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T-I-A as long as I haven't released the results yet, feel free to correct.

You can zoom in by:
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There is indeed no value stated on it. The fiscal stamps listed in the catalog do.
https://www.lastdodo.nl/nl/areas/6223991-joegoslavie
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The dolphin and the humpback whale are of course not fish, and neither is the coral.

I hadn't looked that closely yet az60 . But you're right.
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It completely escapes me why, among other things, the "fishing" theme has been removed from #11252729
Not me. There are 3 stamps that do not feature any fish. The dolphin and the humpback whale are obviously not fish, and neither is coral. So, fish is not a common theme. Therefore, do not mention fish with the series, but with the individual stamps. Animals was, of course, a common theme. They are all animals. Sea animals was also a common theme. After all, coral is also an animal, not a plant.
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I would do the same for skins, like #6206163 .
I would do the same for 'blocks', like #1950613 .
For blocks like #1798785 , #4561497 and #1208403 Regarding the stamps, I would choose the common themes, supplemented with all the themes appearing on the remainder of the block. As far as I am concerned, this also applies to FDCs and commemorative envelopes.
Nothing is mentioned about this in the manual.

Fully agree az60 . By the way, I must say, 'still' agree. Because this topic has naturally been going on for quite some time now.
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It completely escapes me why, among other things, the "fishing" theme has been removed from #11252729

This completely escapes me too. Even the most overarching theme, animals, has been removed.

I think it is a mistake by the administrator in question.
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It completely escapes me why, among other things, the "fishing" theme was removed at #11252729
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Great, thanks Rene!

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It is best to report this via the contact form (at the bottom of every page) so that you can receive a personal response.

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Hi, I have tried to change my email address a few times. I keep getting 2 emails with a link that I have to click. 1 at the old email address and 1 at the new one.

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If nature had been entered as a theme everywhere, it would have become a gigantic number. All animals, all plants, all landscapes, and probably even more. Because of those enormous numbers, searching or filtering by nature is a pointless activity. As you yourself indicate, it is better to put nature in the title.
Actually, most people have been very hesitant to use nature as a theme. As far as I have seen, nature has mainly been used as an overarching (common) theme in series containing stamps with only animals and with only plants as the main subject.
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The manual indeed states that for a Series, you list 1 or 2 common Themes.
I would do the same for skins, like #6206163 .
I would do the same for 'blocks', like #1950613 .
For blocks like #1798785 , #4561497 and #1208403 Regarding the stamps, I would choose the common themes, supplemented with all the themes appearing on the remainder of the block. As far as I am concerned, this also applies to FDCs and commemorative envelopes.
Nothing is mentioned about this in the manual.
By the way, I would delete those 1 or 2. I think you should list all common themes. They do, however, have to be 100% common.
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Okay... I've added Nature back to that theme-less series and thinned out the somewhat exuberant theme sets in others. Let's see what I can do to maintain some consistency. I still find it difficult that with the "Experience Nature" releases, not all items appear under the theme "Nature". The search term "Experience Nature" does work, of course.
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AI and stamps: mostly obnoxious.

Seal / charity label for the Royal Pantheon in Oplenac

https://www.balkanphila.com/shop/1937-yugoslavia-commercial-registered-oplenac/
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I ran AI on it for a bit and found this: It is not a regular postage stamp, but a so-called fiscal stamp or surcharge stamp. From the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
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There are also FDCs of the small windmill, for example. But the NVPH isn't going to put those in the catalogue, of course.
That is the competitor
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portbetaald The manual indeed states that for a Series you list 1 or 2 common Themes.
The detail themes are listed with the Stamp.
Perhaps we should be a bit clearer about this, because constantly adding and removing makes little sense.
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Is there an agreement or something in the handbook that describes themes for series? At least, I don't understand why they are removed quite often. Here: #11252729 but not here #11551531 . Here the most: #11542629 , #11542593 , #11542573 and here again not #11542019 . So the image varies quite a bit across the Beleef de natuur series.
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Well, didn't look too closely, you can't zoom in on the photo but oh well, post sticks, on to the next one.
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Thanks, looks good again.
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That is why I do not collect machines, nor do I sell them, but give them away to enthusiasts; I still have hundreds. On the general site, such as LD, I probably misidentified this stamp, so I will remove it from my shop and put it through the paper shredder.
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vertigo I completely agree. That is also why I am cautious about the idea. You don't want a single party offering at 'dump prices' to immediately drive down the catalog value. That is why the principle only works with sufficiently large sales volumes, so that a true 'market average' is established.
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Charles1971 Well, I’m quite willing to put that on the list of discussion points. The fact is that the situation regarding stamps isn't really about the 'condition' of the stamp. You can have a used stamp in perfect condition, without damage and with a clearly legible cancellation mark, but also a mint stamp where three perforations have broken off. To really say something about the condition, you would actually need to add a second axis. But if you introduce 5 gradations into that, you’re already at 15 values.

I think the current assumption is that the catalogue values apply to stamps in perfect condition (mint, unused, or cancelled) and that you take a percentage of that based on the actual condition. What those percentages are and how they vary between stamps is undoubtedly also a source of discussion. Personally, I doubt whether it would help to record all those values separately in the catalogue, but I will throw it out to the group. I wanted to leave it at that for now, as this topic was not specifically about postage stamps.
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If you give people this advice

If you lack knowledge of this rather complex subject matter, I would advise machine suppliers to take another good look at what is on offer and/or purchase a special catalog of Machins for 60 English pounds, or remove them from your shop to avoid problems later on.

It might be a good idea to ask yourself whether a similar remark does not apply to your own offer.

After all, specialists distinguish two variants of the £10 stamp at a fairly elementary level. Connoisseur even knew of three catalogue numbers for it. You can hardly blame people who are not interested in variants for not having a special catalogue. The consequence, however, is that you get the mess described here for the Machins. But that mess occurs for many more series (Wildings, MacKennals) and even countries.

SG Concise is still a relatively basic level. Most people who collect British stamps have Michel or Yvert and have no idea of most variants, or of SG Concise, which is also very limited in its variants. And even if someone has SG Concise, they still need to understand the differences that are actually included.

If you want to buy specialized stamps, you must go to a specialized site or inquire with the provider. On general sites, you can bet your life that many stamps are misidentified. The fact that someone enters an MPIL/M18L stamp does not mean that others realize it is a variant. The first one someone finds resembles their stamp might well end up in their collection or shop.
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