Laernu Sporten variations
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Topic: Laernu Sporten variations
Posted By: Anne
Subject: Laernu Sporten variations
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 07:54
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Yesterday I was putting the extras from my Valentines package into the album with, and I took the oppertunity to go through the stamps i have and comparing them to the listings on AskMeAbout. I came across some variations of the Laernu Sporten stamps which I don't think are listed.
The first is a version of the 2F with two rowers, possibly siameese twins
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Posted By: Anne
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 07:56
The second is a variation of the 2F with a bright green horisontal band
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Posted By: Anne
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 07:58
And the third is a 11F with the ball kicked, and some green and purple colouring. At first I thought is was part of a frank, but it is actually part of the printed image.
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Posted By: Anne
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 08:02
The fourth and last is a Large size gold foil stamp, which is different to the ones listed. It may be a foil version of the "no players variant" -I don't have a regular of that to compare with.
 I'm sure there are many more variations of these out there- it would be fun to see some of the others.
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Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 08:07
its a half mirrored image ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Discworld-Stamp-Collector/809424215750892" rel="nofollow - The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look! |
Anne wrote:Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 08:12
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The 11F is on askmeaboutstamps as number 28vc. But the others look new and will cause an update of the catalogue I suspect. Well spotted Anne.
Keith |
Posted By: Anne
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 08:29
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Now i see that the 28vc is the same as I have |
I thought it was a "normal" 11F with a purple stain, but I didn't look at the picture. Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 08:36
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The picture is rubbish. We'll have to re-scan a lot of the early Laernu stamps. Steve and I were begging and borrowing when the pages were first done and I think we can all collaborate on something a lot better.
If only there were more days, with more hours, in a week! Keith |
Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: 01 March 2011 at 22:34
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Here are a few additions to the growing list.
First is kind of the twin to Anne's half-mirrored 1F rowers above. That one is half-mirrored about a vertical axis (so the right half is the same as the right half of the normal stamp and the left half is the mirror image of the right half). This one is half-mirrored about a horizontal axis (so the bottom half is the same as the bottom half of the normal stamp and the top half is the mirror image of the bottom half).
 Second is a version of the 11F footballer sport which has extra dots/splodges of yellow (top left, bottom right and I think a smaller one bottom left) and I think pink (top right) - as people will know who met me on Saturday, my colour perception for some colours is very wayward.
 Third is my example of the Sporten foil stamp, which is the 11F footballer sport.
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Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 02 March 2011 at 05:10
I am beginning to suspect that each of the 15 copper foil sportens were different. How I wish I had bought them all ;) ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Discworld-Stamp-Collector/809424215750892" rel="nofollow - The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look! |
Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 02 March 2011 at 05:12
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Or indeed any of them. Grrrrrr.
I blame Susanne. She didn't tell me about Colin's stamps until (I think) 2008. Keith |
Posted By: Susanne
Date Posted: 02 March 2011 at 23:51
 I'll try to find a way to make it up to you Keith!
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Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 03 March 2011 at 20:35
I am beginning to suspect that each of the 15 copper foil sportens were different. How I wish I had bought them all ;)[/QUOTE] Those copper foiled Sportens were an experiment I did when there was an expectation that a Discworld gold Dwarves, or Alchemists Guild stamp might be required. The processes available for our budgets at the time were particularly tricky and a bit hit-and-miss so I didn't take it further.
The stamps were of different designs, the idea being I wanted to see how the foil would react to different weights of line and dots - the point where it either blocked up or fell off. Not all the designs on the sheet were a success.
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Posted By: Susanne
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 10:09
| I've just come across another color variant of The Waterwalkers with a large horizontal green band and a narrow horizontal yellow band, both on the bottom half. I'll get a scan. |
Posted By: Susanne
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 10:21
| On the Keekern stamp, I have two joined sheet sports. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 21:26
| I am so happy to found your forum site, I have some colection brought from auktion which are Sportenes. I am said this maker died and these stamps are now sort after. Are they keep and many on your website buying the stamps? |
Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 22:06
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Not died yet - have PM'd.
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Posted By: Murgatroyd
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 23:20
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Touch of the Granny Weatherwax syndrome : "You Aint'nt Dead Yet!" ------------- "I've got twenty minutes to save the world and I've got a Post Office, and it's shut." The Raggedy Doctor. |
Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 17 May 2011 at 00:22
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Damn it. Colin's dead? I hope he posted out my Year 1 sheets before he keeled over. Keith |
Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 17 May 2011 at 10:45
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I thought the most notable example of a premature obit was that of Samuel Clemence, and that these were rare. However a quick search revealed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premature_obituary - all this . ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Discworld-Stamp-Collector/809424215750892" rel="nofollow - The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look! |
Posted By: Quilpusha
Date Posted: 17 May 2011 at 22:05
. . . and not even a mention of Sam Clemence.
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Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 18 May 2011 at 01:17
Still no response to my PM to Modern Klassiker asking where or whom the information came from  ------------- My Etsy shop - FarFetchedPhilately - Check regularly for updates and special offers... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately . |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 July 2011 at 01:56
| Ami ablar tell me you dead and I am afraid not. Con fondres descuplre-mi? |
Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 13 July 2011 at 04:49
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Don't worry! No offence taken. PM me again if you need to find out anything else. ------------- My Etsy shop - FarFetchedPhilately - Check regularly for updates and special offers... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately . |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 08 September 2011 at 21:34
Thank you for you help Colin 
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Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 09 September 2011 at 05:59
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Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 12 September 2011 at 08:36
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Just spotted a new variant from the original Sportens. I was comparing the new designs with the old ones using images saved and spotted a 1F rower with narrow cerise lines down the extreme left and right. ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Discworld-Stamp-Collector/809424215750892" rel="nofollow - The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look! |