Liberty Bell Forever Stamps

Hey guys. Recently I recieved a package from a friend that had six liberty bell stamps on it. To my surprise they had not been canceled so im just gonna reuse them before the gum dries up. But another thing I noticed is that two of the stamps were noticably lighter in color than the other four. Like a duller look. I also noticed that on the strong prints the date 2009 is gold in color and on the light stamps it is in black. Any added value to this? Is it an error or something? Thanks! Happy collecting,

-Ryan

One of the most prolific issues of stamps ever released. There are numerous dates, and printers, and microprinting on these stamps that all have their own variety listings. None are considered to have any extra value, but specialists can have a field day trying to collect all of the different specimens that seemingly look alike on the surface. Here's a link to a previous post on this site that shared some discussion on it:

https://goscf.com/t/331

Even though the above link relates to 2007 issues, the respective 2009 dated issues are subcategorized as 4125d (11.25 x 10.75 on 2 or 3 sides with bell 16mm wide and large microprinting); 4126d (same as 4125d except for small microprinting and 2009 printed in copper); 4127i (same as 4125d except for medium microprinting, bell 15mm wide, and date printed in copper); and 4128b (serpentine die-cut 8 on 2, 3 or 4 sides).

Wouldn't it be funny if you illegally reused one of those stamps and it turned out to be a rare variety worth a lot of money

That would be criminal....

Yes, but can we PLEASE not start the gluestick debate again. I hate that conversation