Thursday, April 30, 2009

More Gum Discoveries

Jim Matyasovich continues to make new gum discoveries. He is corresponding with many collectors of United Nations personalized sheets, and has put together the following spreadsheet. This list is the latest information we have on all the gum varieties, please email him or I if you can add to the list.

SHEET DESCRIPTION GUM
S1 GENERIC - GREETINGS FROM NY SHINEY CREAM
S2 HONG KONG STAMP EXPO SHINEY CREAM
S3 ESSEN 2004 SHINEY CREAM
S4 GREAT HANSHIN-AWAJI EARTHQUAKE LOW SHINE WHITE
S5 MY VISIT TO THE UN (STUDENT SHEET) DULL WHITE
S5.1 MY VISIT TO THE UN (STUDENT SHEET) DULL BLUE/GREEN
S5.2 IMPERFORATED DULL BLUE/GREEN
S6 GENERIC - GREETINGS FROM NY (60TH) DULL WHITE
S6.1 GENERIC - GREETINGS FROM NY (60TH) DULL BLUE/GREEN
S6.2 TEXT & STAMP ERRORS DULL WHITE
S6.3 TEXT ERROR DULL WHITE
S7 EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN SHINEY CREAM
S7.1 NO RED BOX DULL WHITE
S7.2 RED BOX PASTED ON SHINEY CREAM
S8 RICCIONE 1981-2005 DULL WHITE
S8.1 RICCIONE 1981-2005 DULL BLUE/GREEN
S9 MICROCREDIT SHINEY CREAM
S10 GREETINGS FROM THE UN-DOMESTIC SHINEY CREAM
S11 GREETINGS FROM THE UN-INTERNATIONAL SHINEY CREAM
S12 WAR/PEACE BLUE/GREEN
S13 WASHINGTON 2006 SHINEY CREAM
S14 BERLIN SHINEY CREAM
S15 JAPAN 50TH SHINEY CREAM
S16 ESSEN 2007 DULL BLUE/GREEN
S17 UN NYC - DOMESTIC DULL BLUE/GREEN
S18 UN NYC - INTERNATIONAL DULL BLUE/GREEN
S18.1 UN NYC - INTERNATIONAL - POPE'S VISIT DULL BLUE/GREEN
S19 PACEFUL VISIONS DULL BLUE/GREEN
S19 FIRST DAY CANCELED DULL BLUE/GREEN
S20 CLIMATE CHANGE DULL BLUE/GREEN
S20 FIRST DAY CANCELED DULL BLUE/GREEN
S21 WORLD SPACE WEEK DULL BLUE/GREEN
S22 ESSEN 2008 DULL WHITE
S22.1 ESSEN 2008 DULL BLUE/GREEN
S23 UN NYC - DOMESTIC DULL BLUE/GREEN
S24 UN NYC - INTERNATIONAL DULL WHITE
S24.1 UN NYC - INTERNATIONAL DULL BLUE/GREEN
S25 BEIJING - BLUE BAND DULL WHITE
S25.1 BEIJING - BLUE BAND DULL BLUE/GREEN
S25.2 BEIJING - PURPLE BAND DULL WHITE
S25.3 BEIJING - PURPLE BAND DULL BLUE/GREEN
S26 WIPA DULL WHITE
S26.1 WIPA DULL BLUE/GREEN

Notice that two different gum varieties goes back at least to S6, and can also be found on S7, S8, S18. More discoveries are awaiting.