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>> Sure, but he never said it's Hinged or Never Hinged!
> 'He' might not know.
Well, he has a stamps' shop and although he says he's based in Switzerland,
my stamps come from...Turkey!
(I'm a returning customer...).
So if he doesn't know but he's a dealer, well....that sounds no good to
me....
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>> He just answered "Mint no gum"!
> For that to be true, the item would have to have been issued without gum,
> as Alyn now says it was, and unused.
Yes, now I know, thanks Alyn if you are reading this;-)
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>> AFAIK there are some S/S that are issued with no gum from the factory!
>> So how can I understand if this S/S was issued with no gum or lost its
>> gum
>> some time later?...
>> His answer seems to me evasive...
> Perhaps, or perhaps he is ignorant, or is not completely fluent in
> English.
You are probably right, his english is quite poor, his first answer was
"...hallo mr the blok is no muni best regards ****...."!
And his next answer was "...hallo mr the blok is not gumi best regards..."!
What should I understand of this?!
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>> So...how do I understand the state of the S/S based on his answer?!
>> To me, his answer is not clear (maybe intentionally...).
> I checked what Scott says on the general issue. Except for certain types
> of items, they have two columns of values for 'unused' and 'used' items.
> Note that they do *not* use 'mint'. From US Specialized, Understanding the
> Listings p.12A, 2001:
> "Unused values refer to items that have not seen postal ... duty... . For
> pre-1890 issues, unused stamps must have at least most of their original
> gum; for later issues, complete gum is expected. Stamps issued without gum
> are noted." It is also noted within sections the date at which 'complete
> gum' means 'unhinged' (and, by implication, without other disturbance).
> Also interesting, in recognition of the difficultly of removing used
> self-adhesives from underlying paper: "Scott values for used self-adhesive
> stamps are for examples either on piece or off piece."
Anyway, I hope I'll have it in my hands next week so I'll let you know if it
was MH or MNH or whatever:-)
Thanks for the insight on Scott and glossary Terry!
Tnx!
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