Please Help Identify Ben 1 Cent

This is an 11 perforated stamp per my paper guage It measures 191/4 x221/2 .

Should be #552. Wrong shade to be 594.

what should the measurements be if it is flat plate 552 thanks.. I just did perf test on sides and it is 11 also

Try looking here. It is a helpful website.

http://dubinweb.com/USpostagestamps/onecent.html

Your stamp should be closer to 19 x 22

Thanks will ck it out should I be measuring only the stamp picture itself?
Claudia

I re-measured and its definitely 191/4 x221/2 just the stamp portion..humm

I have a Stanley gibbons color key and 552 appears to be dpgreen does not match my stamps more closer to plain green

Actually I was wrong before. Brain fart I guess. Your stamp should actually be #632, perforated 11 x 10.5. The design measurements should match that. But the biggest thing is the color. Recheck the perfs.

The design measurements are only there for a rough guidance. They are not very important for identifying the stamp.

Peter

Design size is very important. However, because size differences are small, using a known stamp for comparison is much more effective than attempting the use the imprecise metric measurements in the Scott catalog. Shade or color is also very important. Most 632 and 552 examples can be identified by their color. The lighter yellow green stamps are the rotary 632. Scott 552 has a more saturated brighter green. Early rotary press stamps have a dull green appearance often with some ink wash. The simplest way to learn to identify printing and perforation varieties is to assemble a reference group and then look at each stamp carefully until differences become more apparent. Some stamps will require a closer look, but most 1 cent stamps can be examined quickly and removed from further consideration.

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