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General Philatelic/Newcomer Cnr : A Little Help With Identification.

 

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RLCooper

30 Dec 2018
12:58:34am
Having a problem with r15d cant find the value for mint block can only find used value.Image Not Found

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Dialysis, damned if you do...dead if you don't

30 Dec 2018
05:56:07am
re: A Little Help With Identification.

Hi Randy,
Do the stamps have original, undisturbed gum? (In other words, no offset from a document on the gum?)

For a US revenue stamps to be considered ‘mint’ it has to have original gum and never been applied to a document. The cancelling of revenue stamps did not always happen, many revenue documents can be found with the stamps uncancelled. If they were applied to a document then they are considered used (cancelled or not).
Please note that it is not uncommon for revenue stamps to ‘pop’ off a document; the stamps will often still have their gum and might also have offset printing from the document. If so, then they are considered ‘used’.
Don

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RLCooper

30 Dec 2018
06:20:53am
re: A Little Help With Identification.

Still have original undisturbed Gum. Thank You

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APS #213005

30 Dec 2018
08:47:13am
re: A Little Help With Identification.

Here is a quote from the revenue stamps section
of the 2017 U.S. Specialized Catalog;

"Many, but not all, of the pre-1898 revenue stamps exist unused

with original gum. These are not valued in the listings,

but they sell for more than used examples in the marketplace."




This being said, true mint multiples of 6 or more can be quite scarce
for first-issue revenues, and it can be difficult to find pricing for
such without consulting a dealer that specializes in revenues.

Also, are you sure yours are the silk paper variety?

Silk paper was experimental.
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RLCooper

30 Dec 2018
11:21:03am
re: A Little Help With Identification.

Not sure about the paper used, I am currently a member of,USSS Maybe Ill do a little more homework.Thanks, Good Day.

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RLCooper

30 Dec 2018
12:58:34am

Having a problem with r15d cant find the value for mint block can only find used value.Image Not Found

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51Studebaker

Dialysis, damned if you do...dead if you don't
30 Dec 2018
05:56:07am

re: A Little Help With Identification.

Hi Randy,
Do the stamps have original, undisturbed gum? (In other words, no offset from a document on the gum?)

For a US revenue stamps to be considered ‘mint’ it has to have original gum and never been applied to a document. The cancelling of revenue stamps did not always happen, many revenue documents can be found with the stamps uncancelled. If they were applied to a document then they are considered used (cancelled or not).
Please note that it is not uncommon for revenue stamps to ‘pop’ off a document; the stamps will often still have their gum and might also have offset printing from the document. If so, then they are considered ‘used’.
Don

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RLCooper

30 Dec 2018
06:20:53am

re: A Little Help With Identification.

Still have original undisturbed Gum. Thank You

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musicman

APS #213005
30 Dec 2018
08:47:13am

re: A Little Help With Identification.

Here is a quote from the revenue stamps section
of the 2017 U.S. Specialized Catalog;

"Many, but not all, of the pre-1898 revenue stamps exist unused

with original gum. These are not valued in the listings,

but they sell for more than used examples in the marketplace."




This being said, true mint multiples of 6 or more can be quite scarce
for first-issue revenues, and it can be difficult to find pricing for
such without consulting a dealer that specializes in revenues.

Also, are you sure yours are the silk paper variety?

Silk paper was experimental.
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RLCooper

30 Dec 2018
11:21:03am

re: A Little Help With Identification.

Not sure about the paper used, I am currently a member of,USSS Maybe Ill do a little more homework.Thanks, Good Day.

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