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January 1, 2008 |
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January 21, 2008 |
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February 22, 2008 |
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March 23, 2008 |
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April 7, 2008 |
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April 20, 2008 |
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May 4, 2008 |
Added 39 covers of the 1pL, all high resolution images 1000 pixels wide.
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May 10, 2008 |
Added a link to page scans for the Ediphila catalog received from a web forum contributor to the Argentina 1935-51 regular issue pages. Also finally completed a quick look at all of the papers: main papers page.
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May 30, 2008 |
I have been deeply involved in the study of the Argentina 1935-51 issues. I have been adding lots of base material that I can use for the second edition of the basic book I have been authoring on this series. I have loaded the first edition, even though it contains some minor errors and many omissions. I have been adding the base images to posts to a web forum in Argentina to the publications page, and I am up to 18 posts:
the 1: 1pL, the 2: 20p postal forgery ,
the 3: 5c1E plate variety candidates ,
the 4: mixed issue covers from 1935 ,
the 5: 10cR-I plate varieties ,
the 6: Postal entires and wrappers,
the 7. San Martin 1923-35 24c ,
the 8. High values on cover from the 1950s and 1960s,
the 9: 15cSC-D plate variety candidates,
10: The CL2B paper for Arg3551 ,
11: The CL2A clay paper for Arg3551 ,
12: The CL1B clay paper for Arg3551,
13: The CL1A clay paper for Arg3551,
14: The 2P1E Arg3551 ,
15: The 5P1E Arg3551,
16: The 10P1E Arg3551,
17: The 20P1E Arg3551 , and the
18: The 1P1E Arg3551.
I have also loaded images for the official issues as listed (in Spanish) in the Kneitschel catalog.
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May 30, 2008 |
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June 6, 2008 |
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June 7, 2008 |
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June 14, 2008 |
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June 28, 2008 |
Added five new articles:
Article 307: United Kingdom High Value Castle Definitives,
Article 308: Singapore Fabric of the Nation Stamps ,
Article 309: Cuba Airmail low value uses from the 1940s and 1950s,
Article 310: United States Tropical Fruits Sheet, and
Article 311: Two Souvenir Sheets from China
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July 6, 2008 |
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August 3, 2008 |
I have posted additional material to the forums:
37: First batch of 20cLCs for watermark /
1E ( first page /
second page /
third page ) /
Watermark 2 ( first page /
second page ) /
Picasa Web Albums ( 1E /
Watermark 2 ),
38: 5c typographed 1940-45,
39: Two blocks with the second watermark:
( 20cLC2 /
12cR2 ),
40: slogans and a question about a German usage:
a few slogans /
a German usage,
41: Additional groups and random additions: (
the 1 peso "servicio oficial" 1E1 and 1E2 /
a post office box receipt /
second batch of research groups (5 to 8) ),
42: An entire and two proofs:
An entire /
two proofs ),
and 43: 10cBR CL1s and 20cLC Plate Varieties
10cBRCL1 covers /
10cBRCL1 regular issues /
10cBRCL1 "Servicio Oficial" /
20cLC Plate Varieties )
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September 12, 2008 |
I have posted additional material to the forums:
44: All other 10cBR's/
1Es from the mid to late 1940s /
unwatermarked NGR and NOP /
second watermark types A and B /
second clays from 1950s /
1Ls types A and B,
45: 30c1E1 and two oddities /
two oddities /
two 1E watermark variations /
the 1E1 /
center shifts for 1Es /
a common variety to the center /
various 1E1 plate varieties ( first page /
second page ) /
a Picasa web album of 1E1s,
46: 25c1E sample /
25c1E1 /
25c1E2 /
25c1E3 ( first page /
second page ) /
25c1E4 /
a rare postmark,
47: Small Format 'Servicio Oficial' Overprint Varieties/
10c of 1938 /
5c 1L of 1952 /
broken S /
curvy L /
L with long foot /
L with short foot /
deformed L ,
48: Quick watermark lookup using 25c 'Servicio Oficial' stamps,
49: 'cents' papers /
summary /
05c,1c, and 2c /
3c San Martin and Moreno /
2p5c, 4c, 6c, 8c, and 12c ,
50: Groups from 1E2 to 2C ,
51: Groups for 1L, second clays, and two corrections to previous group ,and
52: A beginner's collection., |
September 13, 2008 |
I have configured the Argentina 1935-51 Definitives study into 20 groups, and have been maintaining a blog for it. Here are links to the twenty groups:
Group 1: The 1E1 cents issued October 1, 1935 ,
Group 2: The Departmental Officials for group 1, issued in late 1935 and early 1936 on the 1E1 paper ,
Group 3: The Natural Resources Issues issued January 1, 1936 on the 1E1 paper ,
Group 4: Departmentals for group 3 on paper 1E1,
Group 5: 1 peso no biundaries 1E1 and 1E2 and 20c Martin Guemes, including Departmentals and 'Servicio Oficial' ,
Group 6: 1c and 5c typographed 1E1,
Group 7: Servicio Oficial 1937/38 issues,
Group 8: 1E2 issues, including Departmentals and 'Servicio Oficial',
Group 9: The 1E3 Issues of 1939, including 'Servicio Oficial' ,
Group 10: The 1E4 Issues of 1940, including 'Servicio Oficial' ,
Group 11: The Small Format Clay Typographed Issues of 1939-41 (CL1A), including 'Servicio Oficial' ,
Group 12: The Second Watermark Issues of 1943 (2D), including 'Servicio Oficial',
Group 13: Clay Issues of 1943 (CL1A and CL1B), including 'Servicio Oficial' ,
Group 14: The Regular NGR Issues of 1945 ,
Group 15: The Official NGR Issues of 1945 ,
Group 16: The NOP Issues of 1948, including 'Servicio Oficial' ,
Group 17: The Second Watermark Issues of 1949-51, including 'Servicio Oficial' ,
Group 18: The 1L Regular Issues of 1951-57 ,
Group 19: The 1L Official Issues of 1951-57 , and
Group 20: The Second Clay Papers of 1950-52, including 'Servicio Oficial' . |
September 14, 2008 |
Added six new articles:
Article 312: Russia Semipostals,
Article 313: Germany Inflation 'INFLA' Stamps ,
Article 314: Cuba Airmail Issues of the 30s/40s/50s; the mid-values,
Article 315: Denmark Nature Commemoratives,
Article 316: Jordan Iris Souvenir Sheet,
and Article 317: South Africa Nature Definitives from Kiloware; Part 3.
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September 21, 2008 |
Cleaned up the issues page some, and added a new issue page for a box of India stamps I plan to go through this Fall. Quick links: main page / envelopes ( Edward VII low values
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2 /
3 /
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October 13, 2008 |
I have posted additional Argentina material to the forums:
53: A beginner's collection; an update /
status /
Departmental Officials /
'Servicio Oficial' /
regular issues /
5c and 10c values /
covers /
a few clippings,
54: The 1p Antartica,
55: 1939 Calendar with 5c Moreno /
january to march /
april to june /
july to september /
september to december,
56: Six slogans from 1936,
57: A fascinating 5p1L plate variety, and
58: A miss-catalogued envelope |
October 13, 2008 |
I have posted Germany Women and Sites material to the forums: Forum contributions Main Page, Selected 100 Therese Giese values (
design clips /
curious postmarks /
pen cancels /
reuse ), and East German usages of the 100 Therese Giese values (
00000 /
1000 /
2000, 3000 and 4000 /
5000 and 6000 /
7000 /
8000 and 9000 ) |
October 13, 2008 |
Added eight new articles:
Article 318: Cuba 1864 Half Real on Buff paper,
Article 319: India 2550 Years of Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha,
Article 320: Belarus Birds Souvenir Sheet,
Article 321: United States Classic Cars,
Article 322: Russia Flowers Souvenir Sheet,
Article 323: Argentina Tourism Views,
Article 324: Thailand Insects,
and Article 325: Sweden Maps
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November 4, 2008 |
Added six new articles:
Article 326: Cuba Special Delivery Stamp from the 1930s/40s,
Article 327: Germany Pacquebot Covers Part 1,
Article 328: India Government Museum Chennai Souvenir Sheet,
Article 329: Argentina Science Stamps,
Article 330: Japan Butterfly Souvenir Sheet,
and Article 331: Ghana Selection of Definitives
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November 26, 2008 |
Reorganized the publications page, adding links
to ten Word documents assembling all of the posts to date related to the Argentina 1935-51 to various forums. In 2009 I have changed these to PDF files.
Volume 1: Papers, Watermarks, Proofs, and Errors ,
Volume 2: 1935 - 1944 Regular Issues Part 1, Volume 3: 1935 - 1944 Regular Issues Part 2, Volume 4: 1935 - 1944 Regular Issues Part 3, Volume 5: Departmental Officials, Volume 6: Servicio Oficial’ Issues ,
Volume 7: 5c, 10cBR, 20cLC, and the 1945-1950 Regular Issues ,
Volume 8: Regular Issues 1951 onwards, Volume 9: Plate Varieties , and
Volume 10: Postal History |
November 28, 2008 |
Added six new articles:
Article 332: United Kingdom Christmas Stamps,
Article 333: Poland Fowl Stamps,
Article 334: Guinea Masks,
Article 335: Mexico Monarch Butterflies,
Article 336: Singapore Art Stamps,
and Article 337: United States 'The Most'
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December 12, 2008 |
I have posted additional Argentina material to the forums: 59: 25c specimens with faint sun, 60: 30c NGR and NOP color varieties, 61: A cover to France from 1940, 62: The Departmental Officials for the Beginner's collection Quick links: complete pages / several varieties / completion status, 63: Bundles of 25c and 50c stampsQuick links: quantities and watermark varieties / 25c scans / 50c scans, 64: Some key high values, 65: The 20p1L1, 66: 2P2C Plate Varieties and
a 5P2C Plate Variety Quick links: 2P2C plate varieties ( 'top dot' / 'diagonal scratch' / 'two scratches' / minor varieties ) / a 5P2C plate variety, 67: Quick look at the 50c papers Quick links: 1E / unwatermarked / 2C and CL2 / 1L / comparisons / plates, and 68: Reference scans for the 1L papers |
December 12, 2008 |
Added six new articles:
Article 338: Four covers from Switzerland,
Article 339: China ancient calligraphy souvenir sheet,
Article 340: Russia trucks souvenir sheet,
Article 341: Saudi Arabia Hajj stamps,
Article 342: India family planning stamp,
and Article 343: Cuba; a look at the 1855 watermark
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December 22, 2008 |
Added seven new articles: Article 344: United Kingdom High Values, Article 345: Several Modern Nigeria Covers, Article 346: Malaysia Covers from a Correspondence Part 1, Article 347: Argentina Maps (Cartography), Article 348: Russia 7k from the 1880s, a second look at a selection of these, Part 1, Article 349: Poland Carriages, and Article 350: Kenya Covers |