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  • I think part of the puzzle, also, is why after discussing with Perkins Bacon the (eventual) 1918 Issue beginning in 1913, Liberia went to a German company in 1915 for a new set of definitives. But then only 2 stamps were ever delivered... And the…
  • Finally, regarding Die 2 (10 Pearls), here is a partial sheet that was likely used for alignment trials... Everything is shifted, and the reverse has red frames only. Not necessarily "waste", but I consider it a "practice sheet".
  • As Manfred mentioned earlier, the biggest puzzle is why 8c stamps were needed. I suspected that it is for some sort of parcel rate in multiples of 8c. But, here is a Money Order Bureau cancel, 30 March 1914, likely used within the first year of is…
  • Regarding the 8c overprint, here is a 5c Essay.
  • Here is my interesting mustard item... imperforate vertical.
  • First dates are something I try to keep track of since my first love is postal history... so, not just stamps, but cancels, stationery (which is way off), rate dates, etc. I have lots of cross-outs on Cockrill's early known cancels. I think this is…