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Cherrystone is one of the larger auction houses in the stamps business and specialized in material from Russia including former territories. This includes Armenia and often nice lots are offered. The March 2014 auction includes lot number 196. The first … Continue reading →

I got a request of a collector who is looking to buy this stamp. So first thing I did was checking my collection. This is what I found: Not so many. Only 5 pieces. After that I checked the literature. … Continue reading →

The highest value of the Ruble HH surcharge type is the 100 ruble overprint. Here a stamp with a genuine overprint – in this case a good or even a little overinked example:  Lets have a look at this overprint … Continue reading →

I got an email from a collector who is doing research regarding the sheet numbers on Chassepot issues. He sent me an example scan that you can see here:   Perhaps someone already did some research and can provide information … Continue reading →

It is nice to see a lot reach almost or even more than the double of its starting price. Even more, when such an exotic field like Armenian stamps is involved. And we are talking about stamps, not even covers. … Continue reading →

Corinphila of Switzerland offers some very interesting lots. They are generally doing a great job offering serious material in a serious way. There are two collections (Lot 2679 and Lot 2680), featuring ruble overprints and Yerevan pictorials respectively, as well as a … Continue reading →

While checking Trevors blog I  found an interesting article about combined overprints. As a rule of thumb, combined overprints are more rare as the “simple” ones. Exceptions are special types like the small boxed overprints on low kopeck values. Besides … Continue reading →

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I got some really interesting comments on the “3” post a few days ago. So I decided to check my collection. There are three types of stamps that were overprinted with a single “3” digit. First there is the “3” … Continue reading →

Trevor wrote a very interesting and in depth article regarding the so called First Star Overprint on his blog. This overprint is really rare (much rarer then the Second Star Overprint) and not much is known about the historical background. … Continue reading →