Washingon 2c, Perf On One Side

I have not seen anything like this:



This looks like a coil stamp, but does the perforation on one side mean that this is the end of the coil? Was there no selvage back in 1921? If this is normal, would that make this stamp more valuable, less valuable, or it would not matter?

Thank you!

Coil stamp miscut by the user, either scissored or by the dispenser being used.

Very common to find coil stamps slightly miscut by affixing machines, such as the Multipost device, one of the most common affixers. Notice the very slight angle to the cut which is identical on both sides of your stamp. While many would call this damage, it is part of the history of office mechanization and automation.

Thank you!

Given the date and what little detail that I can see from your low detail scan, it is most likely a Type III #492.

I can however definitively state that your stamp is a rotary printing. That means that your stamp is either a Type II or III. Type IV and higher are not possible because your stamp is definitely not offset printed. Type I and Ia are not possible because your stamp is not a flat plate printing.

It is very likely that it is Type III. It is very unlikely that it is Type II. Given the image that you have shown us, I cannot say definitively which type it is.

Take a look at: http://www.stampsmarter.com/1847usa...1_03main.htm

For further help in identifying it, please post a scan of your stamp that allows us to clearly see the areas in question based on the link provided. Cropping the image to just the red ink areas helps. You can also post multiple images of each area that is noted in the above link.

Perhaps you were only questioning the oddly cut perforations which are due to an affixing machine. If so, then disregard all of the above and carry on.

I was just curious about the oddly cut perforations :). Thank you, however, for that amazing link. I was able to determine definitively that this stamp is a Type III by looking at the left ribbon. I had a much, much higher resolution scan that I had "optimized" to post here...this is the detail of the ribbon on the left side: