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I just bought this stamp; it is a FOlk Art USA 22c Canvasback Decoy but is missing all of the color? How much would an error like this be worth? any estimates or information would be great.  |
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| Edited by MMMikey64 - 03/17/2016 09:50 am |
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MMMikey64, welcome to this forum. Your picture of the error is pretty poor , but the greenish tint would make it appear that this stamp was chemically altered. My advise in this case would be to have it expertized!
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It could be faded by the sun. Is it shown as mounted in a picture frame? |
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Yes it is in a small picture frame. No, not altered any way. I thought that myself but magnified it and there is no signs of alteration |
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Well, money is an issue right now. Where do you think I should have it expertised? For a modest fee that is? |
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Under a loupe, you can see that the stamp is printed but without the color. A light black printing can cause an off black hue and that is the case with this stamp. |
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| Edited by MMMikey64 - 03/17/2016 10:20 am |
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There is no known error of this type, if others existed I'd say get a cert. But given that no others exist and that it was in a picture fame, I would invoke Occam's razor. The greatest probability is that this is a sun faded stamp. But if you spend money on a cert, please let us know what they find.
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I`m confused. Will you be providing a picture of the actual stamp in question? |
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Peter, he writes, "Here is what the stamp is supposed to look like."
Supposed to look like? |
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kgb - that refers to a pic of a normal stamp, not the one from his first pic
Mikey - likely light faded |
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KGB look at the first post. He put a picture of the stamp he owns. The third post shows a normal example.
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