I Am Struggling But Determined.

Well here I am again showing you what I do not know I am looking at Washingtons 448 through 497. We have 1914-16 perf 10 vert 452-458 and 1916-22 perf 10 vert 490-497.

Am I to assume that 452-458 are water marked?

Hi, Joe... 452-458 Rotary Coils (Perf 10 vertically)
are all single line watermarked...

Randall

Thanks Randall. I dfo not know why the catalog couldn't just say so.

I have always disliked the way Scott handles watermark information. The fact that 452-458 are single-line watermarked (wmk 190) is to be inferred from the fact that this watermark is specified at the head of the listings for #424 and following.

Joe... you're quite welcomed, my friend...

My quick reference, which I have been using now for 15 years,
has been my faithful 1999 Brookman catalog... well laid out
and organized with all of the basic information, as compared
with Scott, but, of course, nowhere near as formidable as an
overall information source...

Yes Scott tends to be terse with its information. I suspect it's to help reduce the size of the catalogue. I always thought that Minkus was a better catalogue.

And if I was to print out and organize all the threads here..................

But yea I find Scotts to be frustrating. You know it is all computerized now so they could just bring all those stamps together or handy chart so I could find stamp A140 in all the places it is without spending half the day searching for it, cataloging it, and then find some obscured location where it also falls. Heck by the time I find all the places it might go I have forgoten all the characteristics of the stamp, and start all over again.

But if it was easy I would have to spend more money for more stamps as I would run out sooner, not even going to mention how many stamps I have to recheck.

Watermarks, along with other good Washington/Franklin info, can also be found on the newly revived 1847usa web site at http://www.stampsmarter.com/1847usa/index.htm
Don

Don, that is awesome!! Can we get the back story?

Joe,

The Scott catalogue does not repeat information until it changes. That goes not only for watermarks but for perforations, printing method and so forth. You simply run your eyes backward through the listings until you find the most recent designation of perforation or watermark or printing method. Sometimes if something goes unchanged for a long distance, they will repeat the info.

Yes, it is frustrating. It saves maybe ten pages out of 1200 in the Classic Specialized, perhaps 50 pages in the 6, now 7 volumes of the Standard, I suppose. Compared to the increase in pages caused by the issuing policies of wallpaper stamp countries, it's nothing. I would prefer repeating the information with each new series, but, . . . . who am I to judge?

HDNAC,
Please see to this thread,
https://goscf.com/t/41811&whichpage=3
It contains the announcement and additional information.
Thanks,
Don