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Possibly A #250 Washington Double Transfer?

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Posted 10/17/2014   11:30 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Poleas to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
And I thank you very much for it . I would have never noticed it if it wasn't for you.

So... thinking of how much does it worth... I think the best way is to know how much is people willing to pay. LoL. (But I don't want to sell it ).
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Posted 10/17/2014   9:22 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Historical DNA Collector to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
You're very welcome. It was fun.

You'll never know exactly what it's worth until you try to sell it. However, you don't seem to want to sell it. If it was mine, I wouldn't sell it unless I had to. It's a very unique stamp.

You could ask the members here what they would pay for a similar example. Sometimes asking about value is discouraged here. For you, it seems that you're just curious. I am also curious. Don't make a new post. Just ask that question in a reply to my reply.

It was fun and I'm glad that you made your original post. I'll enjoy the memory. You can enjoy the stamp!
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Posted 10/17/2014   9:37 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add revcollector to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It's a very nice stamp, but it is not a "unique" stamp by any means. Double transfers are plate varieties, so every sheet printed off that plate would have an example of this particular double transfer in which ever position it occurs. Brookman estimated the total issue of this stamp at 910,000,000, so there were probably at least 25,000-35,000 sheets printed from which ever plate it was. It's like hunting for a scattered group of needles in an immense haystack.
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Posted 10/17/2014   9:46 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Historical DNA Collector to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
You are probably correct. My use of "unique" is a semantic mistake. I just meant that something like this is not commonly found. It is "rare" or "scarce".

Your estimates put this as 1:20,000. That seems plausible. However, there are several DTs on it. Do your estimates take that into account? Each successive DT would further reduce the number produced.

I'm curious because I am a newbie to many aspects of stamp collecting. I don't mean to counter your argument. I only ask for elaboration.

Regardless, thank you for your insight.
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Posted 10/17/2014   11:55 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Historical DNA Collector to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Clark, as always, you are a great source of further information. I thank you for your post.

I thank everyone who contributed information for this thread. Everyone has presented valuable information.

No single individual's post is "greater" than the other. Every single bit of information is helpful.

I thank you all again.
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Edited by Historical DNA Collector - 10/17/2014 11:57 pm
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