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I have five stamps from East India with Queen Victoria. I only found it on CataWiki at "1867 Overprint on postage stamps of British East India from 1865-1866 (2)" But not in a particular postal area. Did I check it out or should it be added in CataWiki as an additional post area?

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November 10, 2013 22:22

JoeRogge,

East India is not an area, it says they were issued by the East India Company, an English copy of our VOC, they issued stamps for all of India on behalf of the English Queen Victoria (also Empress of India) between 1854 and 1874, just as the VOC issued on behalf of the Dutch Republic issued coins in the Dutch Indies and our colonies in (South) America.

Incidentally, these types of stamps, as an exception, are often worth more than the catalog indicates.

This is because there are more and more rich people in India who have money and time for a hobby.

It makes sense that you will be the first to collect your own country.

As a result, this kind of old Indian (and Chinese) is still increasing in value instead of decreasing like most stamps

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November 10, 2013 22:29

Thank you very much. But where can I find them in CataWiki? Or in the Yvert catalog?

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November 10, 2013 22:35

joe,

In catawiki they should just be listed under India, but they may not have been entered yet, in that case a nice and rewarding job for you.

Where are they in Yvert?, I think under India, I'm actually a bit allergic to Yvert (= personally you don't care) so I've hidden my Yvert in the attic.

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November 10, 2013 22:45

Sorry, they are indeed just among the stamps of India.

But which catalog are you doing?

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November 10, 2013 22:52

Yvert is a great catalog, perhaps the best for many countries.

I'm just a little mad at them for mistreating '' my Vietnam '' about everything

I have (almost) all catalogs but a preference for Michel, but that is mainly because I speak German and speak little / no French. and that Michel is not so hysterical about Cinderella's

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Thank you very much and have a good night.

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