Bolivia to 1952 (Minkus Global Supreme)

[clif]

I swear I had this all typed out once already ... and one false keystroke and blammo ... it's gone   

ok here goes again ...

Bolivia is the second country (after Austria) that I worked in my new Minkus album. The early issue coverage seems weaker to my in-expert eye and I'll comment on that as I put up the images ...

Bolivia page 1


here's my first stamp for Bolivia ... an 1887 2c Coat of Arms w/11 stars, roulette perf. There are two different listed sets of 11 star Coat of Arms but only one set of spaces ... the 1887 set is less expensive ... 


it's a nice stamp ... here's a closer look


next up is either the 'New Design' 1894 or the 1897 Coat of Arms w/9 stars .. probably the later set ...


1901 Politicians


and finally, for now, my only 1899-1901 General Sucre stamp ... the 10c. Minkus only provides 2 spaces for this 8-stamp set. Below is imaged the same set from Antonius Ra's collection ... he's missing a red 5c which is, according to my online catalog, the least expensive in the set (the entire set is not expensive really) 

[clif]

Bolivia page 2


1913 Politicians ... new colors


1916-18 Local Motifs


1919-20 Coat of Arms


my one little lonely overprint ... needs a good soak, maybe will clean it up a bit

[crazyquilter]

awesome-smiley-emoticon stamps. Thanks for sharing with us  clif. Don't you just love the Minkus albums, I know I do.

[clif]

Nov 9, 2014 19:18:38 GMT -5 crazyquilter said:

awesome-smiley-emoticon stamps. Thanks for sharing with us  clif. Don't you just love the Minkus albums, I know I do.

I do like the album very much! It has taken some getting used to and there are a few holes here and there, but it is serving it's purpose (getting me to focus and STOP hoarding ) very well! 

[Admin Bear]

Beautiful collection!!

[khj]

Very nice!

Nov 9, 2014 17:47:34 GMT -5 clif said:

next up is either the 'New Design' 1894 or the 1897 Coat of Arms w/9 stars .. probably the later set ...

A little confused here. What do you mean by the "1897 Coat of Arms w/9 stars"? Are you referring to the London vs. Paris printings?

The London printing will be on relatively thin paper and perf 14 or 14½. The Paris printing will be on relatively thick paper and perf 13. I'm guessing you have the Paris printing, but you'd have to measure the perfs.

[clif]

Nov 10, 2014 8:57:39 GMT -5 khj said:

Very nice!

A little confused here. What do you mean by the "1897 Coat of Arms w/9 stars"? Are you referring to the London vs. Paris printings?

The London printing will be on relatively thin paper and perf 14 or 14½. The Paris printing will be on relatively thick paper and perf 13. I'm guessing you have the Paris printing, but you'd have to measure the perfs.

Nov 9, 2014 17:47:34 GMT -5 clif said:

yes you are quite right ... I had typed out a longer description and hit a wrong key and lost the whole post ... I was much lazier the second time round   ... anyway yes I'm pretty sure that I have the later 1897 'Paris' printing ... lower value, and since Minkus only provides one set of spaces, I didn't measure the perfs. I'll go back and check later when I clean up the pages ... and that of course is one of the quibbles I have with the album ... while I like the looks of the album pages very much ... there do seem to be holes in the coverage. It was very apparent in the Austria also ... only one set of spaces for the two different versions of the 1908/1913 Franz Joseph issue. 

[ChrisW]

Clif,

Thanks for sharing your collection.  I am a Scott International user thinking about making the switch over to the 'new' Minkus Supreme Global, so seeing your pages have been very helpful to me...

Any pros and cons of the album in general you'd care to share?

Thanks!

Chris

[Admin Bear]

Chris Welcome!! your post has been approved! feel free to stop up and make an intro post here stampbears.net/board/2/introductions


while i am not being a user of either album, i am curious - what makes you want to switch?

[ChrisW]

The Scott Internationals, particularly the Part 1 1840-1940, have notoriously poor coverage. And, the Minkus SG has significantly better coverage for most countries, plus includes several countries that have been completed eliminated in the Scott. In addition, the Minkus goes up thru 1952.