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I got this pair of USPS test stamps in nice little glassines but no identification. They were in a miscellaneous batch of freebies.
The catalog page is from the 2022 edition of Scott's U.S. Specialized. Interesting reading, but there's no mention of any imperforate versions.
I'd like to label it in my album with a Scott number -- or sell it to Sundman for six figures! -- whichever is more likely.
What the heck do I have here?
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Good to hear from you earwaves.
Yours is a pair of Scott# TD126, a Die Cut. When the Scott Catalog says "Die Cut" it means the stamps were just cut up straight without perforations.
This example of the design issued in 1996. I collect test stamps and this is the first I have seen them. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Smauggie!
I missed the "Die Cut" notation on the entry for TD126, distracted by the perforated illustration just below it.
Send me a member message with your mailing address and I'll send you the extra pair I have.
Joe
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Well, at least I got to have a haircut in the Penny Lane barber shop.
18 Aug 2023
05:48:53pm
I got this pair of USPS test stamps in nice little glassines but no identification. They were in a miscellaneous batch of freebies.
The catalog page is from the 2022 edition of Scott's U.S. Specialized. Interesting reading, but there's no mention of any imperforate versions.
I'd like to label it in my album with a Scott number -- or sell it to Sundman for six figures! -- whichever is more likely.
What the heck do I have here?
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re: Imperf Blue Test Stamp Pair
Good to hear from you earwaves.
Yours is a pair of Scott# TD126, a Die Cut. When the Scott Catalog says "Die Cut" it means the stamps were just cut up straight without perforations.
This example of the design issued in 1996. I collect test stamps and this is the first I have seen them. Thanks for sharing.
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Well, at least I got to have a haircut in the Penny Lane barber shop.
19 Aug 2023
10:54:17am
re: Imperf Blue Test Stamp Pair
Thank you, Smauggie!
I missed the "Die Cut" notation on the entry for TD126, distracted by the perforated illustration just below it.
Send me a member message with your mailing address and I'll send you the extra pair I have.
Joe
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