af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jun 9, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Sometimes something wrong is printed on a stamp by mistake. A good example is today’s stamp from Lübeck, which was issued in 1859. On the 2 Schilling stamp, in the center to the left is written: “Zwei ein halb”, which means 2½ in German. The stamp is...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jun 8, 2023 | Stamp of the day
If there is a fold in the paper on which a stamp is printed, it results in a colorless area on the stamp when the fold is straightened out. A very fine example of this type of error is this block of four from the USA. The stamp has a face value of 15 cents and...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jun 7, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Mis perforated stamps are not as rare as one might think. They become a reality when quality control at the postal service fails. Today’s stamps from 1926 show a beautiful example from the United States. The item was advertised for sale at an auction as:...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jun 6, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Mis perforated stamps are not as rare as one might think. They become a reality when quality control at the postal service fails. Today’s stamps from 1926 show a beautiful example from the United States. The item was advertised for sale at an auction as:...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jun 5, 2023 | Stamp of the day
A wrong color on stamps can make them extremely valuable. The best known example is the “Tre skilling yellow” from Sweden (1855), which is one of the rarest stamps in the world. In 2010 it was sold for no less than 2,3 million $. You can read about this...
