Misperfs

Are imperforated errors only collected in pairs ? Is this Scotts C16 stamp cut ? Common ? Or perhaps a Freak Crazy Perfs candidate ?

It is not an imperforate. The straight edge is from where the sheet was cut into panes, your stamp was on the cut line. Interesting offset on the back of the stamp though.

When you say panes I in my ignorance must assume you refer to Booklet Panes ? Thank you and I will pursue that path. You say the Offset on the reverse is interesting, is it uncommon for the ink to seep through to this degree ? I am a coin person myself and got handed 20 or so Air Mail Stamps and Hunting permit stamps and for this friend find myself in way over my head. My knowledge base is what one can cram into their head in one day on line and Scotts Stamp Catalogue. I realize I am interested and may have a second disease, as bad or worse than Coins. I joined your site on the advice of a fellow member at Coin Talk in the hopes I could share these Stamps and receive some advice on this small collection. Thank you for your kind help Nor

This is the plate layout for that stamp.




A 200 subject plate that was then cut into 4 panes of 50 stamps each. Your Stamp is from one of the 2 lower panes, top row, or someone cut it with a scissor. The ink you see is not a bleed through but from being stacked on another sheet before the ink was completely dry.

I love people like you thank you for the help and knowledge shared. Nor

Hello nor - welcome to the forum.

To answer the first part of your question, the collection of imperforate stamps should be done in multiples only to ensure that you do not have a "clipped" jumbo margin single.

GJP