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Recut :April-May 1852 timeframe seems likely.
EKU of 1L is June 5, 1852.
I have a 1E used on May 31; although of course, they could be used later. |
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Quote: So the April postmark would indicate that the year would most likely be 1853. I agree. |
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Thanks Dudley and Txstamp! I am going to try again to add more stamps to my plate recreation. I negotiated back and forth with a seller on a strip of 3 stamps until I got a price I was willing to pay. A second strip I eventually passed on. I noticed at the last offer that there was a possible crease across the top, maybe to a point that it was a repaired tear at the left part of it. Have to look closely sometimes. I switched it and made an offer on a group of 3 singles that I needed to fill some holes. Awaiting the counter offer. Here is the strip that I purchased. It is 26-28L1L. A nice, clean, used copy.  |
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Edited by jaxom100 - 07/28/2020 2:54 pm |
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Quote: I am pushing for the half way mark on my reconstruction. Nice going! |
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This one will be much more difficult to plate. It is a #9, relief A, Single cut top and bottom. That would only narrow it down to 72 positions. There does not appear to be a shift, so that would remove 16 more positions, down to 56 positions. Would knock off 2 more positions knowing the stamp above was recut on bottom. That would leave us at 54 positions. I will look at it closer and see what I come up with. |
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I think its probably 57R1L - note the thick bottom recut from 47R1L at top.
I need a bit more time to get fully happy with this plating but it appears correct. |
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I received another strip of three today. It is position 38-40L1L. I like that it shows the center line at right. Happy with the purchase.  |
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If memory serves, you are right, and I don't think that the Plate 1L drawings focused on ornament completeness or shortness so much, if at all. If I recall correctly, I want to say that is one of the big drawbacks of the 1L drawings.
The drawings for some of the other first contract plates do pay more attention to ornament completeness. |
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Looking at the one I misplated as 40L1L, I do not think that it is 20L1L either. Ornament N is complete on this stamp and is broken on 20L1L. Also, the recut line at top on the left side does not seem to extend far enough on my stamp. Looking through my other choices, It has a good resemblance to 20R1L as far as top cut line and ornament completeness and the bottom cut line at the left side kind of curves up a little bit and the "N" of "ONE". What do you think?
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Edited by jaxom100 - 08/29/2020 12:39 pm |
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