Monthly Archives: June 2011

Rare Chassepot Design Proofs

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Stefan

Within the issues of the Chassepot printing a lot of essays and errors are known. All of those can also be found – in different compositions – in the book of proofs that were made by Behr after buying them … Continue reading →

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Overprints on the postal savings stamps

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Stefan

Genuine overprints on these stamps are quite rare. Only very small quantities of those were present in the stocks of the postal agencies – if at all. Genuine overprints exist, most of them are probably counter productions or made by … Continue reading →

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Dubious cancels and overprints again

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Stefan

I have already written about stamps and covers being offered from Armenia that wear forged cancels. Right now on Delcampe are more of these. While the pictures are not really good and therefore its not easy to be absolutely sure, … Continue reading →

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More about Gustave Boël

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Stefan

When searching for information about Gustave Boël I found this article on wikipedia.com. At first this seemed to be a perfect match: From Belgium, metal and coal industry. But it is not possible. Since he died in 1912 it must … Continue reading →

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Gustave Boël – engineer and philatelist

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Stefan

When I saw this card on eBay I remembered hearing the name Boël in connection with the Zangezur provisionals and, on impulse, bought it. After receiving the card I started examining the card in more detail. A Mister Gustave Boël … Continue reading →

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