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Bought a collection and this person, I think, had tons of misidentified stuff. He had these listed as 134-135-136 and I don't see any grill. Nor do I see any secret mark, impossible on the two cent. So I feel pretty comfortable leaving these as 145-146-147, but I would like someone else to have a peek. Thanks - Jeff   |
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The "negative one" cancel really does a number (no pun intended) on that two-cent, but I like the cancel. (More than the stamp...is that wrong?) |
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No assuming it is 146, then it is no biggie, but the cancel makes it a keeper. |
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Jeff, back scan looks like soft porous paper. Have you determined paper type? The scans are lower resolution, higher resolution scan would help. 3 cent appears to have secret mark and porous paper (184). 2 cent is vermilion and appear to be porous paper (183). 1 cent looks like re-engraved (206). This is best guess from scan resolution. |
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1c. secret mark is evident...porous paper so 206 it's not a 145... sorry
2c.. porous paper,secret mark so 183, and no hint of brown so it can't be a 146, 157
3c.. has secret mark, looks hard white so it's a 158..edit.. changed my mind. I think it is porous after all. so it's a 184 or 207
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| Edited by stampvirgin - 03/16/2011 6:59 pm |
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I agree that the 3c is likely 184. I don't think its 207 because the shading around the oval frame isn't thin enough to be 207.
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thank you everyone, I sure wish I knew how everyone knows the porous form not. I know I have heard the "flick" test but that has not helped and you all can't be doing that from there looking at my scans. Very frustrating. |
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WHY DIDN'T ANYONE EVER TELL ME ABOUT THIS BEFORE  And I don't mean SCF people. I have been reading Linn's Scott's and everything under the sun. No one ever showed me the fibers on the end of the perforations. I think I can do it now with some sense of confidence. Thank you once again to my friends at SCF. |
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| Edited by jhlovell - 03/16/2011 10:18 pm |
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Posted 03/16/2011 3:52 pm
