Hi Mik,
I think I did an article on this. There was earlier agreement in 1853 also. The rate to the USA was 65c (24c to UK, 36c Atlantic crossing, 5c USA) then 45c in late 1853 (16c Atlantic crossing). Liberia got nothing.
The interesting thing…
Hi guys,
I think the 1880 stamps were sent to Liberia in the late 1860s. Then Liberia decided not to issue them to save money and they sat around for a decade. There was no need, and all covers were marked "paid". The UPU put a stop to this in …
Hi Mik,
I have one that was sent back to the sender - and sent back registered! So, they exist. I have a handful that are still attached, and no reply was ever sent. Then, I have one that was separated by the sender, and both sides were used as …
Hi Mik,
I think there is there is a good possibility that some sheets were gummed. Reading Booklet 23 pg 5, Cockrill states that "previous experts" said sheets were sent out gummed. If they were "experts', then they must have seen gummed sheets!
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I had not heard this. But I think there were mountains of forgeries around in 1865. There are so many still today!
It does make no sense to send to Liberia. Makes more sense that the ship was going to drop them off in Europe on its way to Africa.…
Hi Mik,
I remember talking to Roy about forgeries. I have a bunch and he identified them all.
I think he found there is one characteristic that identifies all forgeries. And not one for each forger. The forgeries are all a tad bit smaller, lik…
Thanks for these dates. I gave Travis an article that updated the census Henry put together a number of years ago. I'll add these. But I need to know whether these used cards or envelopes are philatelic or commercial. That is how Henry started th…
Attached is the article from Nov 1891 Stanley Gibbons Monthly in full context. One has to read between the lines because it was part of an ongoing personal communication to Mr. G. Campbell... But it tells the story.
This was a comment from PM …
Waterlow was responsible the early stationery, and Waterlow did from 1892 onwards (through Henry Hayman), except for the 1897 registration envelope which was Perkins Bacon. The 1891 Johnson stationery technically could be anyone. I think it was alw…
I believe the last booklet was published in 1985.
Possibly we can approach the estate for limited-use access of the booklets. We don't want to re-sell them.
Thanks Mik. This is good information to know.
It makes sense that they were self-published without a copyright. There is no copywrite notice in any of the books, or a date of publication.
I think I have a couple references that they were done …
Talking with various philatelic judges, they all consider a surcharge to be "added value".
The only added value overprints are the semi-postal and the LFF overprints.
Generally, but not all, Liberian stamps with overprints that revalue the stamp…
The other thing that we need to differentiate is "surcharge" versus "re-valuation".
Cockrill calls almost things surcharges. Some are added values - some are re-valuation.
This is a key problem. Surcharges are added value. Not many Liberian s…
These were copywrited in the UK. So it would take a UK guy to track down all the details of what we can and can't do.
To me, the thing is, that it is better to re-write these books. So much has changed since 1985, which I think is the last date o…
Plate proofs are also working proofs. Not just for color trial proofs.
Following are plate proof progressive trials. Just as die proof progressive trials...
I think miniature sheets are very limited in number. Like what Waterlow did for their 1910 exhibition.
I think souvenir sheets are made purposefully in mass quantities for sale to the public.
There are two sets. One likely in the late 1900s due to the paper (India), and in black and white.
The other is modern paper (white) and with grotesque colors. Likely in the 1930s-40s.
All post production.