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Hello, Has anyone ever run across a printing error like this before? I know about the "Dirty face" vs. "Clean face" but is this a cracked plate and is it listed? This stamp belongs to a friend and isn't mine but I can't find anything like it anywhere? Any help on this would be very much appreciated. Thank you.  |
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ILS....Looks to be a cracked plate.
Scott does not always lists sub types.
Also...looks to be a major cracked plate type....
I would obtain a cert and then submit to Scotts....
(due to size of crack)
Im sure more should be know, Im just not familiar with.
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It seems more likely to be a thread that somehow got stuck on the plate while it was being inked; a cracked plate would show up every time that position was printed and would almost certainly be well known by now. |
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I've thought of both of these conclusions but I believe revcollector is onto something although there is the error called the "lorgnette error" but unsure of what that is exactly as of yet? Thank you for your input. That must be spelled wrong because a Google image search only yielded 2 stamps and of which is the one above? weird?  |
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| Edited by I_Love_Stamps - 10/16/2013 08:25 am |
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If this is a cracked plate, it is a whopper! And there should be plenty of earlier examples around. The Cottrell presses were famous for lots of platecracks, but even the "Buggy Whip" or the "Wounded P" are not this visible! I tend to agree with the Revcollector that this is not a cracked plate until another one comes along.
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OK then I can agree with that. Sounds very logical to me. Thank you very much! |
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The thread has nothing to do with threaded paper, it was a loose thread from someplace. A rag, someone's clothing, static, who knows? |
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Yes ... I see a foreign object on the plate .
Look closely there is a break in the thread just below Washington's ascot near the bow.
Not challenging your opinion .Just pointing it out. |
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| Edited by petrucellij - 10/25/2013 10:31 pm |
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That might have been caused by the physical printing process; if as I surmise it was a thread it simply snapped at that point due to the pressure. |
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