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General Philatelic/Identify This? : Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

 

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daveknauf

26 Apr 2020
05:34:27pm
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I have 4 Washington 2¢ Type III Single Line Water Mark stamps from the 1894-95 Bureau series. I cannot find any of these stamps listed with a SINGLE Line Watermark. Can anyone help me with this?

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26 Apr 2020
05:48:19pm
re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

Check out your scan of the backs - the single line watermark is visible there.

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daveknauf

26 Apr 2020
06:16:44pm
re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

The single line watermark is what is confusing. All of this series is listed with Unwatermarked or Double Line Watermarked. I can't seem to find anywhere a Scott issue of (Red) Washington 2¢ Type III with this watermark

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26 Apr 2020
07:08:34pm
re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

Sorry, my bad, I didn't read the original post very carefully. I thought you were trying to find the watermark on the stamp, not the stamp with the watermark!
PS I really suck at watermarks! Trust Webpaper below, he is much more likely to know what he is talking about. I usually farm my watermarks out to my local dealer, he is much better than me. When my wife was alive she did the watermarks, I did the colour shades and perfs.

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27 Apr 2020
02:54:35pm

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re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

Those are double line watermarks on your stamps. The illustrations below from the Scott Specialized catalog show the difference between the single line and the double line - the single line is smaller and usually more well defined than the double line.

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27 Apr 2020
06:24:40pm
re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

The bottom 2 stamps are type 4.

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daveknauf

28 Apr 2020
04:36:06pm
re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

Thanks. I should have caught the difference in the U of USPS. Also the hair line does show the 3rd and 4th stamps as type IV not type III. Went through about 150 of these stamps and guess I should have taken a little more time. Appreciate the help.

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daveknauf

26 Apr 2020
05:34:27pm

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I have 4 Washington 2¢ Type III Single Line Water Mark stamps from the 1894-95 Bureau series. I cannot find any of these stamps listed with a SINGLE Line Watermark. Can anyone help me with this?

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This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
26 Apr 2020
05:48:19pm

re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

Check out your scan of the backs - the single line watermark is visible there.

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"Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that. George Carlin"
daveknauf

26 Apr 2020
06:16:44pm

re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

The single line watermark is what is confusing. All of this series is listed with Unwatermarked or Double Line Watermarked. I can't seem to find anywhere a Scott issue of (Red) Washington 2¢ Type III with this watermark

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This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
26 Apr 2020
07:08:34pm

re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

Sorry, my bad, I didn't read the original post very carefully. I thought you were trying to find the watermark on the stamp, not the stamp with the watermark!
PS I really suck at watermarks! Trust Webpaper below, he is much more likely to know what he is talking about. I usually farm my watermarks out to my local dealer, he is much better than me. When my wife was alive she did the watermarks, I did the colour shades and perfs.

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"Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that. George Carlin"
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In loving memory of Carol, my wife for 52 years.

27 Apr 2020
02:54:35pm

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re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

Those are double line watermarks on your stamps. The illustrations below from the Scott Specialized catalog show the difference between the single line and the double line - the single line is smaller and usually more well defined than the double line.

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27 Apr 2020
06:24:40pm

re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

The bottom 2 stamps are type 4.

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daveknauf

28 Apr 2020
04:36:06pm

re: Washington 2¢, Type III, SLWM

Thanks. I should have caught the difference in the U of USPS. Also the hair line does show the 3rd and 4th stamps as type IV not type III. Went through about 150 of these stamps and guess I should have taken a little more time. Appreciate the help.

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