I have a dozen of these stamps which appear to be Scott 220 as imperforate - but I'm not aware of such a variety. Can anyone shed some light or opinion on these.
There are known part-perf. and imperfs. for these bureau issues. I've seen mint pairs showing up in auction catalogues; don't recall any used ones though. It would have to be some pretty big margin stamps to be trimmed. Having that many imperfs. of the same stamp seems a bit unusual. Did you get them over time or all at once?
There is a very slim chance that they could be proofs but doubtful. As imperforates there is zero chance of getting them certified, you would need an attached pair for a certificate.
Could they possibly be trimmed proofs postally used? I know it's a long shot but the quantity scouter has suggests it. Maybe someone obtained a partial pane of them and just used them? It would all come down to paper type. If one was found on cover that may be helpful. Interesting though?
Trimmed proofs is plausible, especially since proofs were looked down upon for many decades. Still, all that effort to save 2c, doesn't make sense. This is a puzzler.
This is also a case where the proof is more expensive than the Stamp so I don't see why someone would use proofs. A 220 with large margins isn't a scarce item so since the OP has "A Dozen" they most probably would be trimmed 220's.
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Posted 01/27/2013 10:35 pm
