I have just received the magnificent book
on the P&R I series. 
It is a welcome addition to everybody's library when collecting this series! It has got ONE major disadvantage! The author hasn't read the postings made in this Foro the last few years neither by Tony Rubiera nor by my [not so] humble person. This is a great pity! I will return to the aspects where Pettigiani could have gained a lot or could have avoided making mistakes. The Manual gives a broad picture of all aspects of the P&R I series.
the main body however is still dealing with the types of paper and watermarks! What is striking is that the Bibliography does NOT mention the 2008 Clasificacion and its Tabla-General NOR does it mention the "Catalogo Especializado de Sellos Postales Próceres y Riquezas I" written by Darió Bardi ! You can have different opinions of these publications and these may be rather critical, but simply ignoring these recent publications is an offense.... An offense also to the collectors who have bought the Bardi book and might be quite happy with it albeit for reasons of simplicity and transparency. Do the publications - Pettigiani's and Bardi's - conflict or contradict each other??? My critical notes may find that out. The most obvious difference and having the most impact will be the nomenclature of which all participants in this Foro have at one point or the other expressed their opinion that by having yet another code is getting tiresome... Having Bardi, Rubiera and now Pettigiani! Does it mean that we still do not know enough??? Or is it just clashing egoes... |