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In the Netherlands we use a basic stamp and then stamps with variations such as colour, perforation, etc.

Now that causes some interpretation problems with foreign stamps.

E.g. says there:

121 35c black off

A L 14 5.00 0.10

C L15 3.50 0.10

I believe that you should also make a basic stamp here and then 2 stamps with perforation variation.

Now the other opinion is that the 121A will be the base stamp and the 121C will be the perforation variation.

This seems to me incorrect and inconsistent.

What is your opinion about this?

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October 17, 2012 22:31

@Rob, if I may be so bold, what is the perforation of that base seal?

The strange thing is, what I often come across, is that a stamp has been placed stating perforation variety and stating div; perforations.

this seems to me to be a basic stamp that is used for all the same stamps even though they have different perforations, and not taking into account the possible price differences that occur with those stamps.

but on the other hand, the same stamps have also been introduced with their own perforation, and this is most likely due to the price difference.

the basic seal is therefore not regarded as a basic seal.

and I don't find that strange, after all there is just a difference, on the one hand the perforation and on the other hand perhaps the price.

I also think that each stamp should just have a perforation, so if more perforations of a certain stamp have been issued, then I think they should just be there, and not just a basic stamp stating that it is div; has teeth.

I see it as the big disruptor in the whole if no good information is given, especially the perforation or the price or a color.

if I sometimes enter a stamp with a gibbon number, and I do see the stamp with a yvert or michel number, then I still don't have the idea that it is the same stamp, because there is no corresponding number at all.

I can only check it by possibly perforation or color or watermark, and those are the only clear characteristics of a stamp.

in my opinion you cannot get away from the fact that a basic stamp must be placed if too little information is stated

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Dear Rob,

As an administrator of the Netherlands, you should first sweep in front of your own door!

The "interpretation of foreign stamps" (and by this you mean the Belgian stamps of 1915) is still small compared to what follows!

The first pages of the Dutch catalog are full of errors and missing essential information!

One ANY example for illustration:

Basic Seal:

335497 : Koning Willem III - 5th issue, face value 20c, year 1872, NVPH nr. 24, Michel nr. 24, various perforations. Catalog value MNH 3,000 EUR, unused 375 EUR, canceled 4.60

For which stamp are those values intended? The most expensive, the cheapest or an average?

The item itself is of course a fictitious, non-existent stamp: the image is incorrect and the number 24 of the Michel catalog does not exist either: it is either 24 A, 24 C, 24 D, 24 E, 24 F or 24 G.

Perforated Varieties:

854737 : year 1872, no NVPH number, Michel number 24 A, perforated variety, but WHICH? Not indicated! No number from other catalogues.

You might know if you HAPPEN to have a Michel catalogue.

854739 : ditto, Michelnummer 24 C, perforation variety, but WHICH?

854741 : ditto, NO catalog number, perforation variety, but WHICH?

854743 : ditto, Michelnummer 24 E, perforated variety, but WHICH?

854745 : ditto, NVPH number 24 G, Michelnr. 24 F, perforation variety, but WHICH?

854747 : ditto, NVPH no. 24 H, Michel no. 24 D, perforation variety, but WHICH?

854749 : ditto, NVPH no. 24 J, Michel no. 24 E, perforation variety, but WHICH?

854751 : ditto, no NVPH nr., Michel nr. 24 G, perforated variety, but WHICH? Moreover, this stamp was not issued in 1872 but 12 YEARS LATER in 1884!

854755 : ditto, no NVPH no., no Michel no., perforation variety, but WHICH?

And do the images match the items? Ra, ra, ra... What if you don't have a Michel catalog or an NVPH catalog? STAY OUT then UNFORTUNATELY is the message.

@Rene

Is that really the point of the "base stamp" and a good international catalog??? I don't see that happening in the comics!

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October 18, 2012 10:43

Mr. Tapir,

Thank you for the lack of a substantive answer.

I have been an administrator of the Netherlands since September 2012, so less than 2 months.

At that time I have not yet had the opportunity to correct everything.

You have indeed clearly seen that I need to continue with supplementing / correcting the 5th issue. Compliments. It was almost forgotten.

Now to the point.

From the Collect-a-Rom, the starting point for the Netherlands was a basic stamp. This seems right to me, as not every ctalogus offers the same depth. Per stamp it is then possible to go into the deepening without compromising on catalogs that go into less depth in an area.

In France, the Yvert will go much further than a Michel, Scott or Stanley Gibbons. However, it cannot be required of everyone that he / she uses the Yvert and has the same interest in it.

To guarantee the use of all catalogs, a basic seal is necessary, with the possible varieties below / behind it. .

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October 18, 2012 11:46

Just curious ... what is a basic seal? who decides which stamp will be the basis ?, the cheapest ?, the first placed in Catawiki ?, the first issuer? or can you come up with that yourself ?,

Which is the variation, which is the variant and which is the basis?

Is a variation or a variant not really just another / new stamp ?. Many philatelists believe that 'basic' stamps do not exist (is for beginners / amateurs), The freaks find every 'variant' and 'variation' just another stamp that must also have its own unique number and not a letter- addition such as eg Michel ...

Is an imperforated stamp a variant of a toothed seal? or a new one ?. Another color a variant? Another value? .... no a queen's cup of 10 cents is different from 20 cents ..

Is a green one no other than a blue one? one 12 teeth then no other like a 14 teeth? A Suske en Wiske with an orange cover is in any case different from a Suske en Wikske with a blue cover ... but the comic strip story is exactly the same? ;-)

Well let's say good luck

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@ Rob.

I certainly answered the content of a basic stamp. Have you read it?

Base Seal:

335497 : King Willem III - 5th issue, nominal value 20c, year 1872, NVPH no. 24, Michel no. 24, various perforations. Catalog value MNH 3,000 EUR, unused 375 EUR canceled 4.60

For which stamp are those values intended? The most expensive, the cheapest or an average?

The item in itself is of course a fictitious, non-existent stamp: the image is incorrect and the number 24 of the Michel catalog does not exist either: it is either 24 A, 24 C, 24 D, 24 E, 24 F or 24 G.

Non-existing stamps do not belong in a catalog for me.

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October 18, 2012 11:52

@Tapir,

Non-existing stamps do not belong in a catalog for me.

It does exist :-) (and the posted photo / scan is proof of its existence)

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@Sinbad-de-Sineman

It's even worse than you think: the image of a base stamp is used again for all variants!

Just look at the images from 261165 and following ...

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October 18, 2012 13:32

@Tapir

It's even worse than you think: the image of a base stamp is used again for all variants!

Again what is the '' base stamp ''? the cheapest?, the first imported into Catawiki? the first issued? Michel's A seal?

Michel or any other paper catalog has no base seal (I assume '' someone '' thinks the A number is the base seal but that is not true)

And when is it a variant and when a new stamp ?, Perforation / imperfections / color difference / image size / value / corrected spelling error?

As long as it is not clearly defined what a basic stamp is and when it is a variant and when a new stamp is any discussion at level by default totally hopeless.

I agree that at 261165 the perforation '' various perforations '' of course not possible a painfully reflects how things are now and then (quite often actually) :-)

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I would also like to say something ff: I think a basic stamp was created when a regular and a special catalog were released. The regular catalog (for the home-garden-and-kitchen collector) in which only the existence of a stamp is indicated, without going into detail about perforation and sound. The special catalog in which all variants are indicated for each stamp. In my opinion, the 'basic stamp' would be the cheapest with the most common perforation.

In CW we actually do not have a basic stamp, because you can specify the perforation, watermark, deviating color, etc. for each stamp. the existence of a basic seal, which simply does not exist, is canceled. In fact, it is always the most common and cheapest version from the special catalog ...

But who am I, I am just an ordinary collector ... :-)

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@Mourits,

I would also like to say something: I think a basic stamp was created when a regular and a special catalog were released.

???? (I'm not following you sorry)

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October 18, 2012 19:14

The base seal is a necessary thing when you want to encompass a catalog, in which all existing catalogs are covered. Since each catalog has its own floors in terms of colors, perforations, paper etc.

The basic seal is then based on the image, value and ground color. The price is based on the cheapest variety, this may be MNH and other than canceled. The catalog is then accessible for the beginner or those who are not interested in perforations, plate defects, etc., but also for the specialists.

In this way you have the best option to have the various catalogs within one entire catalog. integrate. There are stamps which in one catalog, for example, both have a main number, but in others are processed under the same number as varieties.

The most beautiful was if the other variants could be accessed via a click-through system behind this. At that time, there will also be a catalog for Catawiki, in which you can search which varieties there are. Now the principle of a stamp depends on the stamp used.

Ultimately, the Catawiki catalog is for and by everyone.

You cannot expect everyone to have the checks perforations, they may not even be listed in his / her catalog. It also applies that people who want to sell some stamps from a country that is not interesting for them, they do not want to check all stamps completely. Maybe the seller doesn't collect postage at all.

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October 18, 2012 20:09

@Sinbad

Briefmarke has told it a little more extensively than me ... but the basis is the same :-)

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October 18, 2012 21:07

It's exactly what Briefmarke points out,

You cannot expect everyone to check the perforations, they may not even be listed in their catalog. It also applies that people who want to sell some stamps from a country that is not interesting for them, they do not want to check all stamps completely. Maybe the seller doesn't collect stamps at all.

However, I do think that the first stamp that has been issued should be provided with the correct perforation or color or other characteristics that are known.

and also if there is another stamp with a different perforation or color, then it must be stated with the first stamp that it is a perforation or color variation.

And with this I see that the first stamp is actually the basic seal is, which also indicates that there are another or more variants of that stamp.

as an example with the yvert, it is simply mentioned if there is another version.

and so clearly it cannot be mentioned at CW or there must be a link after that other version, but that is missing, so it must be mentioned in the base seal.

and so I have the function of a base seal .

and only if there are other versions of it.

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Dear Northern Neighbours,

The basic seal exists in Belgium but is not what you give it as meaning.

Item 2323637 is such a basic seal.

It is not published in sheets or booklets; it is used exclusively in the production of duostamps or personal stamps as in this example 2536543

The basic stamp is the franking stamp of the duostamp or personal stamp and it determines the franking value of this stamp.

The 'Dutch basic stamp' is, as far as I understand it, the 'cheapest' version of a certain stamp. Which seal?

Question 1 : Which criteria are used to determine whether a stamp can be included in the catalog as a full item ?

Question 2 : When do we speak of a variety ? Or are they variants?

Question 3 : Why are there no basic strips or basic coins or basic…? Or do these collectibles have no 'beginners'?

Question 4 : Who will determine for which stamps 'basic items' must be created? I would like to see these rules appear in the handbook.

Question 5 : Is catawiki a catalog for the 'Dutch' or is it going international?

Can someone give me clear answers about this, otherwise any discussion in this matter is pointless.

All large paper catalogs are products of (stamp) dealers and are full of errors, not to mention their valuations. If catawiki wants to become a copycat of these so-called 'bibles' I can stop my research.

The fact that Dutch traders hold on so strongly to this artificial product does not go into my mind at all. On the one hand they shout and scream bloody murder about descriptions for the auction lots (re-erasing – short teeth – small spots – original gum with adhesive residue – etc…) but with the basic stamp everything is allowed/possible, only the 'image' is important.

I wholeheartedly agree that we should be able to help everyone, including the novice, but do you need a 'non-existent item' for that? There are clearly other means available to provide a correct solution.

Renic

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October 18, 2012 22:20

Question 3: Why are there no basic strips

That is not entirely correct. With comics you have the phenomenon " Main series ", in which (for the benefit of ordinary comic readers) of all (popular) comic series one edition (or print) per album section is shown. Only the relevant administrators can select and lock that manually.

I do not know what the exact criteria are at the moment, but according to the manual: common version of the regular stories (and the 1st edition of it).

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@Bookstore

The main series you are talking about are not fictional items but real existing comics with all their characteristics.

Basic stamps do not get any characteristics, although I can see many characteristics on the image. For example, various perforations are mentioned. How can one seal have different perforations? And counting teeth is certainly not too difficult for a novice.

I have absolutely nothing against an indication of 'cheapest version', but here too there may be a difference between the MNH and the canceled version. Who gets the asterisk here?

If all stamp variants are in the catalog, it is still possible to discover the cheapest version.

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@ Boekenmagazijn

There is one essential difference: With comics it is a series of comics, each of which retains its own characteristics.

On the other hand, a basic stamp carries the characteristics of all concerned stamps with indications such as "various perforations", "various printing processes", "various colors", etc.

The creation of a base strip Asterix No. 1 should, like a base stamp, bear the characteristics of all strips Asterix nr. 1 with indications such as "Various years", various editions "etc. Nonsense ...

The idea of a main series in the comics is otherwise not so bad and, as you say, benefits from the ordinary collector.

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The problem with that basic seal is also that you cannot collect it . If you want that stamp as a starting collector, you will always discover that a seller offers you a variant and you do not even know which one it is, because you do not have that 'special' catalog in which it is of course described. So you always get a stamp that only appears in that special catalog. In this case, that special catalog is CW ... because it contains all variants ... and no 'basic stamp'.

And the idea of the 'basic comic' has been suggested: just the album in which the story first appeared take as a basis and if you want to see all variants, you have to click on that first album and you will see all the variants in which that album appeared. But unfortunately, either they don't want that idea, or they can't because of the setup of CW as it is now, or it's just a stupid idea ...

Then Asterix would be the first screen. show about forty albums (if there are that many, I don't know exactly) and no more, being the number of stories. And of course I exaggerate, because what about all those advertising stuff and so on ... :-)

And an additional 'problem' is that for the collector the DAVO albums do have a stamp (the basic stamp) in the album but if you have all variants, you can't even put them in there ...: - ((

So DAVO is also thwarting you and not only Catawiki, see the whole discussion about Cinderellas and stamps with tabs ...

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@ renic and tapir:

I have not claimed that they are fictional comic books, and not at all that such a thing (following current basic stamps) should be the aim. I just wanted to indicate that for comics a different approach to "basic comic" has been chosen, namely the designation of a random copy that very ordinary comic readers (who do not mind what kind of print or performance they have on their shelf) can add to their collection.

You have already indicated that this system could also be applied to stamps, by simply designating one stamp (from all known variants) as "basic stamp".

@ Morits: I don't know if you clicked the link, but that's exactly what's happening now. The first screen of Asterix shows only the Main Sequence, which consists of 34 items from as many stories.

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@morits, your comment that all variants are in cw, that can of course be the case, but the overview is not there, because according to Michel, an entry must be made and that does not correspond with all the other years from other catalogs, and there is also no reference to the base stamp that there are more variants.

the moment div: perforations are mentioned at the base stamp, then it already goes wrong, because that base stamp also already has its own perforation.

The disadvantage with CW is the fact that if you see a stamp, you will not immediately see all the information, also the fact that you do not immediately see all variants of the same stamps. sees each other with that information.

actually unclear.

a variant appears due to the Michel structure sometimes a few years later with a different perforation or color, you name it.

If you happen to not use a Michel and you have that stamp, enter it next to the base stamp because you have a different perforation t.

and it immediately goes wrong here, which is why there are so many duplicates.

and if you compare them you will actually see all different numbers from different catalogs and sometimes also still several perforations, while these are in CW, but with different years. you keep cleaning up !!

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By this I also mean that the fact of a basic stamp in a paper catalog does not hold in a digital catalog such as Catawiki, which is not possible because it simply has to be one of the cheapest variants of a stamp. But that eliminates the need for a 'basic stamp', we don't have a paper catalog, so why want to reenact a paper catalog. Catawiki wants to lead the way, don't run after a paper catalog ...

Now throw all the thoughts of paper catalogs out there and feed on what's there, no more, no less and try not to follow frantically what's in those paper catalogs. Create clarity, this will be a mess ... stamps that do not exist, what good is it? Nothing.

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You make it too difficult for me.

You come up with questions and statements that a simple person like me will not be able to and will not want to come up with.

Briefmarke clearly states what basic stamp is understood.

See NVPH 2q for unused and 5 other stamps for used.

It's still easy. A collector wants to have a stamp and will look for it from the range of the basic stamps. (He doesn't care what kind of plate it is)

A specialist goes deeper and then comes to the varieties.

The various perforations or watermarks on the base seal indicate that you are deeper You can search.

Unfortunately, this is not possible with other varieties. Please state this in the details, for example color variety.

Another example:

PB3 is a basic booklet (kind of booklet)

Then PB becomes 3yD and PB 3yW a booklet variant.

Or is PB3 omitted and the 2 others become a main number (type of booklet),

After all, PB 3 sec does not exist.

For a bit difficult for me all.

(I have nothing against Belgians. But I don't like to have to hear this dividing line all the time.

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@renic,

I fear that all your questions will remain unanswered:

Question 4: Who will determine for which stamps "basic items" must be created? I would like to see these rules appear in the handbook.

The Northern neighbors insist on determining (and limiting!). The VOC mentality is still there. Too bad, but unfortunately.

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@RobAmse,

A specialist goes deeper and then comes to the varieties.
(I have nothing against Belgians. But I don't like having to hear this dividing line all the time.)

As a Belgian and collector of Belgian and UK stamps, I only have varieties according to Catawiki standards, while Belgian and UK stamp collection standards is an ordinary but complete collection. I am therefore very limited by the Dutch "manual" and therefore undervalued.

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@RobAnse

It's easy anyway. A collector wants a stamp and will look for it from the basic stamps on offer. (He doesn't care what record it is)

A specialist goes deeper and then gets to the varieties.

But that's just it, there is no basic seal and therefore it is not possible to look for it. He wants it, but which one, so it will always be one of the variants...

I can't believe no one notices this...

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