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Offices In China - K16

 
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Posted 09/07/2010   2:48 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add wt1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
This is probably one of those stamps worth expertising, but until I get there, I was wondering if anyone on SCF would be willing to venture a guess as to its condition:



Looks nicely centered to me (as least as far as these issues go). The drawback is the condition of the back with O.G. but an old hinge I haven't the nerve to touch:

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Posted 09/07/2010   3:58 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add stampvirgin to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
nice stamp..
I would grade it f/vf for front. centering is nice.

depending on perf and wmk
it could be
423
460
478
518
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Posted 09/08/2010   10:56 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wt1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the grading opinion.

It's a Shanghai, China overprint (Scott #K16). Scott Specialized says the stamp used for overprint is 518.
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Posted 09/08/2010   1:53 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add stampvirgin to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
you could use some stamp lift and remove that hinge easily.
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