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It is evident that this change will require an enormous amount of work (both from administrators and from vendors).
Is it obvious? How often do you think that situation will happen?
(Maybe you're right, but I really have no idea.)
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Jummeke , What would you like to change or add to the definition then?
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stripspeldjes In any case, the problem only occurs with long-running series, everything else is self-explanatory. However, if Rene insists in its definition that the date does not matter and a series may be created for convenience of selling, then perhaps "my convenience of selling" is not "your convenience of selling" and we are back to discussions or duplication.
But my biggest argument remains that date, you cannot add an extra stamp once sellers and collectors adhere to it. So do we opt for the one-off split (the enormous amount of work) or the years of continuous follow-up (adding a new stamp and dealing with duplicates)?
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Jummeke, It is in any case practically impossible to split all kinds of series that have been put up for sale, wanted or added to the collection by many people.
I also wonder if there are really major problems in the current situation. At least I don't know them.
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Perhaps you should first apply it and see how the manual works in practice. You have now been a user for a month and although you have made 160 forum posts, often with strong opinions, you have only entered 1 item (and it was not a stamp). So you won't have much practical experience with the manual yet.

Simple reason: I experienced the Catawiki era and the dictatorship of the man from the CD-ROM.
I was considering (I'm slowly figuring it out) about introducing things. What I see is pure randomness.

I've made a few suggestions and one or another administrator kept referring to the manual to tell me it wasn't allowed that way. I have sometimes looked it up and noticed that either the manual said nothing about it or all kinds of interpretations were possible, to which the manager in question had given his interpretation.

If it's a pure lottery, I won't get into it. And right now, the few examples in this thread and the issuance thread show that it's a lottery.

And apparently I'm not the only one running into this:

Take it from someone who regularly uses the stamp catalog that no system has been chosen. That's exactly where the problem lies. Many series are classified based on issue date. Others are just merged again. The eternal dilemma between splitters and lumpers. I can give you many examples and I have already done some of them.
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Rene Read the topic again, there are already many arguments and examples (both from others and from myself), I am not going to repeat everything.
- In any case, a very limited group of long-term issues, probably the same as what the managers now have to continue because the issue group has to be changed
- It seems as if a time before CAR (everything in a pile) and a time after CAR (a series is an issue if the users have done it correctly, which now no longer exists but was an issue as of date) exists, although administrators could simply do their thing
- 2 definitions or a definition that is too vague leads to ambiguity (sometimes splitting and sometimes merging, that doesn't work)
- Too often the date is not filled in in the Series item (because it is not possible), just now that we have abolished Issue, this item takes on an extra value
- I also understand your argument about the feasibility of splitting now if so many people support it. Perhaps a bit too far-fetched, but we should still split it and leave the old one for a while (yes, duplicate) under a category [no longer use] and then communicate well about the clean-up
(the always-cited Zeehelden example)
- Rene's "ease of sale" out, "same day" of comic pins, az60 and myself in
An attempt :
A serial item is an item depicting the individual stamps from an issue, in most cases issued on the same date. The serial item is therefore useful in the purchasing and selling process. If this is useful in practice, an issue can possibly consist of multiple series. An issue group can also consist of multiple series that are spread over time.
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I mainly meant to say that these are no longer choices. We have and will keep serial items and these may also include stamps that were not issued on the same day, as has always been allowed.
Yes, there are problems, because there is at least 1 administrator who does not know which series to allow and which not.

Since there have never been any clear rules, your guideline provides too little guidance. My interpretation of the explanation so far is that a trader can make any combination of stamps, because then there is at least 1 commercial supplier. If it is a collector who adds the same series, this is not allowed, because then there is no proof that it is commercial.

I recently rejected a series where the only similarity was that they were from the same country. That decision wasn't difficult (I thought).

However, series composed with Michel in hand and those with Yvert in hand will both be offered commercially (elsewhere). This does not do justice to the statement that LD must be an independent catalogue. Before modern years, I never actually see a series being composed of all the individual stamps of an issue group, which go per stamp or per year, at least on the forums that I know (which is limited outside of LD).
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For 95% (and more) of the cases I really don't see any problems. Only in a rather limited number of situations (both with 'Issue group' aggregations and with 'Series' items) will it be less clear, and then only in those cases where 'long-running series' are still ongoing.
The work impact should not be exaggerated. How many administrators are confronted every day with long-running series that are still running?

What I think should definitely be included in the description/definition is that:

- series, as an item, can only be composed of individual stamps within the aggregation 'Issue group' to which the series item is added;

- there should never be any overlap in the series items. A single stamp can only be part of one item Series;

- completeness and practical usefulness for collectors, seekers and suppliers are paramount. In the event of a possible conflict, an administrator (possibly in consultation with fellow administrators) determines what the most practical composition is;

- different usage types lead to different 'Series' items. If a stamp series consists of multiple items 'Frankage' and 'Airmail', they will be placed on LD as a separate item 'Series' (with the correct choice for use type);

- the composition of an item series can be revised after some time, whereby an existing series item may disappear. Do not use series items where you believe that the composition does not meet the practical use we intend, or where there is overlap between series items within the issue.

This at least gives me an answer to my dilemma. What if an issue consists of a series that contains both Franking and Airmail stamps: 2 series, no different usage types together.
Now those items are left undisturbed 'sometimes 1 series, sometimes 2 series with or without overlap, sometimes 3 series), and that because of
"my ease of selling" may not be "your ease of selling"
The message must be clear: no overlap.

If necessary (e.g. with multiple postage composition options if such a situation were to arise), the manager of the area (in the absence of which the super manager) is
To my knowledge, there have been no discussions about 'Series' items yet. Those who benefit from it (mainly sellers) know all too well what a complete series is. Those who don't know don't add such items (but do make eager use of them if they are present). What is now shown as a series on LD is almost always correct, except in the case of excess (overlapping). That is now present here and there. No one knows how appropriate action can be taken there.

Here too you can use 'a lot of work' as a catchphrase. The fair and down-to-earth question to ask is:
How often do you think that situation will happen?
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there is at least 1 administrator who does not know which series to allow and which not.

Yes. And there are others who do not care about it (because in certain cases it is not clear and no answers are given anyway), and leave what is written. Even though there is overlap.

Answers must trickle down from top to bottom. Conversely, you can only write a lot and hope that it will be understood.

The question was asked many times (by me), even before I had anything to do with the management. Now I quote myself :)
I'm still left with that question, without an answer.


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there is at least 1 administrator who does not know which series to allow and which not.
In response to Raoul62's post: At least 2 administrators...
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??? Has my question already been received via message from three years ago???
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- different usage types lead to different 'Series' items. If a stamp series consists of multiple items 'Frankage' and 'Airmail', they will be placed on LD as a separate item 'Series' (with the correct choice for use type);
Of course not possible. This is contrary to
- completeness and practical usefulness for collectors, seekers and suppliers are paramount. In the event of a possible conflict, an administrator (possibly in consultation with fellow administrators) determines what the most practical composition is;
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- series, as an item, can only be composed of individual stamps within the aggregation 'Issue group' to which the series item is added;
Or do you also create another issuing group for the airmail stamps?
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az60 Read again or explain further.
Forget the old Issue and now think Issue group, forget the old Series and now think new Series (what this topic is about). Neither of your 2 comments contradicts Raoul.
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Doesn't have to be just with usage type. It could also be with another characteristic. E.g. Orange or Red print .
Each individually as a series, and then all together as a series.
Admits: 1 is possible, 2 is possible, but 3 series? That's overlap. What's too much?

Pay particular attention to the criterion 'practical use'.

As a provider:
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do you have the orange print on offer? Then the item series that contains all 6 loose stamps (a-types + b-types) is of no use to you.
Do you have them all on offer and are there 2 series items? Then you can still offer 2 items together via a combination offer.
In what situation are most seller users likely to use LD here?

As a collector who collects serially:
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you have the entire orange series and want to find the entire red series in the range. If all 6 (a+b) items are together in one series item, you are not #@&! along. You can search for that large series, but then you will buy half too much.
In my opinion, per type (a and b) it concerns a logical whole that is complete.
In what situation do most collector users get the opportunity to use LD here?

You also have that with Franking and Airmail. There are always more collectors who have the Franking items, but not the Airmail items (and would like to get them). They also have no use for a series item where they are all together.
Especially since such a series then gets the usage type 'Franking', which the cargo does not think. And there is no 'Combined Postage and Airmail' type.

Repetition: in the 'Issue group' Butterflies there is a series with all loose stamps (postage + airmail) and a series that only contains the Airmail items. Who gets to stay? Nice that a smile comes on the face when the relationship between butterflies and spring is made. But the reason for my example back then was meant to be to the point. The smile is merely an afterthought, which is a nice bonus.
I don't think it is possible to allow both series items, because there is overlap. And if you allow overlap, you'll get situations in no time. The series item with only 'Frankeer' stamps is not there yet. Neither does the series item with the spotted butterflies. Neither does the series with the yellow butterflies. And neither does the 'almost complete' series.
"my ease of selling" may not be "your ease of selling"
Series is a type of item that combines, and such a phenomenon is only exceptionally allowed in the Stamp section (and this is stated in black and white (*)). Excess must be avoided, because I don't want to lose the series item. It offers too many possibilities and advantages (whatever you do as a user of the stamp section on LD). It would be a very big loss.

The only exception to this rule is found in the stamps section, where in addition to the individual stamps that belong to a particular series, that series itself is also included as an item in the catalogue.
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Splitting up airmail stamps and postage stamps (often issued additionally/coherently to meet the needs of a postal service) is contrary to the 2nd block, which specifically talks about completeness and practical usefulness.
The combination of air stamps and franking stamps is also composed as a series item of individual stamps within the (same) aggregation Issue group, to which the series item is added. So you need to be clearer there.
And that's where the problem lies in my opinion. The definitions of issue group and series are becoming so vague that you can still go in any direction with it. The existing problem, the difference between splitters and lumpers, continues to exist. I understand Rene of course that he wants to have as little impact as possible on the sellers and collectors who offer or sell series. collect, see. But as others also indicate, it only concerns a few percent, a relatively limited number, definitely a bit larger of course. Personally, I would be less concerned about that, but of course I have another responsibility. For me it is more about achieving a logical structure in the catalogue. And the lack of that also drives people away. And unfortunately, it is my expectation that there will be no improvement in this structure with the proposed non-binding definitions.
I have argued several times for stricter definitions. As for the series, I'm with you Jummeke. I would also say that a series only includes stamps that were issued on the same date. (In most cases, I leave it out). Not emotionally, but practically yes. An issue is then the combination of stamps and series with virtually the same image and with related items (= types other than series and stamp) and a series would then be the aggregate of the same subject, a clearly different image, but with an identical design . Just briefly, because the necessary additions will have to be made. and given the current ventilated comments, I'm not bothering just yet.
With the proposed vague definitions, I no longer see any essential difference between series and issue group, except for the added other types. In any case, not enough difference to justify a completely different name (issue group). If a more non-binding definition is chosen, issue group, I would also rename it to something like extended series or series group. At least with a series in it.
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Note that it also says 'loose postage stamps '.
Any combination of envelopes, cards, blocks, etc. is by definition unacceptable. Let's keep it that way.
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Any combination of envelopes, cards, blocks, etc. is by definition unacceptable. Let's keep it that way.
Absolutely agree. If I gave a different impression, I didn't write it down properly in the heat of the game.
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And that there is fire :) :) :) With a bit of luck, a shop owner will dare to respond, because in this matter (series) it is really this group that needs to be listened to. Not blindly, but enough. After all, without supply there will be no purchase (seekers) and therefore a lot fewer collectors.
Also less supply.
LD is so much more than just a digital reference work (archive).
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I would also say that a series only includes stamps that were issued on the same date.

Then it is clear that the series of butterflies that contains all the loose stamps must be removed. The airmail stamps in that issue group were issued on a different date.

There are also issue groups where they were issued on the same date. Sometimes there is also a block with 4 or 5 (block) stamps that are different from the individual stamps.
We do not have a 'block stamp' usage type. They're stamps. Postage or airmail.

Do they also belong in the Series item?

I dare say not. You can work perfectly within the issue group with 'Sequence number'. After which you first see the franking stamp series, then the airmail series and then the series of the (loose) stamps from the block.

Just as you can also place all the loose stamps in a nice order (first the postage, then the airmail and then the stamps that you might have torn from the blocks).
The sublime sorting principle within Issue (see specific explanation on the forum under LastDodo site & app) ensures that you first see the stamps, then the series, then the blocks, then the varieties, ....
Does one stand out? It is guaranteed that a field is incorrect. You can see this without having to view and compare all dozens of details one by one (a crucial catalog field, not an information field such as title, printer or designer).


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In the example of the butterflies, I understand the reason why there is a 'complete' series item, an 'airmail' series item and the 'Frankage' series item is missing.
Almost every Burundi collector has those franking things, and they are not worth the money they cost. What is mainly wanted is the addition of the airmail stamps.
A provider who wants to get rid of his postage items is happy to combine them with airmail stamps in a total package. Then you buy unnecessary things just to get the airmail stamps. And the seller immediately loses those things that would otherwise simply remain unsold.
Sometimes you have to think beyond your nose. The tricks of commerce :)
What's bad is that the stamped complete package is offered even cheaper than just the airmail stamps. Too little demand (as a collector you don't want to add all those unnecessary franking stamps again, to put them in an already overcrowded duplicate book with the already hundred franking butterflies present). The real demand (and conversion) only exists with the airmail series.
The real utility is the Airmail series. That is what is being sought. And there is money to be made from that (providers' side).
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Then it is clear that the series of butterflies that contains all the loose stamps must be removed. The airmail stamps in that issue group were issued on a different date.
That amounts to the same thing as what you say when you split between airmail and postage. So that's not an argument.
Other than that I think we think about the same thing. Only others don't (always) and so you need a definition that makes it clear to everyone. And unfortunately that definition cannot be:
- a series is a combination of stamps, such as Raoul62 and az60 see them as a series, and
- an issue group is a whole as Raoul62 and az60 see it as an issue group.
I don't understand it either, but I'm afraid that won't work. And so I put my personal opinion aside and try to provide a clear definition. Then everyone can add and assess everything in the same way. Clarity is something that the stamp catalog lacks, but desperately needs.
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az60 Please use correct terminology
An Issue is like the postal service issuing it in one go, we have now moved away from that (see other topic).
A Series no longer exists.
An Issue group is the largest possible grouping of everything that can belong together (see other topic), I thought we were at the end there and not going to start about the naming again. These are all stamps, multiple series, FDC, varieties, ... in short, everything that looks alike.
In the current definition, a Series item (this topic) runs into several problems (as a result of which the all-important fields are not filled in). If there are multiple dates, we do not enter the date and if it is Franking and Airmail, we only enter Franking. That's why we're now trying to come up with something new here. In the past, 1 Issue = 1 Series Item was usually the case. Now 1 Issue series can consist of multiple Series items, which solves our problems. Since an Issue series can consist of several (logical!) Series items, everything gets its own place.
And we have also covered ourselves for angry threatening emails: “In the event of a possible conflict, an administrator will decide”.
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The RTBF-15897 solution was actually not that bad. Make it mysterious enough that no one can claim it's wrong.
A fictional series (at least without an image with data that cannot possibly be correct), with related individual items (also without an image with fictitious non-existent data) and put it in a disguised Edition . This way it can continue to survive forever.

After we finally arrive at a reasonable definition of issuance, should these items now be allowed to disappear? Imho they have marred the catalog long enough (12 years).

The basis of this cover would be block Mi 24, indicated on LD with the color 'Orange'. Difficult to see, of course, without an image. But it is a pretense to want to be smarter than the book being referred to. In Michel, block 24 is violet.
According to Mi, it is even an unserrated block, while the data on LD claims that the perforation would be L 13 1/2 ...
I could possibly recognize the imperforate imageless (non-existent?) loose stamps from this block that was only distributed philatelistically (who would think of cutting those images from that block...) in another disguised issue .
That's really obscure science if you ask me.

Anyone who can imagine the appropriate image for this will have to be good at using graphics programs. Because these items don't really exist. Unfortunately, a scan alone will be insufficient.
The visible collectors who added it to their collection also seem to me to have disappeared from the face of the earth for years. I can't claim anything about the invisible ones, unfortunately.

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A series item is an item depicting the individual stamps from an Issue group, in most cases issued on the same date. The serial item is therefore useful in the purchasing and selling process. If this is useful in practice, an Issue group can possibly consist of multiple series. An Issue group can also consist of multiple series that are spread over time.

Is there any insight into the number of Series (out of 120,000) that currently do not meet this definition?
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As far as I can see, I think very little.

Just the problem with overlap. Such as series with 'all loose stamps', with also series with some of the loose stamps (see example orange/red print, or franking/airmail).
Something I have never been able to get an answer from a super administrator. But there are, and more are being added.

What should be recognized (and avoided) is that certain individual stamps are then included in multiple series items. Overlap. I wouldn't allow that. Of course I don't decide, I can only share my opinion. If allowed, the door to 'incomplete series' or 'series of dotted butterflies' is wide open.
Being able to sell an incomplete series via such an item is also useful in the buying and selling process...
A series must be a complete whole, and a single stamp should never appear in more than one series item.

In solo issues (does not consist of multiple stamps), the individual stamp, as now agreed (and has been applied everywhere since the beginning), must also be given the type 'Series'.
It is also a recognition point for viewers in the detail: that is an item that is only in an Issue group. As a serial collector, you immediately know that this item can also be added to your wish list or to your collection. What such a collector does not do with other items of loose stamps.
This is of vital importance for the additional advantage of the series as a 'table of contents' (summary). Otherwise, this useful option will no longer be available (I use it regularly).

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