Finding plate numbers on Victorian GB stamps
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2022
- In this episode we look at where to find the plate numbers on GB Victorian stamps, why are some worth more than others and which plates were used. We also welcome back Sheila asking all the questions you want to know.
Another cracking video
You are fast becoming the best stamp channel on youtube.
Wow, thanks for that accolade. I'm glad you are enjoying the channel.
Though I am a long standing collector of GB stamps, both Queens and George VI. I found this video extremely interesting. I wish I had access to such a tool when I started all those years ago. Simply explained with little or no technical jargon. This is my first Ourdadsstamps video I shall look out for the next instalment and any previous ones. Excellent sir!
Many thanks for the comments. I'm glad you found it useful and hope you enjoy the others too.
A thoroughly interesting and informative video. I’ll be hunting plate numbers on my Victorian stamps for the rest of the evening!
Thanks, and good luck with your hunt.
I’m a novice collector. I did not know this. Thanks for the info
Glad it was helpful
Very good show I just moved my collecting area from Deutsches Reich/Austria to Great Britain good timing l really enjoyed show
This will help me since I have glassines and many pages of reds, blues different issues and the later issues up to and including the green shillings. Bought from estate auction many years ago
Definitely worth looking closely at, to see what you've got. Good luck with your search.
Very good presentation. I wonder if you could present one one Wing Margins? I noticed that you had some in this presenttion and also some re-perfed and straight cut side margins. I know some dealers used to re-perf the wing margins so that the stamps would fit into the albums back in the day. I'm also aware that stamps altered in this way have a big impact on their value, espicallly the mint stamps of this era.
Kind regards,
Barry
Yes an interesting topic. I'll give it some thought.
Great video, please carry on with your content, GB collector of 40+ years here
Thanks for your comments glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for the video ... now I need to keep a closer eye on those plate numbers!
Yes, it can make a huge difference to the value of the stamp.
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Just ordered vol1-4 SG catalogues. hope they are better than the Scott's
Let me know what you think. I've never used Scott's so it will be interesting to see how they compare.
Use the US Scott specialized and have been getting mixed feelings about some things . They have listings but little information on how to distinguish between some issues. Shades and printings are not addressed in such way to tell the differences and in most case left out. In other cases unless it has been given another issue # for reprinting and still little or no information on how to distinguish between them. The older albums were more comprehensive and they now condense most of the older issues in later albums some of makes which little sense .Of course the listing for GB in the volume it is in has only basic listings and little or no information. They just started acknowledging there was tagging in certain issues for US and issuing replacement pages for stamps that are 70+ years old. Harris is mostly oriented towards beginning collectors or young people. So that being said only way to find out pertinent information is to ask others and other look towards APS library for books on specific sets, issues etc.
@@johnscamardo2145 interesting information, thanks for that.
Was the 2 penny blue not showing plate number for imperforate editions?
And if so how do I identify white lines plate 3 vs. 4?
Hi, thanks for your comments. Plate 3 v 4 is quite difficult, in much the same way as plating imperf penny reds, you have to compare your stamp with the imprimateur copy looking at the position of the check letters and other characteristics. Good luck.
This only applies to stamps with letters in all four corners. Stamps with stars in top corners do not have plate numbers incorporated in the design
Very true. I should have made that point clearer in my video. Thanks for commenting on it.
How did the other positions get etched? Did the artist do them all or were they copied by someone else?
The plate numbers and letters were inserted by the printers.
Hola , sabria usted decirme porque en algunos de estos sellos no se les ve el numero ? Gracias
Los sellos impresos antes de 1864 no tenían el número de placa inscrito, por lo que es posible que tenga uno de esos. Es fácil saberlo ya que solo tienen letras en las dos esquinas a bajo. Los sellos con números de placa tienen letras en las cuatro esquinas.
@@ourdadsstamps muchas gracias por su pronta respuesta muy amable