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Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
08:04:02pm
So, I recently purchased a digital microscope (an inexpensive one, so of course the quality isn't 100% but I thought I'd share my findings with you guys).
To quote Scott:
"Type A60: In the angle above the first letter "C" there is a fan-shaped ornament enclosing four white dashes. On the lithographed stamps these dashes reach nearly to the point of the angle. On the typographed stamps the dashes are shorter and often only three are visible."
So, despite this being my first attempt to use the microscope and taking into account the fact that it is not the best one on the market, here are my results of the two stamps.
Unless I'm imagining things, I do believe I've got a winner here.
Any feedback?
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08:49:45pm
By my tired old eyes, I would concur.
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Any chance of posting a scan of this stamp/these stamps so that those of us without a Scott catalogue can work out which one is under discussion?
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Not being an expert, it appears that both scans are the same though in the second one the lines appear a bit thicker - none of the 4 lines is close to the point of the angle.
Tad
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I totally agree with Tad, they both appear to be the same. However the stamps of type A60 with three dashes the dashes are much shorter and are very close to the wide side of the angle. I have looked through all of my type A60's and only see these two variants. It is unclear to me if there is a third being the one in question where the dashes are close to the "point of the angle". All things considered I would not be convinced that either are the scarcer type. Also I'm confused that the scan seems to show Blue stamps when the stamp in question is Brown.
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06:58:42pm
Thanks guys.
Bear in mind re: the colouring - I did say that the digital microscope is inexpensive - the stamps are brown - it is the microscope that does not provide the colour.
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07:05:50pm
Stamp in question - courtesy of Stampworld.com
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06:50:36pm
Oh well, it's was worth a try.
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26 Nov 2015
08:04:02pm
In a collection I purchased a number of years ago, I came across two stamps of Scott design A60 in 50k dark brown (Litho imperf, 1923 and Typo imperf, 1924-25). There was a small pencil marking on the one that identified it as 275A but I wasn't quite sure, even with my regular magnifying glass.
So, I recently purchased a digital microscope (an inexpensive one, so of course the quality isn't 100% but I thought I'd share my findings with you guys).
To quote Scott:
"Type A60: In the angle above the first letter "C" there is a fan-shaped ornament enclosing four white dashes. On the lithographed stamps these dashes reach nearly to the point of the angle. On the typographed stamps the dashes are shorter and often only three are visible."
So, despite this being my first attempt to use the microscope and taking into account the fact that it is not the best one on the market, here are my results of the two stamps.
Unless I'm imagining things, I do believe I've got a winner here.
Any feedback?
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26 Nov 2015
08:49:45pm
re: Russia Scott #258 and 275A
By my tired old eyes, I would concur.
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re: Russia Scott #258 and 275A
Any chance of posting a scan of this stamp/these stamps so that those of us without a Scott catalogue can work out which one is under discussion?
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re: Russia Scott #258 and 275A
Not being an expert, it appears that both scans are the same though in the second one the lines appear a bit thicker - none of the 4 lines is close to the point of the angle.
Tad
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re: Russia Scott #258 and 275A
I totally agree with Tad, they both appear to be the same. However the stamps of type A60 with three dashes the dashes are much shorter and are very close to the wide side of the angle. I have looked through all of my type A60's and only see these two variants. It is unclear to me if there is a third being the one in question where the dashes are close to the "point of the angle". All things considered I would not be convinced that either are the scarcer type. Also I'm confused that the scan seems to show Blue stamps when the stamp in question is Brown.
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27 Nov 2015
06:58:42pm
re: Russia Scott #258 and 275A
Thanks guys.
Bear in mind re: the colouring - I did say that the digital microscope is inexpensive - the stamps are brown - it is the microscope that does not provide the colour.
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27 Nov 2015
07:05:50pm
re: Russia Scott #258 and 275A
Stamp in question - courtesy of Stampworld.com
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29 Nov 2015
06:50:36pm
re: Russia Scott #258 and 275A
Oh well, it's was worth a try.
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