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272 Or 272A?

 
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Posted 02/17/2015   09:41 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add PurveyorOfPaper to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hi everyone It's been a long time since I've been able to get back to sorting my collection....Thus far I've been holding my questions until I become more educated, but this one has me stumped.

Is there any other way at all to see if this is USIR v/s USPS? The big fat S on the back is clear, but that's useless from what I've learned. Would be nice if it was the rarer printing, but I'm in doubt. I see the previous collector had it wrong on the back anyway as a 225, as it has triangles.

Thoughts? Thanks so much!



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Posted 02/17/2015   10:20 am  Show Profile Check orstampman's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add orstampman to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The only way to confirm that it is 272a is if it has an "R" or "I" waterrmark. If it has an "U" or "S" then it could be either, hence must assume 272.
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Posted 02/17/2015   11:37 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wt1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Just to confirm the earlier post, the Scott Specialized Catalog clearly states:


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Nos. 271a, 272a must have an identifiable portion of the letters "I" or "R". Single stamps from the same sheets, but showing the "U" or "S" are considered to be Nos. 271 and 272.
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Posted 02/17/2015   11:49 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add PurveyorOfPaper to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks again for the replies, I thought as much as well, 272 it is. :)
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