Help With Ux7A

I recently bought a box lot that had 100's of UX7's as part of it. I started counting the teeth looking for a UX7a and after the second one I realized that my eyes are not what they used to be and I may just go insane. So I was wondering if someone had an example of one and maybe once I see one it will help with my initial sorting.
So far I found 17 Minnesota DPO's in the box and a few like the one pictured below that is missing teeth.

I think this is the illustration you want:



The above illustration was taken from this article on the Liberty US Postal Cards. I suggest you read the entire article:

http://collectiblescentral.com/Read...?articleid=3

I like pjsstamps card better. Perhaps we should call it the "Hockey" variety because of the missing teeth!

Yeah, UX7a is visually obvious and does not really require counting the teeth. The missing teeth of your variety is interesting and can be a simple freak, something was in the way of the ink, or an actual plate variety. As a postal stationery specialist, I do not recall this as a plate variety but find several more and it might be one.

jobi01,
So far I have four missing teeth varieties. All are on the left just like this one. They also all came out of this lot, originally sent from the same person, so it could be a variety. I have a friend that really fly specks this stuff and he has the 19th century Thorp- Bartels book. I will see him Wednesday. I will bring these.

wt1,
That is exactly what I was looking for and just like I thought, no need to count. It really stands out once you have seen it.
Thank You,
Pat

Yours also has weak vertical lines in the fasces to the left of Liberty's eye, above the "X". Could be a scuff, but finding a few more (considering it's on the same side and plane of the weak teeth) and you may have a variety.

I was looking for UX7a. Now you guys have me thinking variety. Here are two of the four with the same missing teeth. The vertical lines by the x are a little weak on this one also, but much strong then the other one. All were mailed from the Douglas County Treasurer within a three week span. The other two have the cancellations placed where it is harder to see any of this.

For what it's worth, I went through hundreds of UX7's and none are the variety I was looking for. Thanks to you guys I have something else to investigate.

Looking in the UPSS Postal Card catalog I find the following listed plate varieties: 1) the 23 teeth, UX7a, 2) a re-entry with the teeth betwee the E of ONE and the end of CENT having open ends, 3) all teeth missing, and 4) various "nail holes". A footnote states that the teeth on this card were exceptionally prone to wear resulting in defective or missing teeth. I suggest a letter to the editor of Postal Stationery, journal of the UPSS.