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Today I tried to sort things out for the classic Russian series "1914 War Charity 1st Series" and "1915 War Charity 2nd Series".
https://www.lastdodo.nl/nl/areas/2495871-1914-war-charity-1st-serie
https://www.lastdodo.nl/nl/items/4526267-war-charity -2nd series

The first series is printed on colored paper, the second on white paper. Both series are available in large numbers with three different perforations.

I'm running into that all Michel numbers "seem" to be wrong. I've edited this one, but I'm wondering if this is correct (and if I shouldn't just revert this to the original numbers).

For example, from the above series, #2121429 original Michel number 96A. However, the catalog I consulted (Michel Europa 2019) writes: 99A.

From a small sample, other numbers also appear to deviate. E.g. LD #2121059 mentioned Michel 62A. "My Michel" has number 61A here.

Does anyone know what's going on? Has Michel changed his numbering? Is there a world catalog or a regional catalog that has different numbers than the Europe catalog?

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Google it and enter 1914 russian Stamps and then go to Colnect, there they are.
Your example #2121429 has it Michel number 99A.
Greetings John.
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December 08, 2021 20:28
Lyonesse Thanks John for this tip. Don't advertise too much....
Colnect gives the same number as the Michel Europa 2019 catalogue. Ditto for some other samples.

That would mean that quite a few Michel numbers are now incorrect in LD (for this area).
@aartinge at a number of stamps I see that you have entered them. Any idea how the differences come and more importantly what to keep in mind; the current LD data or Colnect/Michel-Eur-2019?

ps Because it is so unclear, I accidentally created an extra stamp that was already in LD but under the wrong series. I will adjust this, but it is useful to have clarity about the catalog numbers first.
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December 09, 2021 01:23
Helv stop changing, leave the number and add the new number, next to it
otherwise you will be obliged to do the whole catalog.
De Michel made a mess to get most of the stamp a another number.
in the old catalogs it says at # 2121429  Mi 96A.
this change of numbers the others like the yvert and scott ec have not done either.
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December 09, 2021 01:42
aartinge thanks for your advice. I was already afraid that something went wrong with Michel.
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Helv Lyonesse 
During the 1st World War or the Great War, Russia issued several charity stamps, as follows

1° 1914.11.19: series of 4 stamps:
1 K. - Ilya Muromets, legendary Russian hero.
2 K. - Don Cossack bidding farewell to his sweetheart.
7 K. - Allegory of charity.
10 K. - St. George slaying the dragon.
All stamps are on coloured coated paper, without watermark, typographed;
- with perforation 11½ :
   Michel (catalogue allways uptodate)  numbers 99 A, 100 A, 101 A and 102 A (allways with a blank
   between number and letter)
   Yvert & Tellier: numbers 93 (A), 94 (A), 95 (A) and 96 (A) ((A) mentioned after the issue title);
    Scott: numbers B6, B7, B8 and B9;
- with perforation 12½ :
   Michel (catalogue allways uptodate)  numbers 99 B, 100 B, 101 B and 102 B (allways with a blank
   between number and letter)
   Yvert & Tellier: numbers 93a (B), 94a (B), 95a (B) and 96a (B);
    Scott: numbers B5, B6, B7 and B8;
- with perforation 13½ :
   Michel (catalogue allways uptodate)  numbers 99 C, 100 C, 101 C and 102 C (allways with a blank
   between number and letter)
   Yvert & Tellier: numbers 93a (C), 94a (C), 95a (C) and 96a (C);
    Scott: numbers B5, B6, B7 and B8;
 - imperforate:
   Michel (catalogue allways uptodate)  numbers 99 D, 100 D, 101 D and 102 D (allways with a blank
   between number and letter)
   Yvert & Tellier: no numbers;
    Scott: numbers B5, B6, B7 and B8;

2° 1915.03: series of 4 stamps with same subjects for 1K., 2K., 7K., 10 K.
All stamps on white coated paper, without watermark and typographed:
 - with perforation 11½ :
   Michel (catalogue allways uptodate)  numbers 103 A, 104 A, 105 A and 106 A (allways with a blank
   between number and letter)
   Yvert & Tellier: numbers 97a (B), 98a (B) and 100a (B);
    Scott: numbers B10, B11, B12 and B13;
- with perforation 12½ :
   Michel (catalogue allways uptodate)  numbers 103 B, 104 B, 105 B and 106 B (allways with a blank
   between number and letter)
   Yvert & Tellier: numbers 97 (A), 98 (A), 99 (A) and 100 (A) ; ((A) mentioned after the issue title);
    Scott: numbers  B10, B11, B12 and B13;   
- with perforation 13½ :
   Michel (catalogue allways uptodate)  numbers 103 C, 104 C, 105 C and 106 C (allways with a blank
   between number and letter)
   Yvert & Tellier: numbers  97a (C), 98a (C) and 100a (C);
    Scott: numbers  B10, B11, B12 and B13;   
 - imperforate:
   Michel (catalogue allways uptodate)  numbers  103 D, 104 D, 105 D and 106 D (allways with a blank
   between number and letter)
   Yvert & Tellier: no numbers;
    Scott: numbers  B10, B11, B12 and B13.

Sorry Lyonesse, meanwhile I added correct information on 2 items ( 2121429 and 1270357). The rest is following if OK.

N.B. Each stamp with a specific perforation is no specific variety: they were all issued on the same date and therefor can never be called "variety" because a stamp with variety is allways issued later then the original stamp. That's the reason why i make new series for each perforation.   

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December 09, 2021 03:28
aartinge based on your PM to me and my reponse, can you agree with the statements made by Loriot ?

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December 09, 2021 17:16
Helv the intention is to keep older michel numbers, otherwise everyone will have to adjust their stamps, at least their numbers, or oblige everyone to buy a new catalogue.
It would be more convenient if a frame was added stating new Michel number in the list of catalog names.
I would also leave the series for what they are. 1914 1st series with L11½, 2nd series with L12½ and so on.
and at 1915 divide the same with 1st and 2nd series.
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It would be more useful if a box was added stating the new Michel number in the list of catalog names.

Just to show you: roughly what percentage of the stamps has Michel changed the number?

And have they implemented that new number in all their catalogs or could it be that the same stamp has a different number in different recent Michel catalogues?

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December 09, 2021 17:41
Rene Michel has changed numbers in recent years, which is now apparent with Russia, but also with England and other countries. in that sense it is important that the old songs can still be seen. hence the request to put the new one behind it, or to place a new frame.
otherwise it will become a mess, partly because of the Michel.
most collectors have had their stamp on the old number for years, and the Michel is this going to change, too crazy for words
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December 09, 2021 18:02
@aartinge and @rene apparently Michel has not only changed the numbering for Russia, but also the division into series.

If I understand @aartinge correctly, in the old Michel there were three series defined for both 1914 and 1915. The current Michel indicates the format as Loriot already described above and which also appears in other catalogs.

To be able to work with all catalogues, I would be in favor of not numbering the series (unique for Michel), but stating the perforation.

#2121435 then become 1914 War Charity 13 1/2. Perhaps this is against the general rules?

I personally agree with series 1 to 3, but the next (persistent) newbie in this area will run into this again.

Rene I understand the need to keep the old number. When we are out of this discussion I would also like to put the old numbers next to the new ones. However, it is important to know if there is only 1 number or if it is the old or the new.
A new/extra field would be most useful, preferably with an explanation from which year the new count applies.

I can also imagine that in certain countries there will be an extra field for national catalogues, as happened with NVPH in the Netherlands.

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December 09, 2021 18:03
aartinge  Does it concern a few numbers per country, about 10 countries?
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December 09, 2021 18:24
Rene I'm afraid it concerns more countries, but then large countries. where most stamps are issued.
if it succeeds, it is also possible that the new number will be placed after the old number.
if it is simply changed, it will be disastrous for all collectors.
there must so we have to think about it for a while, and  Helv should be called to order with change.
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Michel completely revised the numbers of Russia a few years ago (not the Soviet Union).
So assume that the current numbers are used in LD.
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Have a look through Russia [1857-1917].
In my opinion, that is all about all 216 stamps, so those are now at LD, which have been changed by Michel.
But the question is actually, why did Michel adjust the numbers, they are not stupid, there must be a reason for that.
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There must have been changes in the past with any paper pz catalog. How did we deal with that?
Is it not worth considering always stating the current cat number in the relevant field in LD and stating the old one in Details?
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I think Michel's is a sales trick, everyone suddenly has to buy a new catalog, that's smart
Collectioneur  is also an option, but if Michel continues to change numbers, then it seems to me that extra field is the best option.
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December 09, 2021 19:12
 but if Michel continues to change numbers, then I think an extra field is the best option.

If Michel or another catalog changes a number that has already been changed, another field must be added. Doesn't seem like the right solution to me. We already have 5 specific fields for stamps only for cat numbers from external parties. This should be enough to identify a stamp.
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More annoying for me than old and new numbers, is the fact that a lot of numbers from the Michel catalogue are entered incorrectly:
- either numbers and letters are not separated by a blank (space), creating later unnecessary doubles due to not finding the number by the search engine;
- or numbers are mentioned without the necessary letter(s) because only a “general number” is mentioned without the letters of all possible variants. This is usually the case with the so called “basic stamps” and het “general number” in fact does not exist. Most Dutch collectors, using the Michel catalogue, are forgetting or don’t know the fact that not all catalogues work in the same manner (StanleyGibbons f.i. has a special number or Scott has an inseparable letter after the number for each variant).
An additional field for an old Michel number is certainly not the ultimate solution: how would you know that the entered old number is the right one when you only have the new catalogue with another number and vice versa? Additional problems for collectors as well for the controlling administrator… And who’s going to fill in the old or new number in the other field?
Finally who can tell me if other catalogues did some similar changes in their own, leading probably creating more fields?
My thanks to Collectioneur who expresses some of my concerns.



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A second Michel field doesn't seem useful to me either. The proposal of Collectioneur that the field is intended for the current number, and any numbers that are older than mention in details, seems the most logical to me.

Numbers should indeed be represented in a uniform manner as Loriot says. Perhaps we will soon be able to recognize what is meant a little more cleverly on the new input / edit form and always automatically save and display it in the correct format.
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December 09, 2021 20:01
@Rene in addition to the above some more concerns.

Suppose (note: suppose) that the choice is to convert everything from old to new Michel numbers:
How do you know in the transition phase whether the old or new number has been entered. Sometimes it is a completely different stamp and it is less troublesome (if you use another catalog besides LD). Sometimes you end up with almost the same stamp with a difference in detail. You can often not get this detail from the incomplete description, but only from the number (see my question about determining a Russian stamp in another post and the discussion about the war charity stamps above. 

From a sample I understand that there is not a simple algorithm for old Russia, some numbers have increased, some have decreased, so you need to have both an old and a new catalog to edit this. How many people are active on it LD?

With an extra field you can partly solve this (but not take away the justified concern of Loriot ) provided the seal is described in such detail that the determination is unambiguous.On the other hand you don't want too many fields and would this be a temporary solution to be able to convert the case, but how long is temporary on a Wiki platform with volunteers?
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@postmaster as I indicated in the other topic we need a wise insight. I also think it's a shame about the friction that arises between people.

I completely understand the position of old-timers who have brought in a lot of stamps.
For newcomers, however, it doesn't work if you refer to old catalogues. In this way, the Dodo is once again threatened with extinction.

I did some looking around at other sites. I don't know if they have the same history as LD, but that's where the new numbers are carried.
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Helv that should be done, but as Collectioneur says, leave the old issues somewhere in sight, so that collectors can adjust their collection over the months/years.
I don't work by number but by picture.
but I'm sure there are a lot of people who work with numbers and have done it for 50 years.
Michel is the culprit of all this, and you are a little bit
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aartinge I agree with you that Michel did not act very nicely, but can you explain what you mean that I am a bit of a culprit?


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yes you mentioned all this.
no it was a joke
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