New Stamp (1967-77)

The so-called new stamp looks very similar to the intermediate stamp, with the main difference being the size and location of the star above the crescent moon. Also, the stamp seemed to imprint the English more thoroughly than with the intermediate stamp, but there is often double stamping, as the cymbalsmiths pressed the stamp twice by hand.
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Signature from the bell of a new stamp K.
Ink stamp found on a 20″ K from the 1970s.
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  1. There are old new stamps and new new stamps. The one you’ve got here is an old new stamp. The new new stamps have a gap between the Arabic and the English, and they date to the later part of the decade, 1972-1977.

    Red, February 16, 2011
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  2. I have an old set of K hi hats that I bought in the 1970s. Looking at this they would seem to be 1972-77. I have been told they can fetch high prices – how much might a set of 14″ be worth?? I’m just curious as i had no idea they were now considered ‘rare’.

    They are both 14″. One weighs 800 grammes, the other 740 grammes. They need a clean (?) but are in generally good condition – no dents, cracks or anything.

    Nick, July 7, 2012
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