Identifying British King Edward VII Stamps: Part 2 -- A Deep Dive
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- I got sent a large lot of British King Edward VII stamps from a viewer, John from England, and needed to fold them into what I already had. When starting that I recalled I was still lacking some key information about how to distinguish the types of these stamps. I already did a video about wrestling with these stamps. You can watch that here:
• Wrestling with British...
With the stamps John sent, I had enough to really dive deep into the various types, looking at hundreds of copies to see if I could find some patterns that would make identification more positive. Let’s just say, I was not encouraged by what I found.
I’ve put up a blog entry with details of my work. If you want to dive even deeper, that blog entry is for you. It’s important to me that I share what I’ve learned openly, since I have found so little information publicly available. Frankly, I’ve found precious little information even in non-public sources.
My blog article is here:
kensstampcollection.blogspot....
I’m sure that much detail is excessive for most people. I’ll warn you right now, that while this video is not quite as detailed, it is still a much deeper dive than I usually take. If you came here for an overview of Edward VII stamps, go watch part one. If you are intrigued by the deep end, welcome.
Wow!!! That really makes me want to go through my duplicates, and also re-check the stamps that are already in my Scott album. That album doesn’t have spots for all the variations, but at least I could make notes of what is in there. I don’t think there is enough time or aspirin in the world for me to manage the color/ paper varieties like you have. What an amazing gift from John and thank you again for sharing your knowledge 🤗. I always learn so much 😊🎉
It was a bit maniacal, I agree
Hi Ken! Wow, this was a deep dive, almost to deep to come up for air! You are really causing me to look with totally different eyes at stamps. The colour shade differences are just so difficult and subjective as you said. Really almost impossible to master with confidence. Another video that needs to be watched many more times than one. Thanks! I love your videos, because I love learning new things.
These really are impossibly difficult to get right
Great video Ken! Thank you for doing the hard work and then sharing it with us.
As an aside, I've found a great tool for 'seeing' watermarks and color variations; a Wi-Fi enabled LED bulb with variable color. With an app on my phone, I can change the light on my desktop across a wide spectrum. It's not a panacea, but it's been very helpful in many instances where contrast is a problem. Anyway, thanks again Ken!
I have one of those for lighting my videos. I'll give it a try. Thank you!
Thanks Ken. Captivating and thoroughly enlightening study. Looking forward to seeing more. Regards, Reg. South Africa.
I appreciate that,--thank you!
Wow - very interesting deep dive into this series Ken! Look forward to checking my own of these - I have a ton of these from box lots and am happy to learn that there so many varieties!
I'd love to hear what you find
Excellently researched. Wonderfully presented. Keep.it.up Ken.
Thanks, will do!
Im always keeping them for later without sorting. 😢
Thanks Ken for yet another really informative upload. I couldn't agree with you more about the issues arising from subjectivity in this area of stamp identification, and listening to your calm, thorough, personal investigations certainly makes me feel a lot less frustrated! An area I have particularly struggled with over the years is with the identification of chalky paper. My collection is primarily GB and the Commonwealth, and so many issues (particularly KGVI) seem to have been printed on both 'ordinary' and 'chalky' paper. I'm reluctant to use the old-fashioned 'silver' test to check the paper type - have you made any videos in this area yourself as I'm sure they'd be very helpful!
A pleasure to make them. I did a section on chalky paper in the other KEVII video:
czcams.com/video/85dZ_HdQbrc/video.htmlsi=qOsC87vcbUY8NkxG&t=1100
I don't prefer the silver test either. And, once you see it, it's much easier to see. Good luck
@@KensStampCollection Thanks for that Ken - I'll certainly be saving that link to a playlist for future reference!
What a great video on colour shades. I totally agree with you that it is subjective. That is the main reason for me not pursuing it at the moment. I just stick with collecting stamps by their intended colour. Maybe for me the best way would be to show different shades without properly cataloging them. Anyways, this sparked some interest to revisit my GB collection.
Oh, I hope you dive into them. The designs are nice.
These are so difficult that I decided to buy them all mint from Stanley Gibbons. I hope that they have a good reference collection and, at least, they guarantee their stamps "for life" when you purchase from them.
I forgot to add a huge Thank You for making this super interesting video.
It’s hard to imagine anyone better at getting these right
You've just reminded me that I have my pre-Elizabethan stamp waiting to be sorted and I stuck on Edward VII two months ago. I'm not a fantic about shades at this level - I'm too small potato in that area yet.
We're all small potatoes with these stamps. It's the undervalued stamps series between QE and KGV. People like those sets, but ignore this one.
@@KensStampCollection He was an important king. He liked to have fun and he gave us three piece suit we know today :)
I like and collect this series, but I rely on the pared down Scott catalog... I find the range of colors and papers too arbitrary to concentrate on... and any individual stamp might not be the exact shade with which it was printed. I enjoy collecting these more on postcards and by postmark. I will add that I appreciate your effort and dedication... you are well on your way to writing a paper on these; dated stamps and examples on cover would be of use.
It's one of those cases where Scott may be more right than SG. On the other hand, I was just sorting some Canadian stamps, and Scott doesn't even list the possibility of a hi-bright paper type. Probably because you have to have a UV light to see it.
You should reach out the British Library. I believe they possess archives from De La Rue.
A great thought. Somehow it seemed to me that they were too prestigious for me to reach out to.
@@KensStampCollection Graham Beck from exploring stamps has a few videos from their collection. They seem very friendly and inviting.
I remember those. You are so right
Hey Ken, 👋👋👋👍👍👍💪💪💪😝
Hey there!
you need to identify which ones are worth big bucks..
I think I've identified the most valuable ones. Still, nothing in this set is really big bucks. Nobody's retiring off these stamps.