Only Two Of These Stamps Have Been Certified

The Stampsonian website states there is a Scott #501 that is a very light printing with lots of missing detail. It is listed at $23,000.00
and only 2 copies have been certified.




3c - Light violet, violet or dark violet - Type I, Flat Plate - Perf. 11 - Unwatermarked - Scott #501 - 1917. Very light printing. Lots of details are missing. Like hairs on the head, dots on the nose, shadings lines on the face, ribbon, toga rope & etc. No gum. Only 2 copies w/out gum been certified by PSE. Scarce.

I did not see any mention of this stamp in the Scott cat. I have attached an image of my stamp. You can clearly see there is missing detail.

Is there such a stamp.?






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I cannot find that site. Can you give us a link?

Im sorry it is called STAMPSIAN.

There are a lot of stamps in the SCARCE & UNIQUE section that I have not been able to find in the Scott Cat.

A quick visit to his 19th century section convinces me that this person is up to no good. He wants a million dollars for a badly mangled US #300 used. That stamp is not worth 5 cents, and it's not even 19th century. Neither are 7 of the 9 entries that came up on the first page of listings for 19th century used.

Zero credibility in my book.

They also list an orange brown 4 cent stamp for $1,500,000.00

I have a hard time believing this is true.

I look forward to your reply

Andrea




RRRR 4¢ - Orange brown,Bluish Paper - Flat Plate - Perf. 12 - Double line USPS wmk,Scott #360 - 1909,Less than 90 copies exist of the original pane of 100. No records for used one.

I would be very careful at that site that you leave no trace of your visit behind. This guy appears to be out to lure and trap the unsuspecting. I have a very bad feeling about the scam s/he is pulling. Don't create an account there.

Hmmm, this site has a blank 'About Us' page. So doing a quick lookup on this domain name and hosting, it is run by a fellow named Jirayr Charchoxlyan and is located in Yerevan, Armenia. Does anyone know him? Done any business with him? I concur with with essayk, the stamps offered are not legitimate and no one should deal with stamps at that level unless they have a cert. Why would someone have stamps at those values without getting certs?

Thank you ..that's what I thought ....I knew it was too good to be true.

Unfortunately I have quite a few of the stamps he listed and I thought I was going to be a Millionarie !

Oh well I had a nice time wishful thinking ...LOL

I have noticed quite a difference in the prices of certain stamps listed in the scott cat

there are websites that price them much higher than the Scott Cat...I was told the difference has to do with the condition of the stamp but from 50 cents to $1200 seems quite a lot.

are there listings in the SPecialized Cat. that are not mentioned at all in the regular Scott Cat?

or does anyone have suggestions on a good website for old Us Stamps

As for the 4 cent very light printing stamp

I know there is such a stamp because I have one that is missing all the dots and shading lines ..is there a higher price for such a stamp ?

When trying to understand the market value of a stamp there are a couple of things to consider.

First and if you have a stamp that might be one of several types; always assume that you have the most common/lowest value type. Then work towards better a understanding the differences via reference books, articles, and forums like this one.

Second, once you have identified the correct type and want to understand the market value; look at what stamps actually have sold for. People can, and will, ask incredibly crazy process for thing but that doesn't mean that is the market value. (The site you found is perfect example. Not only are his stamp misidentified/forgery/fakes but his asking prices are simply nuts.) You can use a site like ebay to perform a search for the same type stamp that have sold.
Don

Methinks Andrea is the typical treasure hunter,
with nothing of value, trying to find value in
(everything) [and, quite obviously] NOT a stamp
collector, nor even interested in philately...
we've seen it time and again...

To Andrea... time to give it a rest...

Me thinks you are wrong

Yeah, unfortunately, this is a site for people who COLLECT stamps, not people who want to make a ton of money SELLING stamps. Philately is done for the love of it. You're not going to make any money.