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Posted 01/14/2014   5:32 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Koo to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
came accros these at the bottom of a box. I know there a few variants can someone please help to tell me what ones are these.

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Posted 01/14/2014   7:22 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add essayk to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I'm afraid that is going to be rather difficult to do in part because the images are too small to observe well the secret mark distinctions, and in part because some of the discrimination involves distinguishing two types of paper.

However, I can say that with one possible exception we can rule out the 3c re-engraved of 1881 and later, since all of these appear to be the earlier types. The one exception might be the middle stamp in the top row. For the rest, I cannot see grills, but the two at the left end of the top row appear to be National Bank Note Company printings, based primarily on color. But I cannot see the area of the secret mark well enough to be very sure of that.

If you can give us larger images with full detail, we may be able to pin down a bit more.
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Posted 01/14/2014   7:30 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add TinMan to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The stamp far bottom left looks like it is tore. If it is throw it away. It is not any good. The stamp on the far right bottom row looks to have had another stamp stuck to it. It needs to be put in a pan of room temperature water and the excess material soaked off. Then let it dry on a paper towel. You can just fold the towel over so it's on the top and bottom of the stamp and put a small weight on it to keep the stamp from curling when it dries. Don't worry it won't stick to the paper towels because you just soaked the gum/glue off the stamp.
Now to identify. They are at least one of five possibilities. I'll tell you the Scott Numbers but they probably are relatively common. They are either Scott # 136,147,158, 182,206 Depending on if they are grilled or not or are Bank Note Printing. A whole different subject to detection.
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Posted 01/14/2014   10:53 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add essayk to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The stamp on bottom left does appear to be torn, but I do not recommend throwing it away just yet. You need a touchstone for paper types, and once it is identified it can serve that purpose.
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