Colombus Barcelona 1893 - Is It Doubling?

Hi,

Do you know what it cause something like this on this Columbus stamp?

http://picasaweb.google.com/CDNumSt...118088761602

There are some pictures if you use < >

Thank you!

CDNum
http://picasaweb.google.com/CDNumStamps/

Run over by a Truck ?

Hi Stallzer,

You can run over a stamp with a F350... but you cannot shift 6 and letters if you do it. Try it...

Cancelled is beautiful like this. It is not explain shop letters like T,E,D of UniTED, C of AmeriCa or a 1 upper than 892.

I like this stamp anyway :)

Thank you!

CDNum
http://picasaweb.google.com/CDNumStamps

Sorry CD, I thought you were referring to the condition at the top of the Stamp.

No problem Stallzer and Thank you!

CDNum,

I'm not seeing what you are. To me, the lettering on your stamp looks the same as it does on mine. What am I missing?

Steve

Hi Tomiseksj,

Just look a bit over on each letters... they are not like this. Exemple... look at D of United States. On mine, D look an open D on top... etc. You have a beautiful one but I don't think it is the same one.

I cannot say anymore and i'm not a specialist.

This one is beautiful too :

http://picasaweb.google.com/CDNumSt...066283920722

I don't know why... but I like stamp with an "old look design". I prefer it.

Thank you!

CDNum
http://picasaweb.google.com/CDNumStamps

The same stamp - your stamp with one to compare it with.

Other than your is faded and a noticeable little extra on the C there isn't much difference in my quick look. This is not a series that I have studied enough to give more comment on.

EDIT - I learned something there is a color variant for this stamp.

Slight variations are known in the purple color of this stamp. Thus there is a minor number given by Scott. This variation is not considered to be an error like the 4-cent blue and so does not command substantial premiums.

Just look at these pictures :

http://picasaweb.google.com/CDNumSt...712410511490
http://picasaweb.google.com/CDNumSt...788779873554
http://picasaweb.google.com/CDNumSt...917179814562
http://picasaweb.google.com/CDNumSt...225468302146

Top letters are different. Something like a slide...

Thank You!

Wild guess common ink run.

I have only one like this. It is not common for me :)

Thank you Mkfarm.

It is just an opinion, I really have not studied this series enough to give a better answer.

The ink used for printing these stamps was very thick, kind of like a paste. The process was to hand ink the plate then to wipe the top surface to remove the excess ink. The wiping process create "shadowing" on many stamps from ink remaining of the surface. Additionally, the inconsistency of the ink itself caused some wicking resulting in these types of differences. I have some good examples of this on the 2 cent Columbians I will scan and post as I get time.

Thanks Russ I knew there were other stamps that had this problem that is why it made sense to me but I wasn't 100% sure.

Interesting, I'll have to add "wicking" to my lexicon.
At first I thought CDnum was referring to "doubling"
as a "re-entry" caused in transferring the die impression to the plate.

It didn't look like a re-entry to me. However as
these are line engraved, was not the paper moistened
when printed? this may encourage "wicking" ?

Subsidiary Info on the 6c

Colour = royal purple

centre panel scene from one of the panels of the
bronze doors by Randolp Rogers in the Capitol
at washington.
Left hand Figure = statue of Ferdinand
Right hand figure = statue of Balboa