BigSaint wrote: ↑30 Jul 2020 21:32
DRKKLP
I was going to let your earlier comment ride & address it later as I am very busy with work at the moment.
However I do not think it is fair to be critical of Colleen's work. The information was supplied to her by Australia Post & she has made a cross reference to that information in her work. It was a mammoth task taking many hours of hard work. It was a labour of love as the selling price was well under the cost of her time to produce.
Now if a postmaster or postal clerk puts the wrong postmark on the wrong stamp on the wrong date, then how can it be anything other than error. The error may have been caused by laziness, stupidity, haste or lack of knowledge but it is still an error. The cause of an error does not stop an error from being an error.
Brad
Not critical of Colleen at all - wish there were more Colleens around! Great work, great job. You don't read the context. The point was, research gets updated with time with new information and you can't just rely on older publications alone as up to date facts and by default anything that varies from the old research has to be "an error" just because the older research presented different facts. Need to look at context. Everyone's research is updated with time and new discoveries and evidence. Colleen's work cannot be criticized.
The issue is this is meant to be a forum on philatelic errors. There is a lot here that are not errors (like creating your own creative cover contrary to postal regulations - is not an error - it was intentionally done!). Similarly using a postmark device you are not supposed to is not a "philatelic" error. It is an error in judgement of an individual perhaps you could argue yes.
I think understanding what a true philatelic error is, is the only issue here. I've just cut and paste some stuff in haste which appears to be on the right track:
A postage stamp error is any of several types of failure in the stamp printing process that results in stamps not having the intended appearance. Errors include use of the wrong colors, wrong denominations, missing parts of the design, misplaced or inverted design elements, etc. The term "error" is typically reserved for
failures in the production process that (potentially) replicate over many stamps, while unique errors or poor quality are known as "freaks" or "oddities". Printing plate flaws, such as cracks, wear, or even constant flaws, and plate repairs, such as re-entries, are also not considered errors.
This would also apply to postal stationery, FDC etc.