Blair (TC) schrieb:
> On Jul 16, 10:11 am, chrisj.do...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> On 16 Jul, 15:30, "rodney" <pookiet...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
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>>> ...well, I was so focused on the star at the time,
>>> the arabic numbers escaped my attention. :)
>>> So thanks for that.
>>> I am just confirming the integrity of the Turkey listings
>>> in my old battered '65, esp for the plethora of opts.
>>> My return regards from Rodnarian Perth :)
>>> If you would like a challenge, this stamp was posted by a member
>>> of this NG some time ago, I usually meld the solution with the image,
>>> but I appear to have lost it.
>>> Can you identify this curiosity?http://cjoint.com/data/hqpy65GyOW.htm
>>> "Gerhard Reichert"
>>>> I habe no SG, but the arabic numbers are different:
>>>> left one : 1332
>>>> right one: 1331
>>>> the islamic year 1331 is our gregorian year 1913
>>>> the islamic year 1332 is our gregorian year 1914
>>>> may be it can help, although is does not answer Your question :-)
>>>> kind regards from gregorian Bavaria
>>>> Gerhard
>> Thanks for speeding up the search, Gerhard.
>>
>> Catalogue numbers may have changed since Roger's 1965 cat. The
>> 1331/1915 1pi blue is now 555 if p12 or 555a if p12x13.5 compound;
>> with inverted overprint it would be 555b. The 1332/1916 one is 685 if
>> p12, 685a if p13.5 or 685b if p12x13.5 comp; 685c with inverted
>> overprint.
>>
>> The violet-blue one is SG 920 of 1917-18, map of Gallipoli, one of a
>> set of variously-framed maps and views.
>>
>> Chris
>
> The violet blue is (I believe Scott 571).
> Basic stamp (#426) overprinted in 1919.
>
> Blair
>
>
Fine work Chris and Blair,
and I learned today how to avoid looking through catalogues :-).
Thank You both, for information and new experience :-)
kind regards from Gerhard, the lazy one :-)


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