Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942

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Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942 Jul 3, 2016 9:51:06 GMT -5 MikeC99 and darkormex like this

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Post by PostmasterGS on Jul 3, 2016 9:51:06 GMT -5

Greetings, folks!

I'm working on my collection of British forgeries of French stamps used in German-occupied France during WWII, and when I display them on my website, I'd like to display the forgeries side-by-side with the originals. But, I don't collect France, so I don't have copies of the originals.

I'm seeking 600 PPI scans of the following:

1938-39
Yvert 411 (Sc 360) -- 25c Mercury (green)
Yvert 412 (Sc 361) -- 30c Mercury (red)

1941-42
Yvert 435 (Sc 382) -- 1.50 Fr Iris (orange)
Yvert 506 (Sc 428) -- 30c Pétain (red)
Yvert 508 (Sc 431) -- 50c Pétain (green)
Yvert 511 (Sc 434) -- 70c Pétain (orange)
Yvert 514 (Sc 437) -- 1 Fr Pétain (red)
Yvert 515 (Sc 438) -- 1.20 Fr Pétain (orange)
Yvert 516 (Sc 439) -- 1.50 Fr Pétain (rose)
Yvert 517 (Sc 440) -- 1.50 Fr Pétain (brown)
Yvert 518 (Sc 441) -- 2 Fr Pétain (green)

If you can help me out, please let me know and I'll find a way for you to send me the scans. They'll probably be too large to e-mail.

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MikeC99 Stamp Bears Posting Dedicated Guru Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 6,856 Location (Country): Regina, Sask., Canada	Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942 Jul 3, 2016 14:04:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by MikeC99 on Jul 3, 2016 14:04:08 GMT -5 PostmasterGS, are you looking for these stamps to be in mint or used condition? Mike
	Collecting Canada, US, UK, Ireland, Germany, France & Austria. Also collecting some classic era stamps of some British Commonwealth Island countries and topicals like WW2, Capt. Cook, Horatio Nelson.

PostmasterGS Linking Member Posts: 744	Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942 Jul 3, 2016 14:35:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by PostmasterGS on Jul 3, 2016 14:35:04 GMT -5 Preferably mint. I'm attempting to show the distinguishing difference in the design/printing, and I don't want the details obscured by a cancel.
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Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942 Jul 4, 2016 20:21:38 GMT -5 Gordon Lee likes this

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Post by khj on Jul 4, 2016 20:21:38 GMT -5

Did somebody say France? 1860999253

Sorry PostmasterGS, I've been out of town. I think you already got Scott #360, 361, and 382.

I can provide all the rest. If you still need them, let me know. I can email them one by one. Do you want them on white, off-white, or black background?

PostmasterGS Linking Member Posts: 744	Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942 Jul 4, 2016 22:59:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by PostmasterGS on Jul 4, 2016 22:59:17 GMT -5 khj, Wow! Thanks! I do still need the rest. You can try e-mailing them to me one per e-mail. Black background, please.
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Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942 Jul 5, 2016 10:09:37 GMT -5

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Post by khj on Jul 5, 2016 10:09:37 GMT -5

OK. I think you might have access to a program called PMGS StampFix lol

, so I'll leave it to you to make the stamp images nice and upright.

Sorry I didn't reply last night. I forgot I left my laptop charger still packed in my travel bins at the office, and my laptop battery ran out.

I will scan and email when I go back home today.

PostmasterGS Linking Member Posts: 744	Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942 Jul 5, 2016 10:12:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by PostmasterGS on Jul 5, 2016 10:12:37 GMT -5 Heh. Yeah. No need to worry about cropping and straightening!
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khj Administrator Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 9,977 Location (Country): USA	Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942 Jul 5, 2016 10:20:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by khj on Jul 5, 2016 10:20:39 GMT -5

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Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942 Jul 5, 2016 13:26:15 GMT -5

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Post by khj on Jul 5, 2016 13:26:15 GMT -5

Jul 3, 2016 9:51:06 GMT -5 PostmasterGS said:

Yvert 515 (Sc 438) -- 1.20 Fr Pétain (orange)

Just to make sure the error doesn't accidentally propagate, the genuine stamps are "red brown" in Scott.

I have emailed you the scan. It turns out my 30c Pétain may be an EFO with printing flaw in the upper left corner and along the printer's text -- if that is not acceptable, let me know and I'll see if I have another one somewhere.

I also never bothered to check for the secret marks or perfs to see if one of the British forgeries may have accidentally worked its way in. So if by some miracle I happen to have one of the British forgeries in there, let me know!

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khj Administrator Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 9,977 Location (Country): USA	Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942 Jul 5, 2016 13:31:50 GMT -5 MikeC99, kacyds, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by khj on Jul 5, 2016 13:31:50 GMT -5 For those of you who like to match a stamp to the number, here are the 8 stamps (#428//441) from the Pétain issue of 1941 that PostmasterGS requested:

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Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942 Jul 5, 2016 15:39:00 GMT -5 kacyds, khj, and 2 more like this

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Post by PostmasterGS on Jul 5, 2016 15:39:00 GMT -5

OK. Got the comparisons uploaded. You can see them here and here.

Special thanks to khj and jkjblue .

I'm still waiting on a couple stamps to arrive to fill the holes, then I'll post a nice show-and-tell thread covering all these issues.

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Request for Assistance - French Issues of 1938-1942

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