I've not soaked it off, so there is no argument about the bottom row being cut. It does lack perfs on the bottom. Also, I've never soaked a stamp off before (Gramps, Grandfather, and my mother, have done most of the work on the classics of the collection.) I don't want to start with a pair, and damage the perfs in between, and end up with two singles, instead of a pair.
I photoshopped out the 'cover' to make sure these weren't two singles perfectly lined up, one on top of another. I also did this, to remove the variable of optical illusion of what the color might be and what the alignment might look like.
I believe this is a 279Bg vertical pair. Comments on the color are expected, and welcomed. I did not adjust anything, this is how it looks straight from the scanner. I will say, it appears darker on a computer, than in person. Compared to the hundreds of other Washingtons I have, it's definitly pink, and not even close to carmine, no matter what the fade, or type carmine.
It's hard to tell what type, since the cork cancel is all over a couple of the main points of what a type IV is, but based on
1 - the lines
not running through the triangles
2 - the 'less defined inner line of the left ornament'
3 - and the 'T' in the TWO
I believe it is a Type IV, and since it is pink, that would make it a 279Bg.
I am just now getting to the point of working on the pink stamps of the collection, so I would appreciate any conformation, or correction of what to look for. Thank you for looking, and commenting, if you've the time.
Posted 10/10/2015 12:33 pm
