Is This A Scott 500 Or Something Else?

This used stamp is a part imperforated,perf.11, flat plate with no watermarks noted. Not sure if this is considered a Scott 500 or another scott's classification. Would appreciate your comments..Thank you in advance.

A higher quality scan would show the details better, but it looks like the lines in the toga rope and toga button are too light. It is looks like a Type I, which would make it a #499.

I just got done looking at the #500 traits. Here's the link to that post:
https://goscf.com/t/46191#46191

blaze, we'll need a better scan to see more detail.

I tried to optimize the scan view..maybe this is a little better view for all..Thank you again

i really don't know how to make it clearer than this. not such a great computer wiz with graphics..assistant is not around at the moment for me to express, "please show me how to do this." smiles

This is a crop cut of the specific area.
luksw..great information with the linkage. very informative..thank you

blaze, why do you say it's a flat plate printing?

on you assessment of markings, luk..it shows 1-4, the # 5 marking.. The second line is straight not curve like the 499..I believe that I might need to get this checked, or if possible, if someone can do a better scan would appreciate it..it has the markings of the 500 when viewed under scope.

it has a faint line in the back of the stamp, including a few dots..KGB

it is definitely a flat plate..smiles

my picture does not show good image of fine matters required..but based on the information when I viewed it under scope by the markings seen with lukusw's information which was extremely helpful to verify the difference, I am nearly positive it is a 500 now..would love to let all of you see what I am viewing under the scope..smiles

I disagree. The stamp is a #499 on the basis of the present evidence. The scans are still too low resolution to convincingly show a #500, and enlarging portions of them does not add any information. The stamp needs to be re-scanned at a higher resolution. I feel you are in denial as to the evidence, as with some of your prior posts; having said this, identification of 499 versus 500 is a matter of opinion and even experts may have different opinions. The quandary is that you may convince yourself that it is a 500 now, but if you or your heirs ever go to sell it in the future, someone with better information may decline to pay the price of a 500 and insist it's a 499. If that's OK for you, fine, but it would be better in the long run to have others agree that it's a 500.

Please scan the back of the stamp at 1200 DPI and report back.

Blaze... the image is too small for us to see the detail
to help you positively define your stamp... it needs to
be enlarged...

Perf 12, thus Scott 406.

Agreed, perf 12.