Stamporama Discussions: ID assistance for 3c Washington (1861)

United States/Stamps : ID assistance for 3c Washington (1861)

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BobbyBarnhart

They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin
27 Apr 2015
11:52:19am

I am having difficulty ID'ing this stamp. I am pretty sure it is not 26 or 26A as there is an outer frame line at the top. I believe it is Scott #25. Thoughts?

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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke"

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mbo1142

I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
27 Apr 2015
12:41:23pm

re: ID assistance for 3c Washington (1861)

Bobby, I agree your stamp is a 25 because of the outer frame lines. The trick is to figure which of the recuts it is. According to one of my references, "Virtually all the 3-cent stamps of 1851-57 have been recut in some form or another. Some recuts are rarer than others and therefore more valuable."

Just my 2 cents.

Mel

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BobbyBarnhart

They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin
27 Apr 2015
11:52:19am

I am having difficulty ID'ing this stamp. I am pretty sure it is not 26 or 26A as there is an outer frame line at the top. I believe it is Scott #25. Thoughts?

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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke"

www.bobbybarnhart.ne ...

mbo1142

I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.
27 Apr 2015
12:41:23pm

re: ID assistance for 3c Washington (1861)