2c Red 11x11 Perf

ok what could this be. it is perf of 11 x 11 and I have about 200 to look at.




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Ok I'm going to take a stab at this one, don't know how accurate since I am still learning how to identify stamps. This appears to be a Scott #499 $.02 Washington, Flat Plate Printing, issued from 1917 - 1919. I don't have a Scott cataloge for the value, but I do know that in Mystic it is selling for $.90 Mint, $.20 used. I hope this helps and I am sure if I am off anywhere someone else will be able to correct me.

Well you are back to same point as with the 1 cent green There are 3 major groups, Flat plate printed, Rotary printed , and Offset printed. The first two have visible bumps or line of ink raised above the paper, the offset is more like a modern flat print. But the one you show looks like the engraved, so eliminate the offset for these.

First step is to see if they are Flat printed or Rotary printed. If they are 22 1/2 mm or longer they are rotary, 22 1/4 or shorter they are flat.
Since you have so many, you might use the template method mentioned here
http://www.1847usa.com/washfrank/pr...gmethods.htm
about half way down the page. It says to cut a damaged stamp and use as a comparison with the 200 to separate them, otherwise you have to measure each.

( I might make a set of "templates" to take to shows with me, myself)

Once they are separated into "rotary" and "flat" then
go here http://www.1847usa.com/washfrank/de...3/d32p11.htm
and this should tell you what you have. Write the number gently on the back with a pencil so you won't get them confused later. There are more choices than the green. We will help as you go along if there are questions. If you master this art, it will pay off in the long run as you have chances to buy the scarce stamp when offered as a common.

Jim

Jim