USA Eagles??

Hi to all

These two stamps seem to have some problems.
The stamp on the left is missing part of the inscription, I am thinking miscut. (Not not trimmed by scissors) Also the one on the right has a colour shift.
Also if you look at the foiliage in the Eagle's claws, the one on the right seems to have a berry, and the other a complete circle.
Has anyone else seen these varieties.
Regards
Horamakhet

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How do you come to this conclusion???

I could not possibly tell about a miscut, but it looks on my screen that both stamps have the yellow shifted.
The left stamp has it shifted to the left, the right stamp mostly to the top.

Peter

I don't see the Berry but there is a difference in the pictures near the Eagles right Talons. On the left in the scan. The stamp on the left in the scan has a box or something near the talon the stamp on the right doesn't have. The stamp on the left has something that looks like a box that's blue and looks like it has a star.

I agree that both have a tiny yellow shift....
I was curious why the poster thought the left stamp
is not trimmed by scissors???

Hi Kevin04

I looked at the edge through a ten x lens, then I examined it with a stereo microscope 20x magnification. It does not show tell tale signs of loose fibres, which it would if cut by scissors.
Regards
Horamakhet

Horamkhet: did you compare the left edge with the top edge? thee appears to be fiber pulls at both locations. I would suspect maybe an exacto(?) knife cut (or razor)??

Hi eligies

Maybe you are right, but if you are talking about the very top,(E Pluribus Unum) then I would say, that is the selvedge.
I am open to any possibilities.
TinMan, if you look at the right hand stamp, you will see what I mean by Berry. On the left hand stamp, The leaf is completely joined to the other leaf, but on the right hand stamp it looks like a round berry.
Regards
Horamakhet.

This stamp was not issued in a booklet format....
Could not be from UL booklet....
Stamp is either irregular cut from the USPS...or scissors cut.
My guess....since not on piece, etc....scissors cut.
Sorry.

Hi Kevin504,

All feed back is appreciated.

I am checking all other copies to see if any others have the colour shift.
Will let you know the results when finished.
Horamakhet.