Twelve Cents Defective?

Greetings. I would like your opinion on the stamp concerning the side holes on the left; are they part of some kind of perforation unknown to me or are they simple errors together with the anomalous cut of the stamp?

Hi Josef, it looks to me like a mouse has been nibbling on it,


Peter

Thanks for the joke. The little mouse had to be a great mathematician since the holes correspond exactly 10mm apart from the corners.

It is a damaged stamp.



Don

Mice like stamps.

Collecting Tip:

Do not store your stamps in peanut butter.

Badly damaged: perforations mostly trimmed off. The two tears/missing pieces could have happened at any point in the stamp's history, and they do not appear mysterious to my eyes.

Could be from mice, or insects, or staples, or any one of a number of things. But it is certain that the holes are not from anything to do with the stamp production process. As Don says, they constitute damage done to the stamp.

Thank you for your replies. I am not looking for a bargain of life with this stamp. BUT found a stamp in an album by a very knowledgeable collector of the United States sector, which after expert opinion I do not find, I remember, which said: defective with rare side holes, valuation 900 euro.I repeat the holes are not random,
it may be some type of perforation unknown to me for the moment, but I rely on you who know more than I. As you certainly do not understand the evaluation so high, it may be that the collector had discovered the reason for that defect . Excluding insects or various things, I know that the stamps were cut with scissors.
Could it be that when cutting the side, there were some holes in the print by mistake? Thank you for your interest.

josef61,
No, I think that you are being influenced by hopeful thinking based upon a old misidentification and an 'expert opinion that you cannot find'.

This community represents decades and decades of experience and freely offers assistance to help others better understand their stamps. But if you want to ignore this significant cumulative experience and chase a story, then spend the money and send the stamp in for a certification. Please let us know the results.
Don

I have full confidence in your considerations, and I do not intend to spend money on any appraisals.I have full confidence in your community.My is only a doubt due to the expertise, (I repeat unfortunately I do not find) that estimated the defective and rare stamp. greetings to all.

josef, you can ease your mind by putting to rest all doubt with the knowledge that anyone who would say that the missing pieces from this stamp in any way add value or rarity is most certainly no expert.

I should have known when I saw "defctive" in the title. Talk about irony.

The stamp is a US Scott # 36. In fine condition (perfs complete on all sides, no thins, tears, etc) it would catalog for around $375 and sell for about half that on eBay. I'm guessing, based on the condition shown, yours would sell for <$10.