to SCF and glad to have you. and this one is a puzzler. Its faded pretty bad but my guess would be a 65 . I only base that on that the most common A25 is the 65 and I don't see a grill.
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Nick, this is the 1861 National Bank Note Co. printing (Scott 65). It is hard to determine the actual color due to toning and possible oxidation. A quick dip in 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 4 parts water (2-3 minute soak) with a 10 minute water rinse would probably help.
I agree with Russ about your stamp being quite faded and toned. The peroxide might help with the toning but nothing can be done with the color. I do believe that yours is Sc#65, and most likely there is no way to determine if it was another issue so it would be a safe one to try out the technique. Best of luck, and if you do the peroxide clean please keep us posted how it comes out. Ron Side note to Russ: Has the Western cattle arrived yet?
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Posted 10/27/2011 3:28 pm
was not taken care of very well by the previous owner. Any clues to which one it is?
to SCF and glad to have you. 
and this one is a puzzler.
. I only base that on that the most common A25 is the 65 and I don't see a grill.
