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I believe this is a type 3 variation of Scott 252-A89 perf. 12 x 12 1/5 ( I double checked the perfs.) I always have trouble with the colors scarlet and carmin. Anyone want to confirm or deny my conclusion?  |
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| Edited by stampvirgin - 07/12/2010 4:37 pm |
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Scans make it hard to tell, but I agree with Michael..... looks like carmine to me.
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I will have to check the watermark...
Because I think it is either a 279Bc or 279Bf
Hoping for the first one.
Any way to find watermark with using WM fluid?
difference being rose carmine and carmine
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| Edited by stampvirgin - 07/12/2010 09:09 am |
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Ryan thanks for the link. Those Washington Franklins can be tough for me to identify. |
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I think I agree that it is a type IV. Check out the lines in the hair. Go to the 1847usa site and make the comparison. The hair lines sure look like a Type IV. |
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it fits on the button, hair line, ear dots, oval edge,T in two. I have to check the watermark.This stamp came from a cover my dad rescued out of an old factory. So it hadn't seen the light of day for 100 years, before I got it. |
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just found another on a cover dated 1899, will have to inspect this one as well.
what are the odds that two stamps could be a rarer version of the stamp. both sent from person a to person b...
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The third link from above on the history of the dies used to produce the stamp(s) in question is a fascinating study. The hobby needs more work like this. |
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yeah, Ryan put up so really good information... that is what ended helping me determine exactly what is was.
Thanks Ryan. |
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