Post by youpiao on Oct 26, 2018 17:55:29 GMT -5
I posted this in another thread, but will continue under this new one.
<quote>Oct 10, 2018 4:43:35 GMT -5 youpiao said:
Want a fun collecting project that even a non-collector might find interesting? Austria has a bunch of surcharged stamps which are overprinted in clever ways. Check out this pair, changing a 7c stamp to a 55:
or this pair where they not only changed the denomination, but also transformed the cow into some kind of tiger hybrid:
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I have more from this series of overprints.
Austria 1862 (2003) and 1982 (2005)
The Scott Catalogue incorrectly describes the surcharged stamp as 55c on 51c, when it is actually 55c on 4c. The 51c stamp has this same design, but in full "daylight" colors. That one has not been surcharged, as far as I can tell. Also, by Scott's numbering convention, the surcharged stamp should then be #1979, while the current #s 1979-81 should be renumbered 1980-82. I've emailed Jay Bigalke at Scott about it.
<quote>Oct 10, 2018 4:43:35 GMT -5 youpiao said:
Want a fun collecting project that even a non-collector might find interesting? Austria has a bunch of surcharged stamps which are overprinted in clever ways. Check out this pair, changing a 7c stamp to a 55:
or this pair where they not only changed the denomination, but also transformed the cow into some kind of tiger hybrid:
</quote>
I have more from this series of overprints.
Austria 1862 (2003) and 1982 (2005)
The Scott Catalogue incorrectly describes the surcharged stamp as 55c on 51c, when it is actually 55c on 4c. The 51c stamp has this same design, but in full "daylight" colors. That one has not been surcharged, as far as I can tell. Also, by Scott's numbering convention, the surcharged stamp should then be #1979, while the current #s 1979-81 should be renumbered 1980-82. I've emailed Jay Bigalke at Scott about it.
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