I thought this one would be very easy. It is a "C" relief stamp, but I don't see the blur extending east from ornament "U" to the top of "POSTAGE" anywhere in Neinken on a C relief stamp. Nor do I see it anywhere in Doporto's site.
It also looks like a small vertical dash in the middle of the hair. Lots of mottling, so I thought plate 7, but nothing in the book looks like this stamp in plate 7. I bought it on a whim, because of it's dark color and impression thinking it could be Type V, Plate 5, maybe 23L5 because of the faint line sticking out between ornaments "A" and "S", but it doesn't match anything else. Can't figure it out though at all.
Any other ideas? Greatly appreciated!
Thanks much, Ray
