Joint Line Pairs

Here is a pretty set that I've just kind of completed. I doubt I'll ever fully complete it as the 492 Joint line pair never hinged catalogs for over $27,000.00. So I doubt I'll be adding that to my collection.
Here is the set, all never hinged.

Great collection, this is really the best way to collect these.

I would take a close look at that 495 joint line.

I questioned it before I bought it, but the seller is a reputable one. I might send it off to verify.

If you don't mind saying, who was the seller?

Georgetown law

the 5c right stamp has a mole on the forehead....or is it scanner dust?

great line pairs. Dont see too many collections with those. Thanks for showing.

Great looking line pairs Stallzer!

Congratulations Stallzer! I'm still trying to fill that page in my album with either mint or used copies and I consider joint line pairs an added bonus. I agree with Sinclair that the joint line on the 4c looks suspect. I can't be certain due to the size of the image but under magnification it appears that some of the ink may have bled into a few of the perf holes. If you do choose to send it off for verification I'd be interested in learning the outcome.

Hopefully I'll get them out this week as my window of opportunity to do this and get a refund if needed is closing. I might also just keep them and try and find another pair but these don't come cheaply which probably explains why I got these at the cheap price I did. After completing the Line pairs I will be getting the regular coil pairs as well and already have a jump on them.

I just received this info on the 495 Pair from a greater mind on this subject.

"It looks OK. Remember, this is a rotary press stamp, so the line is not a printed guideline as on flat plate stamps, but a bleed line from where the hemi-cylinders meet. That line can be anywhere from faint to strong and is typically irregular.

The color of the bleed line should match that of the stamp."

I wouldn't exactly be spiking the ball if I were you. You might want to check that VSC thread again. Another one of the "greater minds" has the same concerns as me. I don't want the pair to be bad I just want to make sure you don't get burned.

I saw that, off they go for a closer look.

Beautiful. I don't have ANY of these. Can't wait to hear how the 495 line question is answered.

A #492 MNH LP (which you call Joint Line Pair) is no where near $27,000. A quick check on www.theswedishtiger.com shows that even at NY auction houses it only brought $600 for a #492 MNH LP graded at 90. On www.ebay.com/b/260/" rel="nofollow">ebay the most recent MNH LP sold for $15 -$35. A #491 MNH LP brought $19,000 at the NY Auction Houses but yours is definitely not a #491 which has only one vertical line in the second curve of the ribbon. Yours clearly shows two vertical lines which is a #492.