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I have just found this The top half of this stamp doesn't look right. The 2 on the left hand side has a extra line, The G in Postage is joined, A line going through Cents?, P of Postage isn't right, C in America isn't right looks like a extra blob, Looks like a star where the line is going through. This certainly doesn't look right????
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In addition to over-inking It looks like it might be a bit of a worn plate, which is not unusual with these stamps.
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There are thousands of errors or differences in this stamp to look for!Your stamp is likely one of them.
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Are there any other naked eye varieties other than the broken hat, or are they all magnifying-glass types?
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Depending on how good your eyesight is, the frame break at the lower right-hand corner of the Scott 231 stamp may meet your criterion. It was a progressive problem that grew longer over time. Ziggy can provide more info, but here is one example of the full break.
Tom
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Thanks Tom. I'll look for that one.
Does anyone know if there's a handy reference of the flaws?
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You can check
Encyclopedia Of Plate Verities On U.S. Bureau-Printed Postage Stamps French, Loran C. 1979
I don't have my volume handy to check for you.
Vince
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Thanks Vin, that's not a tome I'd heard of.
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I have just found this The top half of this stamp doesn't look right. The 2 on the left hand side has a extra line, The G in Postage is joined, A line going through Cents?, P of Postage isn't right, C in America isn't right looks like a extra blob, Looks like a star where the line is going through. This certainly doesn't look right????
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re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???
In addition to over-inking It looks like it might be a bit of a worn plate, which is not unusual with these stamps.
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re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???
There are thousands of errors or differences in this stamp to look for!Your stamp is likely one of them.
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re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???
Are there any other naked eye varieties other than the broken hat, or are they all magnifying-glass types?
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re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???
Depending on how good your eyesight is, the frame break at the lower right-hand corner of the Scott 231 stamp may meet your criterion. It was a progressive problem that grew longer over time. Ziggy can provide more info, but here is one example of the full break.
Tom
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re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???
Thanks Tom. I'll look for that one.
Does anyone know if there's a handy reference of the flaws?
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re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???
You can check
Encyclopedia Of Plate Verities On U.S. Bureau-Printed Postage Stamps French, Loran C. 1979
I don't have my volume handy to check for you.
Vince
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re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???
Thanks Vin, that's not a tome I'd heard of.
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