Is This Stamp Unique ???

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After suffering through 5 pages of this topic, I think I have the solution. Let's concede that the stamp is UNIQUE, but assign a value of 0.25 USD to it.

YES ! it worked !

sorry about the red stamp I didn't want to do any adjustments to the scan

Andrea

The scan makes things easy - the left and right 4c stamps are rotary perf 11 x 10 1/2 (Scott 636) and the center 4c stamp is flat plate perf 11 (Scott 556.)

srailkb, yes. The posted scan is a bit small, but just big enough.

I compared all 4 sides and they are the same. Here's the top compared to the bottom:



Here's the top compared to the right side:



I'm sorry Andrea, your stamp is not unique.

That's ok ..but it was pretty exciting..so I guess your going to have a new avatar for awhile

He never agreed to it, but I don't mind. Kevin, have fun!

My measurements are 193/4 x almost 23 isn't that a bit big for a flat plate printing

I don't mean to be cheeky but the holes in image posted are not exactly round they look a little off to me

Which image?

What are you using to measure it?

If it's shorter than either of the 636's, then that's normal for a 556. From the scan it looks shorten than both of them. Comparing a stamp to a known rotary printing of the same series is the best way to tell.

There aren't many measuring devices that are accurate enough.

You are the expert and I feel wrong disagreeing with you but I guess the excitement has got the better of me but after comparing the stamp with several other flat plate printings I really think my A159 stamp is too big to be a flat plate printing.

My stamp measures at least 19 1/4 x 22 1/2 x 22 3/4

The stamp that matches my stamp most is the #596 it measures 19 1/4 x 22.5

Lets see if I get this right ???

If it were a flat plate printing it would be 18.5 -19 wide and 22 high

but my stamp is wide and too high to be flat plate printing


If it was placed sideways on the curved plate of a Rotary press the stamp would be 19.5 - 20 wide and 22 high

but my stamp is not that wide and it is too high

If it were placed on the curved plates vertically it would be 18.5 - 19 wide and 23mm high.

but my stamp is wider than 19 and not as high as 23

BUT if it were made from rotary press sheet waste like the #596 it would be 19 1/4 x 22.5

BINGO !

Sorry, but the stamp is too small to be a rotary press printing. It is also the flat plate shade, somewhat more intense than the rotary press stamps to the right or left.

Clark

I had two of the A155 stamps one of them is pre-cancelled Springfield that one I posted it earlier ...but the other one is not quite as wide and it is a little longer.

I noticed it when I first started doing the American stamps but I haven't seen it for awhile so I just looked at my American stamps and its not there.....its either lost or it may be mixed in with another country ...

Don't worry Ill let you know if I find it ...LOL !