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According to my list, we officially have the themes Heraldry and Heraldic animals. It cannot be prevented that stamps are introduced under only one of these themes. (then it is up to others to complete this later). If you are going to introduce the theme of Heraldic Lions you should actually provide each stamp with all three themes.
It is of course not possible to synchronize the themes.
It is also my objection to a further division of themes. The more levels you allow for this, the greater the chance that not all levels will be completed. the temptation for specialists will often be to fill in the most specific theme and that parent themes are forgotten. In part, that might be possible to link - but if you fill in 'Bears' for a plush bear, I think it is logical to rank them under the 'Bears', but the theme 'Mammals' or 'Predators' goes a bridge too far …

According to my list, we officially have the themes Heraldry and Heraldic animals. It cannot be prevented that stamps are introduced under only one of these themes. (then it is up to others to complete this later). If you are going to introduce the theme of Heraldic Lions you should actually provide each stamp with all three themes.
It is of course not possible to synchronize the themes.
It is also my objection to a further division of themes. The more levels you allow for this, the greater the chance that not all levels will be completed. the temptation for specialists will often be to fill in the most specific theme and that parent themes are forgotten. In part, that might be possible to link - but if you fill in 'Bears' for a plush bear, I think it is logical to rank them under the 'Bears', but the theme 'Mammals' or 'Predators' goes a bridge too far …

Now there are many other stamps in which, for example, enter 2000000000 as title with color (cataw.nr. 513507 ). First, the importer is wrong with the number of zeros, so how am I supposed to add my new stamp of 30 million, because it has to be among all those others!

The example mentioned has no serial number and is therefore a stamp that has been entered twice.

Many countries in Western Europe are basically complete in the catalog. Stamps that are added will appear at the bottom of the database. This will soon change because the serial number will be sorted first. If it is necessary to add something to a series, it is therefore already useful to enter the serial number. Incidentally, it is nice that the newly entered main numbers are added afterwards, because they often appear to have been entered twice. Administrators can remove these duplicate items.

@Jilles, that was just the problem, because others indicated the same stamps with several zeros and I wanted mine in between, because it was not listed there (numbers in circle).

Well, there are the same stamps on the site, I'll leave it that way before any other crazy stuff comes out.

I am giving up on this topic. Thank you all for your comments.

In the Belgian catalog there has been a whole series of stamps “Lion” over the years.
If you are looking for a certain value, it is not enough to use the theme “Heraldry”, but also the theme “Heraldic animals” because that lion exists under the title “Heraldic lion” as well as “Heraldic lion”.
For the same lion one should not search under two different themes ...

Enter 30000000 as search term and you're done.
I subtracted some zeros from it 30 million is with 7 zeros.

The title shouldn't be 30 million.
and the nominal value 30,000,000 marks
The other stamps in that series have the title cipher.
Also vague, but maybe I don't understand.

Seal can be removed by changing the title to duplicate from…. and then the number of the good stamp

hmm, sorry, but now appears to be found by year and there is already one on it. You can actually remove mine or is that no longer possible? Apologies for this! Searching for a stamp is more difficult than I thought, especially if it is not in a series, but has been named differently and is somewhere else.

I find it by searching 3000000000. By the way, it looks a lot like stamp 641651

Although I want to stick to the rules and not put numbers and colors in Title, I was forced to put my seal between the others in the series, which have almost the same titles. But now… added my stamps but can't be seen between series, worse still I can't locate him anywhere at all. Comes to cataw.nr. 1334569 . However I search in catalog, I cannot find it and it is not listed.

If you enter, for example, Navy, Army and Air Force as (invisible) name variation of Armed Forces, the 1 theme remains, and you still get the correct reference if you search for one of the components.

But then it seems more logical to add these themes in this case.

So that's the same as I posted earlier here

360381

OK, thanks, if I didn't think about it, I'll put it in between.

Have a similar stamp from 1933.1.5 cents with coat of arms at the top (around it Je Maintiendray) and text below: 1533-1933, Prins Willem I, The Netherlands, color d.grey.

Value is correct in my opinion. Expressed in Pf.

Would like to add a German Reich stamp with value: 30 million. Now there are many other stamps in which as title eg 2000000000 enter with color (cataw.nr. 513507 ). First, the importer is wrong with the number of zeros, so how am I supposed to add my new stamp of 30 million, because it has to be among all those others!

No, that is of course not possible, because if it were a name variation or alias, Rembrandt's drawings would also end up with the children's drawings.

A Name Variation is different from an Alias, right ?!

If you enter, for example, Navy, Army and Air Force as (invisible) name variation of Armed Forces, the 1 theme remains, and you still get the correct reference if you search for one of the components.

But Children's Stamps - just like Anniversary Stamps or Occasional Stamps - isn't a theme, right? Should we also add the theme "postage stamps" because otherwise they cannot be found?

The same applies to the Navy and Armed Forces. At the moment, the search Marine will only find the theme Merchant Marine.

The theme Marine is currently not in our theme list, so theoretically it could not be entered now. As I indicated, we can subdivide the theme Armed Forces. The theme of the Armed Forces would then be maintained, but the various components would also have their own entrance.
I don't think you should be careful with this. There are now about 1400 themes. You indicate this yourself by stating that you only get a limited result on a theme. If you make "Miniature Poodle" a theme, you should include all other dog types as well, and remember that a Miniature Poodle is a dog, pet, and mammal, so that increases the likelihood of 'gaps' occurring on other levels.
Too much refinement can also miss the mark. (because you always have to consistently fill in all levels to get complete overviews).

Now when you search for Children's Drawings you only get a random selection of separate stamps and series. If that term were a name variation of Drawings, then everyone could find the right theme.

No, that is of course not possible, because if it were a name variation or alias, Rembrandt's drawings would also end up with the children's drawings.

Yes, your uppercase key got stuck accidentally ...

@Erik,
Get it now, thanks for the explanation! and yes, I have looked and there is a date on it: 6-8-21 (8 or 3 is still behind it), I have to take a closer look.

Until next time / question!

I think there are a lot of name variations to be added before the themes / motifs become really usable. Now you only get a random selection of separate stamps and series when you search for Children's Drawings. If that term were a name variation of Drawings, then everyone could find the right theme.

The same applies to the Navy and Armed Forces. At the moment, the search Marine will only find the theme Merchant Marine.

Last week I searched blankly for Children's Stamps (or “For the Child”). Ultimately, the complete overview appeared to be found only under Emission types & gt; Child. This may seem obvious to a connoisseur, but why is it made so difficult for beginners?

@Dear
I understand your question very well, and there is also a problem here. It is very common that canceled stamps are worth many, many times more than unstamped stamps. Among others in classic Germany and Switzerland. These differences are also true in the established paper catalogs. However, there is a catch. it is very attractive to put a stamp on such a seal. The high prices therefore apply to 'provable' original stamped in the period of use. This means, among other things, that there must be a date on it. For expensive stamps it also means that there must be a certificate from a recognized judge.
This is still a problem at the moment - most collectors will not have high standards and will not have a datable stamp. These are then worth at most as much as unused. However, the local market does require a listing of "really used". A solution for the future would be to introduce a 4th column. As long as this is not available, it is still useful to indicate that really canceled stamps have a very high catalog value. Perhaps we can enter the 4th column (which is complicated again because the requirements are different in each country, it does not apply to every country, and other differences such as regular versus mass cancellation have to be incorporated indicate in one way or another.

voor wat betreft de zegel die je als voorbeeld geeft, kloppen deze waardes toch ongeveer met mijn Michel catalogus die ik hier thuis liggen heb. (Ik heb even proberen te zoeken welke zegel eht precies was want je link werkte niet. Het gaat volgens mij om deze zegel: 641363

with regard to the stamp you give as an example, these values roughly correspond to my Michel catalog that I have here at home. (I tried to find which stamp it was exactly because your link didn't work. I think it's about this stamp: 641363

Hallo, ben nieuw lid en heb een brandende vraag: in hoeverre zijn de aangegeven waarden in Catawiki Cataloguswaarde betrouwbaar? Heb op paar pagina’s, o.a. Duitse Rijk bij cataloguswaarde, waarden zien staan, die nogal sterk verschillen, bijv. bij
Duitse Rijk

Postfris (): € 4,00
Ongebruikt (): € 1,40
Gestempeld (o): € 450,00

en zo nog meerderen.
Ben in bezit gekomen van een grote verzameling postzegels uit alle landen en heb heel veel doorgespit. Zal bij andere topics ook nog vragen stellen, oa. over postzegels uit Duitse Rijk (Duitse bezetting van Belgie en NoordFrankrijk uit 1914/18 en kon deze (nog) niet vinden op deze site, alleen v.a. 1945. Tot de volgende topic!

Hello, I am a new member and have a burning question: to what extent are the values indicated in Catawiki Catalog Value reliable? Have seen values on a few pages, including German Reich at catalog value, which differ quite strongly, eg at
German Empire

Mint ( ): € 4.00
Unused ( ): € 1.40
Stamped (o): € 450.00

and so on several more.
I came into possession of a large collection of stamps from all countries and have searched through a lot. Will also ask questions on other topics, eg. about stamps from the German Empire (German occupation of Belgium and Northern France from 1914/18 and could not (yet) find them on this site, only from 1945. Until the next topic!

Marijn: WHY GET I NONE ANSWER FROM MARCO .

Maybe you should send him an email ???

Instead of asking for help in big letters here.