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Came in the mail today. I didn't realize how thin some of these were.  The post man was nice to me today. brought the one below and some I am posting on the US bob section. US #146  |
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is the paper on the #1 supposed to be so thin?
feels almost as thin as thick tissue paper.. |
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Congrats, those look NICE!
your going to have to scan your early pages soon so we can see how your doing! |
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stampvirgin, doesn't it feel good to finally have some of the early classics, that presumably you have wished for for a long time. They are so soul-satisfying. |
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If a name change is in the stars for you, I want first dibs on stamppauper which is fast becoming a reality. |
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well the #1 is coming back from the expertizer.. he says it is the normal 5c brown, he also said it had some faults... so I am returning it to the seller..
I am sure the seller will take it back... since they didn't list any faults in their description. |
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 that's depressing espically after all the work, to find buy receive and then send it off to get ID. about a month ago you sent one off to get id (the one with the GRILL question) I cant find the topic I was wondering what the result was?  |
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edwin... my first send off... it ended up being the normal 114.
After it came back,I soaked the tape off and could then see a faint impression of a grill. It was an expensive way to learn. |
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I just noticed your comments. Most 5c 47s aren't on especially thin paper. Shame about the faults, otoh it was cheap. |
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yes it was cheap, but if I am going to own a 5c 47, I want it to be nice... |
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Just out of curiosity, what there the faults that the expertizer noted? |
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Did you try testing the stamp with watermark fluid? It does a good job of showing up thins and anomalies. |
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no I did not.
I have already spoken to GP via phone..
they are taking it back and have two stamps with certs that they will email me images of..
one is a #1a for 425.00 and the other is a #1b for $325.00
He is giving me a heavily discounted price because of the one they previously sold me had faults.
these two are not supposed to have any faults..
I am probably getting them at cost or just above cost. |
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