Us-Washington-3cents-Paper

Hi,

I have some stamps like that but this is the only one with paper like that... there are lot of "fluffy paper" around perforation... is it common?





Thank you!

CDNum.

Could it be a double paper?

Hi I_Love_Stamps,

Paper not look thicker than normal. Paper around perf look a bit whiter and translucid (silky) than others I have. There are lot of filaments around perf. Quality printing is good. It's an interesting stamp.

Thank you!

CDNum.

I'm kind of in a rush and on my way out the door but after a rather quick look I can see it's notated on the USPS website that-
Maybe it's one of these?

You may have the Continental Banknote Company version of this stamp although any secret marks are a little hard to make out on your image but the shading on the left leaf and ribbon seem to be there.

Here is the link.
http://www.uspcs.org/the-1870-93-is...ote-company/

You have one of these three but I'm leaning towards the CBNC #158

American B.N.C. - Scott #184
Continental B.N.C. - #158

National B.N.C. - #147

The perfs look like this because it is a thick soft paper. This is very likely either a 184 or a worn 207.

Hi,

I will check at this adress : http://www.uspcs.org/ Wow... very interesting link.

Thank you I_Love_Stamps and revcollector!

CDNum.

The perforation detail is more of the soft paper effect, which would make it either Scott 184 or 207. I don't see the 207 line below the "S", so it is probably Scott 184, but could be 207 if there is a line there, but can't see it from the scan.

It is a #184. Aside from the horizontal line under the right bottom ribbon that is the most common known design ID characteristic, another just as important is the width of the shaded area around the right side of the vignette oval - it is MUCH thinner on #207. It is the SAME thickness on #184 as on the earlier 3c values. So the two critical ID elements are 1. Soft porous paper and 2. The design element differences. All of these stamps can be identified more easily if you study reference works. My website has a tutorial on the Banknote Issues at www.stampexpertizing.com and click onto the "Articles" feature.