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01:00:44pm
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The best way to determine 'blue' paper is with the stamp imaged against an orange background. The true nature of the gray hue of 'blue' paper shows well. Here is one of mine.
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01:45:51pm
Thanks for that Don, if only the people trying to sell them on line were as helpful. My main experience with "bluish" paper is the earliest Nova Scotia series of stamps and it is a bit more noticeable there. I think I'll hold off bidding on a #369 on line until I can manage to (somehow) see one in person! I really wish I could time travel back about 30 years when stamp stores still existed in my area!!
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Harvey... I also often daydream about traveling back in time. Why not go back to 1909 and purchase those stamps right across the counter at the post office?!
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... or go back to 1918 and try to search out a sheet of the Inverted Jenny? Or 1868 and buy a sheet of 2 cent greens on laid paper in a Canadian post office? There are many possibilities, even the summer of 1939 to buy a copy of Action Comics #1, or 1952 to chew bubble gum until I find the Mickey Mantle rookie card. I've considered this kind of thing many times. Imagine being in France during the time of late 1880's and buying a sunflower painting from van Gogh!
Any other suggestions out there?
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@Harvey
You said "I keep seeing pictures where the stamp looks like it has a gray color rather than blue green as it says in Scott's." are you sure you are reading the correct description for Scott #369, this stamp is carmine and not blue green?
There is more things to look for, 369 the paper is thicker, a lot of times a 369 will have black spots best seen on the reverse, also the watermark is clearly seen without using watermark fluid, just look at it by holding it up to a light.
The use of orange paper is the best test, but not all orange paper is the same, use flat mat finish paper and the difference will be superior.
Now I make an assumption that you do not own Scott #358 (but you did not mention this) as a Scott 358 would show you what the Scott 369 paper will look like.
Hope this helps.
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04:50:32pm
First, it's the color of the paper not the stamp, but you know that!!
Yes I have 358 and yes it gives me an idea of the color of the paper but I still can't tell that easily from on line examples so I still wanted to ask about the color!
It is very difficult to tell the color from online examples and thought if someone could show a scan it would help a bit more!
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@Harvey
I must be extra dense today, as I did not understand your posting, now I think (?) I understand but still wonder since you do have a Scott #358 why you could not just use that.
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09:34:58pm
@1898 You're probably right but I just wanted to see a few more posts and get some reaction on the stamp. It doesn't ever hurt to get some advice!
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"... or go back to 1918 and try to search out a sheet of the Inverted Jenny? Or 1868 and buy a sheet of 2 cent greens on laid paper in a Canadian post office? There are many possibilities, even the summer of 1939 to buy a copy of Action Comics #1, or 1952 to chew bubble gum until I find the Mickey Mantle rookie card. I've considered this kind of thing many times. Imagine being in France during the time of late 1880's and buying a sunflower painting from van Gogh!
Any other suggestions out there?"
1981: Apple stock opened at 11 cents (today it is at $190ish)
1987: Microsoft stock opened at 10 cents (today it is at $370ish)
1998: Amazon stock opened at 24 cents (today it is at $150ish)
The above does not take into account stock splits over the ages so the values are actually much MUCH higher!
I know that was a wee bit off topic....
Mike
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01 Nov 2023
01:00:44pm
I keep seeing pictures where the stamp looks like it has a gray color rather than blue green as it says in Scott's. Can anyone either show a scan where the color shows even though I know that's difficult on the computer? Or could someone just explain what it should look like?
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re: Question on US stamp #369
The best way to determine 'blue' paper is with the stamp imaged against an orange background. The true nature of the gray hue of 'blue' paper shows well. Here is one of mine.
Don
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This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
01 Nov 2023
01:45:51pm
re: Question on US stamp #369
Thanks for that Don, if only the people trying to sell them on line were as helpful. My main experience with "bluish" paper is the earliest Nova Scotia series of stamps and it is a bit more noticeable there. I think I'll hold off bidding on a #369 on line until I can manage to (somehow) see one in person! I really wish I could time travel back about 30 years when stamp stores still existed in my area!!
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re: Question on US stamp #369
Harvey... I also often daydream about traveling back in time. Why not go back to 1909 and purchase those stamps right across the counter at the post office?!
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This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
01 Nov 2023
03:28:02pm
re: Question on US stamp #369
... or go back to 1918 and try to search out a sheet of the Inverted Jenny? Or 1868 and buy a sheet of 2 cent greens on laid paper in a Canadian post office? There are many possibilities, even the summer of 1939 to buy a copy of Action Comics #1, or 1952 to chew bubble gum until I find the Mickey Mantle rookie card. I've considered this kind of thing many times. Imagine being in France during the time of late 1880's and buying a sunflower painting from van Gogh!
Any other suggestions out there?
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04:15:10pm
re: Question on US stamp #369
@Harvey
You said "I keep seeing pictures where the stamp looks like it has a gray color rather than blue green as it says in Scott's." are you sure you are reading the correct description for Scott #369, this stamp is carmine and not blue green?
There is more things to look for, 369 the paper is thicker, a lot of times a 369 will have black spots best seen on the reverse, also the watermark is clearly seen without using watermark fluid, just look at it by holding it up to a light.
The use of orange paper is the best test, but not all orange paper is the same, use flat mat finish paper and the difference will be superior.
Now I make an assumption that you do not own Scott #358 (but you did not mention this) as a Scott 358 would show you what the Scott 369 paper will look like.
Hope this helps.
1898
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01 Nov 2023
04:50:32pm
re: Question on US stamp #369
First, it's the color of the paper not the stamp, but you know that!!
Yes I have 358 and yes it gives me an idea of the color of the paper but I still can't tell that easily from on line examples so I still wanted to ask about the color!
It is very difficult to tell the color from online examples and thought if someone could show a scan it would help a bit more!
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08:08:48pm
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@Harvey
I must be extra dense today, as I did not understand your posting, now I think (?) I understand but still wonder since you do have a Scott #358 why you could not just use that.
1898
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01 Nov 2023
09:34:58pm
re: Question on US stamp #369
@1898 You're probably right but I just wanted to see a few more posts and get some reaction on the stamp. It doesn't ever hurt to get some advice!
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01:58:49pm
re: Question on US stamp #369
"... or go back to 1918 and try to search out a sheet of the Inverted Jenny? Or 1868 and buy a sheet of 2 cent greens on laid paper in a Canadian post office? There are many possibilities, even the summer of 1939 to buy a copy of Action Comics #1, or 1952 to chew bubble gum until I find the Mickey Mantle rookie card. I've considered this kind of thing many times. Imagine being in France during the time of late 1880's and buying a sunflower painting from van Gogh!
Any other suggestions out there?"
1981: Apple stock opened at 11 cents (today it is at $190ish)
1987: Microsoft stock opened at 10 cents (today it is at $370ish)
1998: Amazon stock opened at 24 cents (today it is at $150ish)
The above does not take into account stock splits over the ages so the values are actually much MUCH higher!
I know that was a wee bit off topic....
Mike
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