Hi All, So i'm working on transferring stamps to a new album and I am having a hard time determining which type this stamp is. From what I read on line I feel it could be a 23, but since I am just getting started, other then as a kid, I see there are a lot of different types, colors, etc. and I don't understand all the terminology yet.
There are a couple of differences but in this case one needs to look no further than the side ornaments. A type IV (Scott 23) will have complete side ornaments as where a type V (Scott 24)the left and right side ornaments are partly cut away.
#23 will have side ornaments on the right and left essentially complete and the curved line on top above U.S. Postage and/or the curved line below one cent will be re-cut. In some cases both curved lines re-cut.
You can browse here. Understand this is one of the more difficult US stamps to study and things just aren't that simple. People have been studying this particular stamp for over 150 years.
Dave, I'm kind of in the same boat as you. I have lots of old US and foreign stamps. But I get lost with all the variations. Just looking to sell the entire collection, but don't want to get cheated.
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Posted 02/07/2016 7:18 pm
