Sunday, July 27, 2008
2 cent Washington, private perforations
I bought an old stamp album today, 1917, and this was in it. Not a terribly common stamp. I might have to have someone look at it. To get technical, I think it may be a Schermack Type III perf, I'm certainly no expert and could easily be wrong. If you know something or someone I should talk to, drop me a comment. Thanks!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
1cent franklins... scott # ???
Sure I can count perfs but rotary? flat plate? I have no idea! Hey there could be a rarity here for all I know. If you spot one, let me know ok? Thanks!
Labels:
1 cent franklin,
flat plate,
identifier,
rotary press
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
A nice find
Looking "back" on stamps!
Tonight I decided to take a second look at some of my stamps and found these. One British, one Denmark. What is strange is the markings on the back of the stamps. The Great Britain stamp looks almost "pre canceled" on the reverse. The Denmark stamp? I have no idea what the "3" stamp is. Any ideas on these? Please leave a comment and they get emailed to me. Thanks!
**I think I've identified the marks on the Great Britain stamp. "Training Stamps" were marked with black lines to ensure they don't get used for postage after being used to train new postal employees. It appears this one, and the sheet it would have come from, were incorrectly marked on the back.
**I think I've identified the marks on the Great Britain stamp. "Training Stamps" were marked with black lines to ensure they don't get used for postage after being used to train new postal employees. It appears this one, and the sheet it would have come from, were incorrectly marked on the back.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
US stamps, 13 star flag cancels
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