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Unfortunately,Charles1971 ,not open to all members !

az60 looks pretty good to me !
However I would have one small complain:
The illustrations show the watermarks,as they would look like,
seen from the front of the stamp.
This is the strange view,as used by S.G.
Usually most catalogues show illustrations as seen from the back
of the stamp,the only practical way to detect watermarks. 
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And all this is a simple solution, which requires little effort.
Well.. pffff.

I couldn't trace them all, but check if everything that is linked now is correct.
(I suspect the type 4 link is not specific enough. The Iranian stamps may have a different crown.)
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az60 and stripspeldjes
Wow, quite a bit of work went into that.
Well done!
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Indeed you can see the watermark much more clearly through the back Salentin . So the watermark image should actually look like this when viewed from the back.
But the first plan by az60 to put the watermarks on the background page of a country seems completely fine to me. As indicated by the creator, there is still room for some screwing. It's a Wiki.
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However, there is only 1 disadvantage and that is that...
Every disadvantage also has advantages. Then there will be less criticism (and the Viagra schoolmaster index finger may be milder).
Furthermore, I have already indicated that I am not the expert on watermarks.
My advice then was to mainly use the existing options, including the background page. By watermark.

Excellent concept for a global overview within a country area.
Insofar as the numbering and images of the watermarks have not been taken literally from another catalogue.

It has already been stated on the forum that on LD we view the watermarks from 'from behind'. It's an agreement. Some catalogs view it from the image side, many others from the back.
Our agreement is stated in the stamp manual under point 19.
The images may need to be mirrored.
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stripspeldjes

Good work!
Nevertheless this watermark is not shown on the background page:

NL Staatswapen (meervoudig) 
E State coat of arms (multiple)
F Armoiries d’état (multiple)
D Staatswappen (mehrfach)


This watermark has been used from 29th of October 1947 


NB Some items of Hungary have the current name of watermark in LD “State coat of arms”. They should be removed and added to the new watermark.

Helv stated: 


“…an original image must be provided by the applicant. As is known, scans of existing catalogs may not be used…”

And  Raoul62 stated:


“…Insofar as the numbering and images of the watermarks have not been taken literally from another catalogue…”

Since Helv stubbornly refuses to give an answer to my question: “Where does this image come from? From a catalogue or from a site on the internet or ...?”, I'm obliged to ask the question again.


In fact this question goes for all watermark images: own images of the contributors? I doubt it. 
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Loriot
I have not touched the images, because I have no expertise in this area.

Like you say, several Hungarian stamps have the watermark Staatswapen. But is the “State coat of arms” image that you show the same for all 7 countries or is it just the Hungarian one? Could it be that all seven countries have different “State coat of arms” watermarks?

The same question applies to Type 4: is the Hungarian “Crown in circle” identical to the Iranian one?
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Many watermarks have the same description but certainly not always the same images.
The watermarks called "State coat of Arms" (except Hungary) according to LD, are:
Brasil:

Slovakia:

Egypt:

Iceland:

South West Africa

Sudan:
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Since Hungary has the most stamps (82) in "State coat of arms" it is probably easiest to change the name of the existing watermark to "State coat of arms Hungary" and move the other (54) items to 6 new watermarks.

But it is a closed list and I have no administrator rights in this category, so someone else willl have to add these watermark options (and images).
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Would this be a somewhat accurate representation of Type 1 (1888) ?



I can't quite unite the statements
"The watermarks type 1 and type 2 are each spread over 4 stamps."
and
"The k is 13 mm. long".
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This is another image of this watermark. It confirms that it is spread over 4 stamps.
You can only perform measurements on original stamps.
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Okay, I get it now. Approximately.

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stripspeldjes 
We should not yet create new background pages too quickly. 
There is still a problem. You can now create them on any suitable site in NL, E, F or D, but improvements to bad translations are (still? ) not possible.
For example, the bad translation “ tampon ” in F of “zegel" in NL remains in the background page you recently created.
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Loriot
I have not created any background page with the word "zegel", I have only adapted the code for the existing page (created February 10, 2013 15:57 by:IgorVdV) to illuminate how the layout works.
You yourself have added the phrase containing "zegels".



Edit: what I have done is delete a piece of text that contained "zegels".
Of course neither of us is responsible for the somethimes poor translations.
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stripspeldjes 
OK. My mistake for "zegels".
Another possible solution could be a background page created in the four languages as a whole. 
But then, because it was created on one site, the other sites will still translate...  
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You're right. The watermarks must be depicted as they appear from the back. However, I had to make do with the images, as they were available on lastdodo. If they are wrong, the images on the watermark list need to be revised.
But there is more wrong with that watermark list. Different watermarks can have the same name, as stripspeldjes rightly points out. Of course, that is not possible and certainly not if you only link 1 image to that name. Just look at the watermark (image 2). #2359779 . This is clearly different from Hungary's watermark of the same name.
In addition, there are still images missing from the list, as Loriot rightly points out. And if they are missing here and with the stamps, then I cannot add them to the Hungary watermark overview.
Last but not least, there are still far too many names that are unclear. For example, with the Hungarian watermark type 12, it is unclear to importers whether it should be a state coat of arms or a coat of arms. All names must therefore be unambiguous. The proposal of stripspeldjes State Coat of Arms Hungary is a step in the right direction. Even better, in my opinion, is Hungary's state coat of arms. And if you then put Hungary in front of all the names of the Hungarian watermarks (Hungary, kr in oval (1881) through Hungary star multiple (1950)), then they are clearly defined and easy to find in the list.
So a lot still needs to be done on that watermark list (an observation, not a criticism). It is therefore a pity that there are only a few people who can adjust the list. And I don't actually notice that that list is being worked on. I don't think that is possible with something as essential as watermarks. So I would say, make it a wiki, so that we can all get that list in order. And then be able to create a nice overview of the watermarks per country. If I can do that, anyone can.
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az60 

The idea of providing an overview of the watermarks with their respective images by country or area is a good idea. However, to add the name of a watermark to the name of the country or area is a not so good idea.
I take the example of “ St. Edwardscrown CA ( multiple ) ” ( and there are many similar examples): this watermark with the same image is identical for the following areas: 
Antigua – Bahamas – Barbados – Bermuda - British Antarctica - British Honduras – and so on…
Naturally because they were used for the many colonies, territories, protectorates of the United Kingdom.
It is in my view better to give a specific name for each watermark. This is certainly feasible for the vast majority of watermarks.

Whether this is feasible for the administrators is yet another matter.

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I agree that is not logical to include country names in the watermark name.

For clarity: my suggestion was to name a watermark "State coat of arms Hungary". Not because it is used on Hungarian stamps, but because the image represents the Hungarian coat of arms. Maybe the term "Hungarian state coat of arms" would more to the point.
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Maybe the term "Hungarian state coat of arms" would be more to the point.
Yes!
NB What I mentioned earlier is also meaningful:
NL State coat of arms (multiple)
E State coat of arms (multiple)
F Armoiries d'état (multiple)
D Staatswappen (mehrfach)
because it's the only watermark of the kind, namely multiple.
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az60, stripspeldjes and Loriot what's the problem if a watermark has multiple appearances?

On the background page of the watermark you can show an image per country.
On the country background page, you can show the implementation of the relevant watermark per country.

The "wave lines" watermark is used in 27 countries. I can't imagine that it is exactly the same in every country. As long as only 1 type is used within 1 country, it is unambiguous, right?
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Why should I give you an answer to your question when you refuse to give an answer to my question three times.
I won't be so rude.
Above I said:  It is in my view better to give a specific name for each watermark. This is certainly feasible for the vast majority of watermarks.
If really necessary, the name of the area or region could be added in brackets after the name of the watermark.
And your number of 27 can be seriously reduced if you give a correct(er) description of the watermark.
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Loriot I have access to multi-layer drawing programs. You can trace and combine things relatively easily here. The emphasis is on relative. It is often easier to take photos. As you can see on the background page (recently added) these are not very clear unless you know what you are looking at (I think).

You find it desirable to have a unique name per watermark.
What is the substantive argument here?

That does not mean that I disagree with you, but I do need this to convince others or at least explain it.

This becomes especially important when it comes to adding the country name in brackets.
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Helv 
The image is of course decisive for its description and not the other way around.
So if you want to indicate differences between similar watermarks you have to give an accurate description of the image.
And then general terms such as eg. “Crown”, “Crowns ”, “Star”, "Stars“, ”Wavy line“, ”Wavy lines" are not sufficient. 
Additional words such as single, multiple, diagonal, horizontal, vertical, sheet watermark, size in mm., wide, narrow, written, two-part, three-part, written, italics and so on, and their possible combinations contribute to a more accurate description and deviate from similar or resembling watermarks.
No one will benefit from the current existing list, as long as no one makes a new accurate list of the existing watermarks, 
The statement in No. 19 of the manual says: “ The list of watermarks is almost complete. ” I think it is far from right and a big understatement.


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The list of watermarks,meaning a list containing all watermarks worldwide
is of as much use as a goitre !
Scott introduced something like that,numbering all watermarks in 
(no consistent) order.Would be of some use,if the complete list would
be in the introduction-part of each catalogue.What it is not.

A list of watermarks is useful for each single seperately country only.
It is of little good to know,that a watermark of country "A" maybe
found on stamps of country "B" as well.Although one could mention
that in a footnote.
Listed seperately for each country in the introduction page,
 - if that is the only possible way on L.D. -,there will be no 
problem with names.There is no need then to distinguish 
between the many different designs,called "waved lines",f.i.
If that would be necessary in case of Japan f.i.,one either could call
them "waved lines 1" and "waved lines 2" or add some description.
But usually that would not be necessary,because the illustrations
will speak for themselves. 
The problem will be,to find illustrations without infringing copy-rights.
But perhaps there is a member with good drawing-ability,who could
solve that problem. 
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what is the problem if a watermark has multiple appearances?
My starting point is that, if the catalog is in order, every stamp with a watermark is linked to 1 own watermark. The same stamp with a different watermark is a different item.
The system, as set up, could have worked if there had been only 1 watermark of a certain type per country. So country A has only 1 type of watermark with a crown and/or only 1 type of watermark with a star, and/or only 1 type of watermark with a sun and/or only 1 watermark with wavy lines, etc. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Take Denmark for example. The country has 3 watermarks with a crown (and 1 with crosses (or are there plus signs?)). The watermarks are shown at #263977 . They are called Crown (small), Crown (large), and New Crown. (At least, I think so, because there is no description or image anywhere. And on top of that, there is also a watermark Crown (large and wide) and of course just Crown).
In addition to the watermark with the original name Crown, there are now 3 watermarks with a crown. And that is where the problem arises. Because Sweden, for example, also has a watermarked crown. If, as a layman in the field of Sweden, I want to enter a postage stamp with a watermark in the shape of a crown, I search for crown in the watermarks list and see that there are 3 options (the New Crown option appears). of course not against it at all. Who would think on their own that there could be a name New Crown? And besides, the list is far too long to scroll through).
Okay, so 3 options. But which one should I choose? Crown (small)? Crown? Crown big? God bless the grip. I choose a, another b and a third c. And so different names are used in other countries with an identical crown watermark. And every time other forms of existing watermarks are added, if a distinction needs to be made within a country. The result is a completely confusing list, where everyone just does something. For example, Hungary has 24 watermarks, while there can only be 12.
Furthermore, because of the image linked to the name, the name must be unique, as @Loriot also indicated.
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