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<p>[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 2585856, member: 22729"]The Bil-Mar counterstamps don't come up often, so I had to wait awhile before I had the opportunity to buy one. I'm familiar with the"Tis an old rye" issue, but also have no identification. It would likely be issued by a distiller, but I can't find anything out about it, JBK. As you know, Brunk lists it, but offers no attribution.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was a great deal of counterstamping of coins in that era, so much so that it became illegal to "deface" coins that way. Not only in England, but in France as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's a great find of "Pear's Soap" and "Empire Theatre" counterstamps on the same coin. You don't often see competing stamps like that. It's like a buy one, get one free. The real bonus is that they're both high quality stamps and generally nicely applied.</p><p><br /></p><p>Great find on the error nickel. It's very fortunate that you noticed it before counterstamping.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's my "Pear's Soap" example.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[ATTACH=full]562137[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 2585856, member: 22729"]The Bil-Mar counterstamps don't come up often, so I had to wait awhile before I had the opportunity to buy one. I'm familiar with the"Tis an old rye" issue, but also have no identification. It would likely be issued by a distiller, but I can't find anything out about it, JBK. As you know, Brunk lists it, but offers no attribution. There was a great deal of counterstamping of coins in that era, so much so that it became illegal to "deface" coins that way. Not only in England, but in France as well. That's a great find of "Pear's Soap" and "Empire Theatre" counterstamps on the same coin. You don't often see competing stamps like that. It's like a buy one, get one free. The real bonus is that they're both high quality stamps and generally nicely applied. Great find on the error nickel. It's very fortunate that you noticed it before counterstamping. Here's my "Pear's Soap" example. Bruce[ATTACH=full]562137[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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