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Nice used stamp, what grade?
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01:54:23pm
Nice Unused stamp David, much nicer than the used copy I have! Thanks for showing!!
I fully accept the fact that this is a mint stamp with the gum removed, and I believe this is the accepted use of the term "unused".
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1899,
if by grade, you mean the Scott system for classifying its centering, i might give it F-FV, or, if I'm feeling uncertain, just F. The perfs are not perfsect, but nearly so. The hinge is not a traditional gummed glassine, so I can't speak to that.
if you're referring to the grades given once a stamp is encased in an ASG holder, i have no idea of how that numbering system works, and no interest in it, to be honest.
I trust I've answered your query.
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Yes you have, thanks.
I also have no interest in the encased stamps with the numbering which makes no sense to me.
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I would rate the Scott grade as F rather than F-VF.
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I would rate it at about fine.
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It is just the centering that brings it down to fine, not uncommon at the time that it was printed. A very nice example!
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Joe,
in determining Scott's grading, it is typically just the centering. However, other factors influence its value.
The PSAG includes all the following in its grading system (which is numerical, unlike Scott's letter system):
CENTERING | COLOR | IMPRESSION | PERFORATIONS | CREASES | THINS
TEARS | TONED SPOTS | STAINS | NATURAL PAPER IMPERFECTIONS
PERFORATION DISC INDENTATIONS | CANCELS | GUIDELINE MARKINGS | GUM CONDITIONS
(sorry for caps, copied from PSAG website)
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Best way to check for creases use the water marking process on the revers side!
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For those for whom the backside is the place to start, to end, and to spend quality time in between, I bring you
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Excellent place to start, thank you!
Sometimes (not always) ImageSeluth is a good tool!
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Used Imageseluth on your stamp, can't tell for sure, would have been better if the owner had used ImageSeluth, but still can see something
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Sorry forgot to attach the scan, here it is
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It's just what ImageSeluth can do.
Thank you
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indeed I see something; the something that I saw prior to the Imagesleuth imaging seems far more informative.
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6c Washington, nice color
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re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
Nice used stamp, what grade?
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This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
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01:54:23pm
re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
Nice Unused stamp David, much nicer than the used copy I have! Thanks for showing!!
I fully accept the fact that this is a mint stamp with the gum removed, and I believe this is the accepted use of the term "unused".
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re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
1899,
if by grade, you mean the Scott system for classifying its centering, i might give it F-FV, or, if I'm feeling uncertain, just F. The perfs are not perfsect, but nearly so. The hinge is not a traditional gummed glassine, so I can't speak to that.
if you're referring to the grades given once a stamp is encased in an ASG holder, i have no idea of how that numbering system works, and no interest in it, to be honest.
I trust I've answered your query.
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re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
Yes you have, thanks.
I also have no interest in the encased stamps with the numbering which makes no sense to me.
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re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
I would rate the Scott grade as F rather than F-VF.
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re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
I would rate it at about fine.
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re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
It is just the centering that brings it down to fine, not uncommon at the time that it was printed. A very nice example!
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re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
Joe,
in determining Scott's grading, it is typically just the centering. However, other factors influence its value.
The PSAG includes all the following in its grading system (which is numerical, unlike Scott's letter system):
CENTERING | COLOR | IMPRESSION | PERFORATIONS | CREASES | THINS
TEARS | TONED SPOTS | STAINS | NATURAL PAPER IMPERFECTIONS
PERFORATION DISC INDENTATIONS | CANCELS | GUIDELINE MARKINGS | GUM CONDITIONS
(sorry for caps, copied from PSAG website)
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re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
Best way to check for creases use the water marking process on the revers side!
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re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
For those for whom the backside is the place to start, to end, and to spend quality time in between, I bring you
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re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
Excellent place to start, thank you!
Sometimes (not always) ImageSeluth is a good tool!
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re: US 379 unused, no gum, hinge
Used Imageseluth on your stamp, can't tell for sure, would have been better if the owner had used ImageSeluth, but still can see something
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Sorry forgot to attach the scan, here it is
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It's just what ImageSeluth can do.
Thank you
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indeed I see something; the something that I saw prior to the Imagesleuth imaging seems far more informative.
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