have any info on the number of this variety per sheet. There is also a slightly less difficult variety with a clearly broken Captal "C" in ...
by Mark Houston
Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:33 pm
Forum: Tasmanian Stamps - 1853 to 1912
Topic: Pictorial Specimens No stop after Specimen
Replies: 0
Views: 1181

Pictorial Specimens No stop after Specimen

Hi, Iam a keen Tasmania Specimen collector and over the years have all collected all the Pictorial values apart from the 1d with no stop after specimen. Does anyone have any info on the number of this variety per sheet. There is also a slightly less difficult variety with a clearly broken Captal "C"...