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Re: Unusual 52a decal
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 11:45 pm
by nickjones
I would hesitate to give this its own code, firstly because its an error piece and secondly because if we code it by next week there will be a dozen more on ebay.
Re: Unusual 52a decal
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:11 am
by Idris
nickjones wrote:I would hesitate to give this its own code, firstly because its an error piece...
Pardon me for disagreeing, M'lud, but we do have a precedent in the form of the 11a with side decals. which has not one but two codes (the difference being decal size).
Re: Unusual 52a decal
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:18 am
by Idris
I now also have a mint and boxed example (bought at no premium) which is the same variation code.
I am therefore convinced that this is a legitimate variation.
Re: Unusual 52a decal
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:56 am
by numi
Idris wrote:I now also have a mint and boxed example (bought at no premium) which is the same variation code.
I am therefore convinced that this is a legitimate variation.
Congrats Idris,kindly post some pics whenever possible.thanks
numi
Re: Unusual 52a decal
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:57 pm
by Idris
Another one!
I think this variation is on a par with the side decal 11a: probably one rogue worker placing the decals incorrectly for several shifts until spoken to by the supervisor.
Re: Unusual 52a decal
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:17 pm
by Idris
...and
another one, this time for £120 + £5 p&p!
Re: Unusual 52a decal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:55 pm
by Tinman
Idris wrote:...and
another one, this time for £120 + £5 p&p!
Here's the model from the auction:
Re: Unusual 52a decal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:57 pm
by Tinman
Idris wrote:Another one!
I think this variation is on a par with the side decal 11a: probably one rogue worker placing the decals incorrectly for several shifts until spoken to by the supervisor.
This post is now useless as the auction info is long gone (although the comments are still valid)
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Re: Unusual 52a decal
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:05 pm
by Idris
Tinman wrote:Idris wrote:Another one!
I think this variation is on a par with the side decal 11a: probably one rogue worker placing the decals incorrectly for several shifts until spoken to by the supervisor.
This post is now useless as the auction info is long gone (although the comments are still valid
.
Given the scepticism surrounding the idea that this might actually be a genuine variation (rather than an error piece), the purpose of the post was solely to highlight the fact that an additional example had been spotted for sale on Ebay. Ditto my most recent post (and I would suggest that the hammer price is an indication that tail decals are now accepted as a genuine variation by at least some collectors).
At the end of the day, it seemed pointless putting up even more photographs of the same variation (but thank you for adding the photograph from the most recent auction)..
Re: Unusual 52a decal
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:03 am
by Tinman
Idris wrote: (but thank you for adding the photograph from the most recent auction)..
I did that (added the pic) cause I remember some moderator or admin posting that you need to put the auction photos directly in the post because the point (and post) becomes moot when the ebay auction can no longer be viewed. My attempt at dry ironic humor (very dry, so dry it might have been missed). Still sheltering at home due to the virus exploding where I live and nothing better to do (that's my lame excuse and I'm sticking with it).
