A super episode. I am glad that you mentioned the Bill Picket issue of the Legends of the West. I got lucky on that and got mine in the lottery of 100,000 sheets at face. So, If you recall I mentioned this in a previous comment in a previous episode. And I think I mentioned that the sheet was going for upwards of $250 and you decided to wait. Now is the time at $50.00 it is a real bargain. Thank you for checking on this for us US collectors.
another enjoyable video. thanks. Many of the earlier Danish stamps have some issues printed with inverted frames. They are more expensive than the normal stamps but are very affordable.
Great video. When I first started collecting seriously as an adult, I thought any invert just HAD to be valuable, but I soon found out otherwise. I remember finding a Greek inverted overprint from early 20th century (don't recall the Scott#) in a mixed packet of stamps. My heart started racing, thinking I had stumbled upon a financial windfall. I quickly grabbed my Scott Catalog to find out just how rich I had become, only to see the Scott value was all of a couple dollars or so - only a slight premium over the standard stamp. I was still thrilled to find an error (I collect stamps for the enjoyment, not for any potential financial gain) but I did learn that not all errors are valuable.
I've been enjoying your blog. I was surprised you left out the famous Dag Hammarskjold invert. Very inexpensive, because the government deliberately printed a bunch to destroy the value!
Yes, I left it out for that reason. Since they deliberately printed millions more, they cannot really be considered errors, The few true errors that exist are indistinguishable from the reprints, unless you find one on cover clearly postmarked before the reprint date.
I've got a horizontal misperfed 2d blue. can't remember the sheet ..but it's on the FT column and row.. So the bottom has been clipped by the perfs, meaning the foot of the stamp above can be seen. And that's the FS column and row.. Or should I say SF as it appears on the bottom..lol. Issuing post office "18"
I've got a rare stamp. The whole stamp is upside down! Image, perforations, watermark, cancel. All upside down. Every other one in catalogs or online is the right way up, so mine must be worth millions.
I correct myself, a really great video Ted. What a wonderful 'topical' collection for someone starting out with stamps and not interested particularly with collections of a nationalist or Imperial sense!!! Cheers again from Oz
Hi Ted, I have recently bought a few Yugoslavia stamps with error. They are all cheap, about 15- 20 euros. I like it. 1994 National Theater has not been listed! The stamp has no black phase. That's why the country name, jubilee and frame are omitted. Zvezdan, Serbia. P.S. Mandela stamp that I sent you, has really been sent to South Africa, and sent back to me.
Hi Ted! I have bought recently Yugoslavian stamp without country name, and jubilee name Narodno pozoriste Beograd 1869 1994. I like this stamp depicting Prince Michael founder of the Theatre. Maybe it is forged having in mind that has not yet been listed in Michel catalogue?
Ted, The seller Jay Smith is really expensive!!, he is not only charging full cat. value, many stamps are 130% of CV. And i felt bad for paying the double nominal value for the Garbo-sheet.
Most full-time professional stamp dealers have higher prices than you will find from most of the dealers on ebay and HipStamps. It is the professional dealer from whom Scott gets their pricing input. The Scott Catalogue, however, can take years to catch up with market prices, as they only do a comprehensive valuation of a few countries each year (which is why it is a waste of money for dealers to buy a new set each year). Many of the sellers on marketplace sites are in a race to the bottom. They sell what they happen to have, and price it at or below the lowest price they find. The next seller comes along and prices theirs at or below the lowest price. And on it goes, ever downward. In fact, Amazon even has (or had, I don't know, anymore) that as a feature for Amazon Marketplace sellers. Instead of the seller figuring out what price to put on an item, they could check a box and let Amazon price theirs at the lowest existing Amazon price or a certain percentage below it, which the seller could specify. That said, Jay Smith's price is not outrageous. He and Frank Geiger, at worldstamps.com, are asking $6 for a single. I found none for sale on HipStamps, and none on US ebay. I found 2 on ebay.de from a dealer in Spain for $6.15 and $6.75 USD, and several listings on Sweden's Tradera.com: a pair for $8.27 and a lot of 10 pairs for $83.82 USD.
Nice inverted Ted! 😂Very good video. Have you seen error on canceled hammer informations such as inverted year on the date information? I found one from Quebec city in the years 60s.
Hi ted could you give me some advice on a stamp I've found its malta sg 37 victorian 1d on 2halfd 1902. Watermark should be crown ca , this is crown cc. Wondered if you could shed any light on this for me. Thankyou in advance.
I can find no reference to the Crown CC watermark on this stamp. If you have a clear image on the mark, and are sure it is, in fact the CC and not the CA, you should get it evaluated by an expert and certified.
Hello sir i have a us stamp with error , this is Weight brothers 31c right top have extra blue colour, and next one America print on it, and another is 31c us airmail have purple colour on it which is only have red white blue always, how u confirm me please help me padma kolkata india
I can’t really give you a good answer without seeing them, but it sounds to me like these could be color shifts, which is a common occurrence, and rarely results in any added value.
There's the obvious one, the 1962 Dag Hammarskjold invert (SC#1204) which the U.S. postal service reprinted by the millions to keep it from becoming valuable. It costs no more than the correct version and often for less, less than 0.50 for mint.
You’re right; it is an obvious one, which I chose not to mention, because . . . You are not really buying a genuine error stamp if it was intentionally printed this way. The only way to determine a genuine error is on a first day cover, or a used copy showing a cancel date from before the reprinting, either of which will cost much more than my “affordable” cutoff point.
Superb video Ted. These are some great error stamps, and proves you don't need big money to own some.
Thanks John. Glad you liked it.
I'm amazed that Post museum in Stockholm haven't bought the yellow 3-skilling yet, i think they have the money, or atleast had.
Cheapskates. 😁
A super episode. I am glad that you mentioned the Bill Picket issue of the Legends of the West. I got lucky on that and got mine in the lottery of 100,000 sheets at face. So, If you recall I mentioned this in a previous comment in a previous episode. And I think I mentioned that the sheet was going for upwards of $250 and you decided to wait. Now is the time at $50.00 it is a real bargain. Thank you for checking on this for us US collectors.
Unfortunately I didn't get one of the $50 sheets. The cheapest Buy It Now price on a current listing is $80.
@@tedtalksstamps lt is still a fab bargain at $80. What current listing is it on?
@@johngreen3543 I just checked and 2 new listings have just appeared on ebay for $60. HipStamp has one for $71.
Good topic choice. Well scripted and lots of new ideas for collecting. Best wishes Ted, RB
Thank you, Rene. I appreciate it.
another enjoyable video. thanks. Many of the earlier Danish stamps have some issues printed with inverted frames. They are more expensive than the normal stamps but are very affordable.
Thanks, Jeffrey. I’ll have to look them up snd see what I can find for my collection.
Great video. When I first started collecting seriously as an adult, I thought any invert just HAD to be valuable, but I soon found out otherwise. I remember finding a Greek inverted overprint from early 20th century (don't recall the Scott#) in a mixed packet of stamps. My heart started racing, thinking I had stumbled upon a financial windfall. I quickly grabbed my Scott Catalog to find out just how rich I had become, only to see the Scott value was all of a couple dollars or so - only a slight premium over the standard stamp. I was still thrilled to find an error (I collect stamps for the enjoyment, not for any potential financial gain) but I did learn that not all errors are valuable.
I apologize for the late reply, Steven. I agree. Even the error stamps with no extra value are fun to find.
I do love the imperf stamps :)
Great video Ted. Very strange that there are so many cheap Yank errors compared with Oz or Britain, or the Commonwealth. Cheers from sunny QLD
So many cheap errors for the US are probably due to the US printing so many more stamps to begin with, making any errors that much more plentiful.
I've been enjoying your blog. I was surprised you left out the famous Dag Hammarskjold invert. Very inexpensive, because the government deliberately printed a bunch to destroy the value!
Yes, I left it out for that reason. Since they deliberately printed millions more, they cannot really be considered errors, The few true errors that exist are indistinguishable from the reprints, unless you find one on cover clearly postmarked before the reprint date.
very good introduction and the stamp is beautiful
Thank you.
I've got a horizontal misperfed 2d blue. can't remember the sheet ..but it's on the FT column and row.. So the bottom has been clipped by the perfs, meaning the foot of the stamp above can be seen. And that's the FS column and row.. Or should I say SF as it appears on the bottom..lol. Issuing post office "18"
That’s a nice little piece to have in your collection.
I've got a rare stamp. The whole stamp is upside down! Image, perforations, watermark, cancel. All upside down. Every other one in catalogs or online is the right way up, so mine must be worth millions.
That is one of the most common errors you’ll come across. That’s why they generally aren’t worth any more than a normal stamp.
I correct myself, a really great video Ted. What a wonderful 'topical' collection for someone starting out with stamps and not interested particularly with collections of a nationalist or Imperial sense!!! Cheers again from Oz
Thank you, Jason. For a collector with a limited budget (isn't that all of us?), this is certainly a way to limit your spending.
Hi Ted, I have recently bought a few Yugoslavia stamps with error. They are all cheap, about 15- 20 euros. I like it. 1994 National Theater has not been listed! The stamp has no black phase. That's why the country name, jubilee and frame are omitted. Zvezdan, Serbia. P.S. Mandela stamp that I sent you, has really been sent to South Africa, and sent back to me.
Your Yugoslav stamp sounds like a nice find. I will keep my eye out for one.
Hi Ted, I was told that there was only one sheet, 10-20 stamps. I am not sure you will find one unfortunately. Zvezdan Serbia
@@zvezdanmilojevic2838 It sounds like you got them for a very good price, then. Congratulations.
Yugoslavian stamps are not expensive.
Thanks. Fun topic.
Thank you, Paul.
Wow! Another great informative video! Thank you!
Thank you very much. I appreciate it.
Thanks for the video Ted! I really like the inverted Dominican Republic stamp at the end, will you try and complete the set at some point?
Thanks, Daniel. I am, in fact trying to complete that set, but, as I mentioned, they are nowhere to be found.
@@tedtalksstamps gotcha, well if ever come across one on eBay I’ll let you know!
@@mallardstamps Thanks.
Great info
Thank you, Robert.
another informative video. thanks!
Thank you very much.
Yet another very interesting video, Ted.
Thanks Ted, learned something new again.
Thank you, Richard.
Hi Ted! I have bought recently Yugoslavian stamp without country name, and jubilee name Narodno pozoriste Beograd 1869 1994. I like this stamp depicting Prince Michael founder of the Theatre. Maybe it is forged having in mind that has not yet been listed in Michel catalogue?
It is a good video on an interesting topic. :) Open my understanding to error stamps, and that many can indeed be affordable!
Thank you, joyseng. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@@tedtalksstamps Wow. You reply almost immediately!
Another great episode Ted, thanks so much!
Thank you, Raul.
Ted, The seller Jay Smith is really expensive!!, he is not only charging full cat. value, many stamps are 130% of CV. And i felt bad for paying the double nominal value for the Garbo-sheet.
Most full-time professional stamp dealers have higher prices than you will find from most of the dealers on ebay and HipStamps. It is the professional dealer from whom Scott gets their pricing input. The Scott Catalogue, however, can take years to catch up with market prices, as they only do a comprehensive valuation of a few countries each year (which is why it is a waste of money for dealers to buy a new set each year).
Many of the sellers on marketplace sites are in a race to the bottom. They sell what they happen to have, and price it at or below the lowest price they find. The next seller comes along and prices theirs at or below the lowest price. And on it goes, ever downward. In fact, Amazon even has (or had, I don't know, anymore) that as a feature for Amazon Marketplace sellers. Instead of the seller figuring out what price to put on an item, they could check a box and let Amazon price theirs at the lowest existing Amazon price or a certain percentage below it, which the seller could specify.
That said, Jay Smith's price is not outrageous. He and Frank Geiger, at worldstamps.com, are asking $6 for a single. I found none for sale on HipStamps, and none on US ebay. I found 2 on ebay.de from a dealer in Spain for $6.15 and $6.75 USD, and several listings on Sweden's Tradera.com: a pair for $8.27 and a lot of 10 pairs for $83.82 USD.
@@tedtalksstamps Never know Amazon has such a function!
@@joyseng I have not sold on Amazon Marketplace for quite a few years, now. So I don't know if that function still is available to sellers.
Awesome :-)
Thank you, Nisarg.
How about the Monaco 1947 FDR stamp with 6 fingers (C16)? Do you consider it an error?
They are design errors, or what I call bloopers. I covered them in episodes 13 and 24.
Ep. 13 - Stamp Bloopers: Design Errors On Postage Stamps
Nice inverted Ted! 😂Very good video. Have you seen error on canceled hammer informations such as inverted year on the date information? I found one from Quebec city in the years 60s.
I have not come across any of those, but they would make nice additions to the collection.
@@tedtalksstamps Is it possible to show you a photo using messenger?
@@tedtalksstamps look at your Twitter
@@yvescote2808 Yes it is.
@@yvescote2808 Okay.
great video as always Ted! very informative! what do you record with for audio/video?
Thank you Michael. I shoot straight in to my iphone XR
Hi ted could you give me some advice on a stamp I've found its malta sg 37 victorian 1d on 2halfd 1902. Watermark should be crown ca , this is crown cc. Wondered if you could shed any light on this for me. Thankyou in advance.
I can find no reference to the Crown CC watermark on this stamp. If you have a clear image on the mark, and are sure it is, in fact the CC and not the CA, you should get it evaluated by an expert and certified.
Hello sir i have a us stamp with error , this is Weight brothers 31c right top have extra blue colour, and next one America print on it, and another is 31c us airmail have purple colour on it which is only have red white blue always, how u confirm me please help me padma kolkata india
I can’t really give you a good answer without seeing them, but it sounds to me like these could be color shifts, which is a common occurrence, and rarely results in any added value.
There's the obvious one, the 1962 Dag Hammarskjold invert (SC#1204) which the U.S. postal service reprinted by the millions to keep it from becoming valuable. It costs no more than the correct version and often for less, less than 0.50 for mint.
You’re right; it is an obvious one, which I chose not to mention, because . . .
You are not really buying a genuine error stamp if it was intentionally printed this way. The only way to determine a genuine error is on a first day cover, or a used copy showing a cancel date from before the reprinting, either of which will cost much more than my “affordable” cutoff point.