Welcome!
If you want to take part in the discussions, sign in or apply for membership!
mikwizzy
About
- Username
- mikwizzy
- Joined
- Visits
- 1,268
- Last Active
- Roles
- Member, LPS member
Comments
-
This also got me thinking We call some stamps "forgeries" The word in English has particular meaning and implies a criminal activity I'm sure some of the forgeries were made and passed off as original/real in order to make money under false preten…
-
I wish all the Liberian forgeries were that easy
-
Manfred thanks, looks like for these forgeries will be obvious unlike the earlier stamps of this type If it looks like a forgery - it is! If it doesn't look like a forgery - its genuine!
-
Tom this is of little help but I have the same problem. The forgeries I have for #16 and #17 are blindingly obvious I have authenticated Fournier forgeries of both which I've used for comparison but I still can't really tell what's genuine and wha…
-
I also have a "Ceuts" one
-
Albert I only have ones with a bar showing
-
Also, as I commented earlier it seems very odd that some of the cancels are dated for a Sunday - why would the Post Office be cancelling on such a day? Also, of the 5 cancelled stamps I have, 3 are on paper where the reverse shows what I think Manf…
-
As usual not much I can add seredag, you mention two fonts for the "5" Checking my own I see the following: is this what you meant?
-
Bryant thanks I had assumed gum would be a legitimate stamp and no gum a probable proof but it's good to get it confirmed
-
I worked at the university and personal mail came and went through the official mailbox and never the public ones And that was in the 60s and 70s so I'm always amazed that very early postage items are around
-
I have some interesting memories! Pres Tubman died just before I got there but things went on pretty much as before
-
Mike out of interest when were you there? I was in the UK equivalent of Peace Corps and based in Monrovia from 1971 to 1974 Hence my interest in Liberia stamps
-
For the Officials I have 25c 10 Apr 1914 - Friday 75c 15 Mar - Sunday 75c 27 Mar - Friday
-
Coming ate to this discussion Not much to add I have the 129-133 on individual pieces cancelled: 15 Mar 1 Mar 25 Mar 15 Mar 15 Mar According to a date calculator 15 March 1914 was a Sunday ! as was 1st March 25th was a Wednesday
-
For my benefit - and maybe others! - how do I tell the difference between a CTO and a non-CTO cancel? I have the 10c with a Monrovia cancel and the 50c also
-
Here are my copies of the 156 - hopefully genuine!
-
Manfred thanks again
-
Further to this, I see in Saleski's publication that he lists a) Color proof of SS design without stamps (in black, deep green, blue, red) and b) Color proof of SS. No stamps and stamp border in one of 8 colours Can anyone clarify what the diffe…
-
Travis thanks As I commented it seems odd that so little has been written about the souvenir sheet I couldn't see anything in the LPS journal either
-
Bryant presumably at this time much of the use of postal services generally would be by business and by government rather than private individuals Even when I was there in the 70s the business sector was quite small so possibly the Government agen…
-
Interesting that Liberia would place a contract in 1915 with Germany, in the middle of World War I rather than with the UK or USA Liberia itself didn't declare war on Germany until 1917 (along with USA) Given the German sea blockade of the UK in p…
-
Alan thanks for the post Interesting connection with Bileski My own interest in Liberian was posted earlier I found the country fascinating when I was working there and the people amazingly friendly I collect Liberian from the first issues up u…
-
Wow I hadn't realised my own collection was worth so much! I wonder if he ever sells any?
-
thanks
-
Manfred happy to buy whatever you've got spare Theses are mostly low value items that I'm missing and difficult to find on eBay or Hipstamp
-
I got an email via Forgot to reset my password but it went to my Spam box Now sorted
-
More gaps in my collection that I'm looking to fill so if you have any of these spare or want to sell please let me know Happy to pay catalogue value plus postage to UK 1923 Pictorial issue I'm missing some of these printed on buff or brownish pap…
-
I remember staying at the Ducor Intercontinental in 1971 when I got to Liberia From memory, the Treasury Building housed a number of different government departments
-
Manfred remind your family that there's still time to get you this as a Christmas present!
-
Manfred thanks for posting this Wow look at those prices. Be interesting to see what they actually sell for - and who's buying! Pretty sure it won't be me!!!