OK, I found this one in a batch of kiloware, and I also see the note in my Scott's Specialized to "Beware of plentiful fakes in the marketplace of Nos. 390-93 made by fraudulently perforating imperforate stamps." Here, I have an example that is 24.5 mm high and measures Vertically Perf 8.5. It looks pretty good to me. What does the Community say?
It is an interesting stamp that appears to have been attached to another stamp on the right at least as a paste up pair. The perforations are not fully round and they are not clean cut in that they have some paper fiber pull in them which both tend to be characteristics of original genuine perforations.
They would not align on both sides if they were perforated by a rotary wheel flat plate stamp perforator which is what I believe. However, others believe that these were perforated by a Stickney bar perforator which was also used to perforate rotary press coil stamps later which would have the perforations on both sides align.
Quote: ... appears to have been attached to another stamp on the right at least as a paste up pair
I think that the fact of the extra paper .. the possible paste up remnant ... is what confirms it for me. Without that feature, I would always wonder whether some person snipped an imperf and then put in new perforations.
Quote: 2014 cv $55 in italics....
Well, if in better condition, perhaps, but I'll keep it anyway.
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Posted 02/09/2014 11:36 pm
