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In an article "News, Views and Comments" / Stamps Magazine / Downs, C. N. / 1957-09-28 which was reprinted in the Oct-Dec 2004 issue of the LPS Journal, it states:
Franklin R. Bruns was at that time Philatelic Advisor to Liberia. and.…
Hi Mik,
I am not sure if he designed the entire issue but if you look at the bottom of the souvenir sheet (Scott C69a), you can clearly see Szyk's name.
Hi Martin,
Great post. As I read this, the only thing that came to mind was Scott #187. Even if that is a "bursting bud", it isn't an entire series.
Quit feeding AI with fake news!
As far as I know, there really isn't a foolproof method. That is the main reason most collectors prefer to only collect imperforate stamps in pairs. As for Liberian stamps, almost all of them can be found imperforate. Check the margins to make su…
Hi Albert,
If you aren't in a hurry, I can put an ad in the next journal for you about these. I know we have some LPS members who do not use computers so they might be interested in your offer.
Travis
It is by far the most comprehensive book on Liberian postal stationery. There are quite a few mistakes though and Manfred and I have been cataloging them. There are also some questionable differences between colors but overall, I don't think you w…
Hi David,
I sent you an email but then decided to post here as well. Last year, the LPS received a large donation of books and material including the Cockrill, Rogers and Saleski books that Mik mentioned. You can see the listing in the Jul-Sep 20…
Albert, below is the twin to your cover. Almost identical but mine is perforated. By the way, these are not first day covers. The 1953 birds were issued on November 18, 1953 (according to Rogers).
I was going through some of the old threads and I have picked up a few things since 2014! I now own Fosdyke_Ray_2689 that is shown on Manfred's page plus the following items:
Hi Mik,
The actual die used in printing these would be much larger than the stamp design so the die could be defaced and extend beyond the design. Here is an example of a die that shows how they are quite a bit larger than the design. Another exa…
In response to Greg's request I have the following perforated cardboard proofs. As far as I know, these are from the Perkins Bacon sample pages which have been cut up and sold separately. I recently spoke to Henry about the perforations and he bel…
Hi Mike,
I don't have any and from the responses, not a lot of others do either. If you do get the Palo albums, let us know what you think.
Thanks,
Travis
I have a bunch of the 1918 proofs with about 20% are marked with "ED" in pencil on the back. I don't have any with initials other "ED". One thing I noticed is that "ED" is on regular size proofs as well as proofs that seem to be cut down to a smal…