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Posted 07/24/2026   11:09 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Gp30sieb to your friends list Get a Link to this Message


This is a $20 Probate revenue stamp. R98C and R99C (from what I see) are both perf 12. This stamp is perf 10. I measured it several times with two different gauges, so am confident with the 10

I have looked on a few online catalogs and cannot find this stamp with perf 10.

Any help would be welcome.
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Edited by Gp30sieb - 07/24/2026 11:11 pm

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Posted 07/24/2026   11:13 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Partime to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Those perforations do not look kosher. I await further comments, but it appears to be some sort of re-perf or hmm?
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Posted 07/24/2026   11:41 pm  Show Profile Check orstampman's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add orstampman to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
These are not authentic perforations. The stamp has been fraudulently perforated on all four sides. It may possibly be a perforated photocopy of the stamp (from an auction catalog?).

What is the paper like, it appears to be bright white? Does it appear to be of the time period of the stamp? Is the paper or design glossy? Can you post a photo of the back side?

There is no cancellation, which is not typical for this stamp. Possibly a poorly perforated proof?
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Edited by orstampman - 07/24/2026 11:45 pm
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Posted 07/26/2026   12:04 pm  Show Profile Check revenuecollector's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add revenuecollector to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Modern fake. All over ebay.
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I find it interesting that a counterfeiter would go through all the trouble to copy an intricate stamp, and then screw up the project with this weird perforation. In other words, if the counterfeiter had taken the time to get the perforation correct (or simply not perforated it), this stamp would look a lot like R98C or R99C. Here's a question for the experts: Are counterfeit revenue stamps common? orstampman raises good questions about the condition of the paper, but based on the photo (and ignoring the perforation), this looks (to my untrained eye) like a real revenue stamp.
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