Heligoland - Stamps and Discussion

[kacyds]

Heligoland - An island in the North Sea near the northern coast of Germany.

Great Britain ceded Heligoland to Germany in 1890.  It became part of Schleswig-Holstein province.  Stamps of Heligoland were superseded by those of the German Empire.

According to Scott Catalog.....

Many Heligoland issues were extensively reprinted between 1875 and 1895, and these comprise the great majority of Heligoland stamps in the marketplace.  Such reprints sell for much less than the originals, usually for $1-$2 each.  Expertization  of Heligoland issues is strongly recommended by the editors.

With that said lets look at a couple of stamps.

[kacyds]

The stamp on the left is a Scott# 1A. Issued in 1867 with unwatermarked paper and was Rouletted.

Scott notes that Reprints of # 1A are not in blue green. As you can clearly see, this is NOT blue green, but more of a green/grayish green. So I would say this is a $1-2 Reprint and not a $675 original.

The stamp on the right is a Scott# 15. Issued in 1875 with unwatermarked wove paper and perf. 13.5 x 14.5.

Scott notes that the Reprints of #15 have been printed on very white paper with white gum.  Also the colors are too bright and too light.  The stamp above when put against a white paper, is very yellow compared to the paper.  Also, this stamp does not have any glue on the back.  The original stamp has the colors of yellow green and dark rose, in which this stamps looks like it might have.  Also the original stamp has a value of $8 mint.

So what do you think, is the one on the right #15 an original or reprint.  

[khj]

Rats. Pics coming up as thumbnails on my screen again.

Until I can get this image size problem solved on my computer, here is an online link I frequently use that you may find useful.

Fritz Wagner Heligoland

[JanetC]

The pics are small here too

[khj]

Hmmm, I know it affects Gordon Lee, too.

I guess since everything in Texas is bigger, anything from the outside the comes in looks puny in comparison?

[JanetC]

I think it's the way he posted it. IMHO my2cents

[Butterfly]

I've never had this problem.
I suspect modern software incompatibilities which arose when people went to smart phones, etc.
IMHO, of course, being one who will likely never go "smart" and is extremely reluctant to update anything.

[Gordon Lee]

Greetings Fellow SB Boarders
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Yep, I gotta squint looking at those itty-bitty pictures that Mr. kacyds posts. I'm now starting to think that every thing he has is itty-bitty.
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Respectfully,

Gordon Lee

[Craig]

The pics look fine on my desktop and my iPad.

[RossTO]

Look fine here.

I have one lonely stamp of this country(?)

[kacyds]

Checked my wife's computer and sons IPad and they are normal.

[kacyds]

Jun 11, 2014 19:36:01 GMT -5 Gordon Lee said:

Greetings Fellow SB Boarders
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Yep, I gotta squint looking at those itty-bitty pictures that Mr. kacyds posts. I'm now starting to think that every thing he has is itty-bitty.
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Respectfully,

Gordon Lee

Have you been talking to my wife again.... 

[dcstamps]

Interesting, they are normal to me. (I mean the pictures)

[kannik]

Your pics are about twice as big as they probably
are in real life on my computer, and that`s big
enough for me! And if youse guys can get away with
that size joke up there, I can tell you that, when
Bill Gates and his wife got married, she found out
why he called his company Microsoft.