Can someone help me identify this stamp
I was visiting a friend whose son had inherited a collection of world stamps, mostly in stock books. I was stumped when I saw this item. The cancellation looks Arabic, the image in the middle is obscured, except the the number '6' on the corners, not much else to go on. I think its middle eastern.
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However, this may be a forgery. The original stamp is perforated 11 1/2, this is imperforate...
Again thank you
The following statement, in German (which I don't understand) says "Privatzahnungen auf Schleife 3fache Preise." I believe this translates as "Private perforations are three times the price." when compared to their imperforate listings.
This statement follows the 1916 listing (the stamp on the right):
"Privat gezahnt () auf Schleife oder Zeitung 50% Zuschlag." No sure how to translate this statement. I substituted the two parentheses symbols for the "used" symbol in their statement.
My catalog is a 1998 edition, so pricing is still in German Marks and completely out of date. The mint and especially the mint never hinged prices are much higher than the used prices, with some of the paper types for the first issue fairly high in price.
Most likely I would say they are plate or trial color proofs. Don't know much about Austrian proofs...