If you could post a picture kolhoznik I'd like to take a look at it. It's probably just someone's name but also could be a political statement of...
Thanks 132andBush. It sure makes it easier when someone "signs" the coin.:D Bruce
Very nice tokens Idhair. The die work on the Van Cott is especially impressive...great detail and design. Bruce
You promise? You Promise? :D
[ATTACH] Though a common name the consensus seems to be that one or two different men are responsible for these stamps. There are two sizes known...
Absolutely Frank. Go for it! Bruce
I "C" what you mean vlaha. Sorry, I couldn't resist. Bruce
Although I didn't find anything linking John H. Loveless directly to the L.S.& M.S. Ry. (except the counterstamp of course) there's a pretty...
Thanks Jwt, but this was a CT project. A lot of good help and tips from all you who have been posting on this thread. Thanks! Bruce
Thanks for the leads Lord Geoff. I did a lot of work on this stamp today and think I've tracked him down. I have to check out a few more things...
I don't know if Dave is selling his entire collection or just parts of it Owle. About a year ago he issued a fixed price list for the counterstamp...
Thanks for checking in Morgandude. Generally when you're trying to attribute a counterstamp you can almost always discount a woman issuer....
Thanks Amanda. After my earlier post I went back to work. The Allegan Historical Society had an e-mail address, but believe it or not, is closed...
Dave Bowers was one of the early cataloguers of counterstamps and over the years amassed a huge collection of them Owle. When Greg Brunk decided...
Thanks Amanda. Like I said before I don't give up on these things because I enjoy the challenge. Loveless is out there someplace...just have to...
Mine didn't...I had to read your post with a magnifying glass. :D Bruce
I've still been looking for the identity of J.H.Loveless Amanda but still haven't found him. I also asked Greg Brunk (the guru of U.S. and world...
Thanks longnine. I love to research things I collect and to post anything I've learned about a piece in case anyone else is interested. Likewise,...
No, they're incuse longnine. Often with a scan counterstamps will look raised, but this is a photograph. I stopped scanning counterstamps a long...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are two more Irish political stamps, these issued to promote the Nationalist cause of a united Irish free state. The "IRA"...
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