409-Paste Up Coil Pair Stamps

Blazenstar, from what you say, your Scott Specialized is the 1980 edition. I would highly recommend getting an edition published within the last five years since a lot has changed in 36 years. Read it. Study it. Understand it, rather than blindly quoting it endlessly. Believe less of the mis-remembered stories and sales-pitch that you hear from dealers.

Secondly, invest in other specialized and detailed stamp books - the cost will repays itself very fast. Collectors often make the mistake of wanting to spend ALL their budget on stamps to the neglect of the accompanying specialty literature. It costs them expensive lessons both in bad purchases and missed opportunities. Ii have heard it said that serious stamp collectors have a philatelic library which takes up as much space as their collection does.

And last, I hope all the posts and links of the past day have convinced you that 409 and 409V are really two separate things, and that the notes about rouletting under 409 do not apply at all to 409V. (And yes, that is the same as 409E in the older catalogs as correctly noted by others earlier). Scott has done quite a lot of renumbering over the years.

Thank you John for your input. I do have 3 older versions of scotts, including specialized for my personal use. I have not bought the 2016 at this time since I don't often concentrate on certain stamps,and my others have been sufficient to catalogue. The gentleman who sold the stamp to me was at a stamp show, including is a very knowledgable. I don't purchase from one vendor alone, I purchase stamps at different venues. I do like washington/ franklins since I have a large collection of them of individuals, imperf,perfs,coils, used and unused stamps. My scarce stamps are reviewed by other qualified individuals, not just from forums that I might choose to display.
I must say, Al was truly helpful and expressed in detail information pertaining to the 409 stamp. Some of you seem disturbed when asked simple questions. I do know the difference of coils, but I do not often see a paste ups and wanted to understand alittle more about it.

I do have a small collection of shermacks that pick up when I come across them since they were part of postal history. The vendor at the show had a few from the brinkerhoff and farewell company of the lincoln issues,368's, Alaska-yukon and hudson-fulton issues too. The vendor definitely knows his stamps.Not often you find those vending stamps sold at markets..lol

Thank you all again..Have a great day!
Blazenstar

Do you buy stamps from a dealer at a flea market???

sometimes kevin. I purchase stamps at markets, shows, including estate and garage sales in my area.
These three stamp I bought from a market dealer recently for very limited prices. If I see something that I like to add to collection, I pick it up.

the first margins short, but still never hinged, unused, second is unused ,third slightly used. It's fun and good exercise for me to check different tables when I attend markets. I am getting more selective with certain stamps.

Do you know the Scott catalog #s??

Blaze - Just because Scott says that, it does NOT mean KC had the entire supply of these imperforates.

Peter - the modern ones are referred to as Splices.

Kevin..yes,so...I have found rarities before. I look at stamps with other collectors.I walk around exercising looking at different things. I do not always buy,but I see what is being sold on the tables.Many times antique dealers buy sheets, books and loose bags of stamps and sell to public.

Kevin..the orange needs to be checked for the perfs.(516), 50 cents (517), third one,Empirer State, slightly used (295)..isn't that correct?

John, in many of your responses you have mentioned philatelic literature I never knew existed. Do I dare ask how large your reference library is ?

Ha, never big enough, but I would add that I try to become generally familiar with most of it so that I can find information quickly. A good filing system helps. And in posting various responses here to provide enough of a bibliographic reference so that others can find it at APRL or in other philatelic libraries. (And in case the information is wrong to have the blame credited to someone else!)