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Oh yes, I am half crazy. Proof : I collect stamps and postal history! I love the details. |
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Send a pic of any perforated sheet from 1880 to 1915 that has a corner stamp with two straight edges. One example disproves my theory. That's the scientific way. |
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Go to the Siegel website. Go to Auctions, then to Past Sales, type in sale 9049, take your pick of sheets. Quod Erat Demonstrandum. |
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Food for thought - Is it possible that the booklet stamps were sent early and told not to used until an y date and actually used before on date x ?
Impossible.
The first four booklet plates were assigned Feb. 24, 1900, certified on March 6, 1900 and went to press on March 7, 1900. |
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| Edited by drkohler - 06/10/2026 4:47 pm |
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Let's assume I come across this stamp and the date is unknown. How I determine weather or not this stamp is from a sheet or a booklet ? |
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Sheet and booklet stamps from this era have different design aspect ratios. Generally, and applying to your example in particular, the booklet singles of the first three bureau issues have designs that are slightly shorter and wider than the designs of their corresponding sheet singles. |
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Thank you for that information. By how much is the booklet stamp shorter and wider? 0.5 mm or so ? |
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I never measured the difference but it is very noticeable if the sheet and booklet stamps are compared. The booklet stamp will look fatter due to its extra width and reduced height.
Edit to add clarity: It is the design area that is compared, not the overall stamp.
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| Edited by Rhett - Yesterday 4:05 pm |
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Your never too old to learn something new. Thank you again for the information. I did some measurements on some stamps after work and plan on posting some pics to show the differences when given the opportunity |
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Posted 06/10/2026 1:20 pm
