A 156 Advertised As A 145..

I asked this guy to make sure there was no secret mark.
He said there wasn't..
There is..
why do people try to fool us?

Poor eyesight? Doesn't really know what a secret mark is? Can't see it under the cancellation? Dishonest? Only he or she knows, but it definitely has a secret mark.

But if the seller had told you, then it wouldn't be a secret any more!?

k

Kim, stop breathing the nitrous oxide.. try air for awhile...

What is a secret mark? It's a secret to me.

Smauggie:

For this particular issue, the "secret mark" is that in the pearl to the left of the numeral "1" there is a small crescent. (If you click on the stamp above to blow up the image you'll see it much easier.)

According to Scott Specialized, the object of secret marks was to provide simple and positive proof that these stamps were produced by the Continental Bank Note Company (Scott #156) and not their predecessors (which in this instance would have been the National Bank Note Company (Scott #145)).

So, did you find out before or after you bought the stamp?
What did the seller say when you pointed out the mark?
What seller? So I can steer clear...

This is the crescent in the pearl

i found out after I bought the stamp, I had asked him to check it before he sent it, but he didn't look close enough.
I am returning this one, he is sending me a legit 145.
The seller has been very good, I would not avoid him because of this 1 incident. Actually I bought more things from him after this auction.

I am okay with the deal.