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Bedrock Of The Community
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At first glance this looks to be a common Type 42 225 precancel from Berkeley, California ... but the period after the abbreviated state name looks to be a comma. Is this a variety or is it just a inking anamoly?  |
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| Edited by wt1 - 09/08/2011 12:33 am |
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wt1,
Good question. This does indeed look like a type 42; however, I have not seen any listed punctuation varieties for these. Maybe an inking anomal |
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Yes it is ink spotting anomaly. There is a term for that ink spotting on precancels but it eludes me at this time. |
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I'm away from home and don't have references handy, but... this really looks like a PSS-225 [not 42]. Messy inking would be much more likely on a local type. Not 100% sure of the type without checking examples. |
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This is indeed a 225 and not a bureau. It is not messy inking, but rather a well known error on this plate where the comma is after the state rather than the town. I don't have my error catalog with me, but it isn't rare. |
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Thanks. I always get the Type 42 and 225 mixed up, as they look quite similar, but the Type 225 has taller letters. Interesting that this is a "well known error". Even though it may not be "rare", I just wonder if it has any premium value over a non-error variety.
Note: I changed the title of this thread to read Type 225. |
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| Edited by wt1 - 09/06/2011 3:06 pm |
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Wow, do I have a lot to learn! Good thing there are such knowledgeable folks in this forum! |
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I don't have my error catalog with me, but it isn't rare. Michael, what's the name of this catalogue? I have a constant plate error catalogue for Bureaus, but I didn't realize there was one for Town & Types. Ryan |
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I guess it's more of a listing. It was put out by Jim Callis about 20 years ago and just lists all of the device errors, and how they occurred (full device, which rows, etc). Of course the T&T catalog just says that an error exists for that device (one of the footnotes), not always what it is. |
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This error occurred on all subjects, so they must have replaced the plate at some point. The catalog is title "Precancel Errors: Authentic, Alleged, and Debunked", March 1999, Compiled by James R. Callis Jr. Jim is one of the experts of precancel collecting. |
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I just edited the title! In all of this thread no one pointed out that I incorrectly listed the name of the town as Burbank, CA, when it is actually Berkeley, CA! |
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