new game: What's wrong with this picture

here's how it works:

Post a stamp that has some flaw, the rest of us have to guess with the flaw is. It can be anything 'amiss' such as damage, a set with a stamp that doesn't belong etcetc

Whoever guesses correctly posts the next

 

The spelling (or "seplling") of "Specimen"

 

Nice new game Sarah.
Great Hochstrasse that you directly uploaded your pic in this thread.

 

I'm going to try Photobucket for images. The major weakness with this forum setup is the uploading.

Anyway, here is one of my stamps. I found out there's a problem with it.. Can you figure out what it is?

 

That's not how you spell Poland.

 

There is no price on the stamp.

 

It is cruel to shoot Mooses.

 

It should be perforated on all four sides

 

There is no bar on the letter A

 

Sorry, Hochstrasse. I missed your second stamp.

Tu7, correct about perforation. The stamp, in fact, has been cut off at the perforated side. A piece of it is missing:

Here's a link to the complete stamp: http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-42729457/stock-photo-canada-circa-rebirth-by-jackson-beardy-circa.html


The "A" missing the bar is simply a stylistic element, not an error.
(To be fair, I copied the image and cut out the section that's missing...I do have a 'real' stamp with this issue. It's the one taht gave me the idea for this game.)

 

I can understand this you might have thought it a booklet stamp.
Obviously I, a mere girl knew better ha ha ha [teasing]

 

Brilliant idea by the way Sarah, great fun, thanks

 

I have two of these stamps, had them for years and didn't realize it had a section missing until I saw it in my new album. I even checked scott catalogue to make sure. Sure enough, the bars are cut out on both stamps. So, now I need a *proper* stamp of this kind.


Glad you like the game. I thought it would be a good way learn to look critically at stamps, and how to evaluate them

 

Absolutely....