Grading Help..

Hi folks,

Just getting back into collecting and picked this guy up recently.
It's a MNH #272.
I'm trying to get my head around how to grade a stamp and am wondering what grade would you say it is?

Thanks,

Brian

VF

Nice Scan!
a little higher resolution,
a tweak with the orientation,
and you could be amongst the Family's top scanners :)

Thanks for the info guys but I can't take credit for the scan, pulled from the auction site....
Scott 09 shows $225 for this as MNH, so think I made out ok at $35.

Yes, looks like you did very well,
ony 2 "pulled perfs".

Here is my example of the 8c sherman
(one of around 114 x 8c stamps in the US catalogue)

The line on the RHS? any ideas? nomenclature?
I have only reference to "Centre Lines" as a guide
in dividing a sheet of stamps.

Would this may be a booklet pane stamp perhaps?

The explanations below does not necessarily apply to all stamps, because the press sheet configurations/markings changed over time.



In this particular case/configuration, the guide line is also the center line; although that is not always true in other cases.



No, it is still a sheet stamp. The original press sheet of 400 was cut into 4 panes of 100 stamps. The original sheet was cut roughly along the guidelines (centerlines). There is a straight edge (no selvage) on the side that is cut; depending on the cutting accuracy, you may or may not see the guideline. Therefore, the pic you showed is often called a straight edge copy. Normally, it is considered less desirable. It affects the value so much, that it is often the target of reperforation.

I would grade this 75

Thanks khj,
samuel grossman, showed the guidelines as perforated,
which threw me off the scent.
So I shall tag my copy as a "straight edge copy"