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Hi to all,

Nothing to do with CTO or the like but a logical evolution of stamps catalog on LD

When you collect classical stamps from 1840 to 1900 you got a price in all catalog for stamps with no gum you got a value ref Yvert , Michel….

Most stamps collectors have stamps from the XIX century not franked and without gum, why of the reason is that our stamp ancestors collectors were haters of gummed stamps and were  soaking the stamps to delete the gum on MHH stamps.

Those stamps that are unused but with no gum are the cast majority in all our collections before 1870 and even 1900 because they are nice, too scarce and expensive in MH or MNH. 

This is a common problem for many countries with stamps before 1900.

We cannot put our stamps without gum from the XIX century on our LD collection as we got only 3 choices.

MNH
MH
Canceled

So we need as top priority a No Gum or whatever translation you want.

MNH 
MH
No gum
Canceled

In French

Of course this state will apply for all stamps. 

Without we can’t classified most XIX centuries stamps and enter a value for those in LD catalog.

Tell me if my post is clear, logical and what is the problem not to have that.

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February 26, 2024 19:15
I am ready to input a value for most XIX century stamps from 1840 to 1870 whith gum removed personally I know the worldwide market of the XIX century stamps and can do a valuation. I got some of them.

By the way some old stamps have no gum added after printing and for some we don’t know any MH or MNH piece of them in any collection.
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February 26, 2024 19:37
It's so Frenchstamps , I've had my say.

At least 6 conditions for stamps, these are
1] **
2] *
3] °
4] (*) older stamps (or as you say, before 1900)
5] CTO
6] zg(without gum), oG(ohne gummi), sg (sans gomme), for the younger stamps. Worthless, but collectible. And maybe still sellable this way?

These seem like enough conditions to me. Not too much and not too little.

Furthermore, as I said, I have had my say.




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February 26, 2024 19:46
some old stamps have no gum added

That is already covered.
The condition is 'MNH'. In the data (field 'Eraser') you can choose 'Without Eraser'.
'Without eraser' then is not a condition of a stamp, but a property of the item.



The condition Mint (MNH) is the condition in which the stamp was originally sold at postal counters. A stamp without gum.
Any strange trace on the back makes it used (MH), unless it was stamped (then it is condition Canceled, of course).

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February 26, 2024 19:56
Raoul62 you don’t understand what I wrote , your solution have nothing to do with what I said.

You are lost seems at least Charles1971 understoid perfectly what is philately and history of the stamp collection , you need to learn more about classical stamps.
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February 26, 2024 20:07
Charles1971 perfectly the price in paper catalog are not the same and if you buy an unusuedv from 1840 to 1900 you can’t only afford a stamp issue with gum but that collectors of the XIX century were collecting removing the gum as it was like that at this time.

In old collections including those of famous collectors of the XIX century and museum you find only stamps with gum removed.

The stamps from the XIX century in MH or MNH condition are from stamp merchant stocks usually from sheets. 

I nerd to make the philatelic education of @raoul62 …. laughing  
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February 26, 2024 20:11
Raoul62 knows better Frenchstamps . Being alone, his hands tied.
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February 26, 2024 20:16
I'm not tied to Charles1971 at all. I won't keep my mouth shut, you know that.

And my message about what was already foreseen related to the part I added:
some old stamps have no gum added
Not about
with eraser removed

Maybe it's about a different type of issues than what you wrote
By the way some old stamps have no gum added after printing and for some we don't know any MH or MNH piece of them in any collection.
Frenchstamps ?

Reading comprehension is not given to everyone. I know that.
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Okay Raoul62 , forget the hands tied part.
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Charles1971 Raoul is lost in CTO and FDC for sure I am more in XIX century stamps. 

What he said is true from some old German state stamps for example issue without gums at that time but most XIX centuries stamps had gums since 1840 except few printed without gum or not on gummed sheets.

But seems that we are all hands tied and very few not to say nobody on LD seems interested by old XIX centuries stamps they are more in thematic stamps or modern stamps.
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Raoul62 Sorry but I am disappointed by LD , seems the basic requirements will never be here in the catalog.

I will use Excel that will be better to classified accurately my XIX century stamps it is more appropriate if you are an old school stamp collector.

LD catalog is only useful for modern stamps.

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February 26, 2024 20:31
except that some were printed without gum or on ungummed sheets.

True, Frenchstamps on some of these oldies, the gum was only applied afterwards. So after printing. Or they were issued without gum.
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Charles1971 happy to see that you know about printing process , after all a stamp is all about paper , ink and printing process. 
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I do have a small drawback Frenchstamps, I also collect FDCs quite fanatically. But to each their own, I say.
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An example to make a drawing of. Sometimes you really have to keep it simple for the reader.

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Issued (made) without gum.

That is a property of the item, which tells you that the stamp was issued without gum. Applies to all stamps. That is completely independent of the condition.
It is located in the item's details, there:


Condition is something completely different. That is the condition that your own copy has ended up in, which you have in your hands, or which you have put in an album.

Completely new condition is MNH. Just because you have that stamp in completely new condition, and therefore Mint Mint, does not mean that gum will start to stick to it lol

There are collectors who have collected such stamps with a sticker in an album. Such a copy then has the condition 'Unused'. It is no longer brand new as it was sold at the cash register. There has been a stain on it.

Then you have the ones that have been used. This gives them the condition 'Stamped'.

Each of the three conditions applies, and each condition has its own catalog value.



Pure logic. Can be difficult sometimes. With a little effort and thinking about it you will get there :) :)


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Charles1971 if you like too FDC it is your choice.
 
Most of my friends collectors true experts in XIX centuries stamps have a thematic collection too that include FDC.

My father give me many modern stamps as he was stamp collector of Britain and British colonies from 1840 to 2000 and my grand father was collector only of French colonies stamps up to 1940.

I am the third generation that choose particularly stamps before 1900 but I never sold my gran father and father stamp collections.

So I respect all type of collectors
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February 26, 2024 21:15
Raoul62 pure logic indeed but not so easy. Are you sure that most of LD users of LD know that or have this logic ? 

To my opinion it must stay fun as it is an hobby after all.

So if LD catalog and collection management is perfect why to fight to improve it ? 

Anyway I got many paper catalog some very old some very specialised and even expert collectors studies books and they are not without mistakes or illogical point of view or valuation.

I got my point of view, the majority on LD got an other point of view that was is democracy. 

So I prefer to stick to my stamps and don’t bother anymore about all these possible improvements.




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The different definitions of  (*)
NL:  Ongestempelde zegels zonder gom
FR:  Timbres neuf sans gomme
DE:  Ungebrauchte Marken ohne Gummi
EN:  NG (No Gum) or MNG (Mint No Gum)  ?

A question mark for English because the 'Domestic' catalogues mainly differentiate only on Mint/Unused and Used/Cancelled.  However on the market place you may find many other values...

Anyhow: also here a difference between NL and the other languages.  'Ongestempelde zegel' can be a both Used or Unused !  Once the Gum is away it is rather an arbitrary decision!  

TBC (= to be continued)
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jogo ok for me “FR:  Timbres neuf sans gomme”
I can say only my opinion for the French language 
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Timbres neufs sans gomme.
(With plural s)
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jogo Martinel according to actual French translation that I see on the French version of LD in fact it don’t use the plural so the right translation is :

“Timbres neufs sans gomme”

This is my last word on it



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I would like to mention jogo , that this condition (*) may also contain remnants of gum.

Ungebraucht ohne Gummi oder mit Teilgummi. This is certainly important for older stamps.
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Charles1971 for older stamps paper catalogs consider no gum at all.

If you got remnant of gums in an old stamp up to 1900 the usage in paper catalog is not consider to Classify them in a category  (*) , catalog don’t consider them really. Each collector or merchant  is free to set a sale price as same than (*) but with a lower discount on paper catalog price.

So we should stick to the four categories 
**
*
(*) no gum
O canceled 

It cover all possibilities 
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