Beiträge von Gerry

Thanks again for the responses.

Can you give me an idea of what it costs to expertise a stamp?

Whether I can back into collecting or not I must say this, and similar sites, are excellent. It's like having a huge stamp club.

Gerry

Many thanks for the responses.

What is meant by a colour and plate - catalogue?

It seems that distinguishing colors is hard. What about paper qualities such as Michel 94 I and 94 II (Bayern). Is this something a forum can help with when it sees scans?

Thanks again,

Gerry

Hello All:

I am thinking about getting back into stamp collecting. I like the detail in the specialized catalogs such as Michel's Deutschland-Spezial but I got frustrated when I couldn't tell the difference between variations. Sometimes these were of the color variety. I bought the Michel color guide and I have to say I cannot really see the difference between say karmin and rotkarmin in the guide.

Michel 115a (Bayern) has four color variations. It would really be nice to be able to tell them apart.

Is there a device one can buy that call tell the color of a stamp?

Thanks in advance.

Gerry