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All Forums Category: US Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: US Classic Stamps - As Issued and Used

Scott 30A, Is This Ink Or A Cancel?

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Looking for opinions on the brown marks in the corners. It looks like the same color as the stamp, but might be a cancel?

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Posted Today 6 Hrs 57 Min ago

I suspect that it's a cancel, but it should be looked at under UV.

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What should I be looking for with UV light?

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More evidence of a cancel. Possibly luminescence from being cleaned. Also looking at the stamp with a high power glass like a 60X might show where a cancel has been cleaned. The bottom right corner shows some marks as well. And the bottom left.

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Does it show thru on the back?
Foxing?

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Posted Today 3 Hrs 47 Min ago

Also possible.

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Jefferson's mouth is very fuzzy looking. The stamp may have been cleaned.

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Jefferson's mouth is very fuzzy looking. The stamp may have been cleaned.

Or repaired. The color seems close but not the same.

Please show a scan of the back of the stamp.

I see these in repairs of revenue stamps with punch canx filled in. Some are very good, some not soo much...

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Enlarging the image does not appear to show a repair, cleaning seems more likely.

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I'm agreeing with these conclusions. The mouth looks like a sign of cleaning.

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Here's the back for those asking.

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There might be, and I repeat might, be a tiny filled thin in the area of TJ's left cheek ( the right looking from the back) when I enlarged the reverse. But nothing in the area discussed earlier.

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