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Mckinley-Need Info. About Scalloped Edge

 
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Posted 09/06/2011   7:28 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Di1027 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
hello. I need help finding info about this scalloped edge on this stamp. Everytime I "google" it, I get all kinds of craft info. Any guidance will be appreciated. thank you.



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Posted 09/06/2011   7:40 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add smauggie to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Scalloped edges on the selvage from stamps of this period are not uncommon, though I do not know why they were cut that way.
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Posted 09/06/2011   8:03 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add beezer to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I don't know much about the scalloped edge; however, I caught the subject line and felt inclined to reply...coincidentally, on this day (Sep 06) in 1901 President William McKinley was shot twice while attending the Pan American Expo in Buffalo, NY. 8 days later he died from his wounds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assass...iam_McKinley

Just a bit of "this day in history" for you. :)

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Posted 09/06/2011   8:06 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Di1027 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
my husband with the history degree had not told me that today, so thank you. I have watched some things on the history channel about different former presidents and always find it very interesting (which is surprising, since it is hubby with the history degree)
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Posted 09/06/2011   8:27 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wt1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
An appropriate "cinderella" to add to this post with a quote from William McKinley (especially poignant considering he was shot the next day).:

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Posted 09/06/2011   8:43 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Di1027 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
any ideas where I can read more about the scalloped selvage?
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Posted 09/06/2011   9:19 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

You may wish to Google for other terms

Try Elliptical, or in Postcards this edge is referred to as "deckled"

Hope that assists
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Posted 09/06/2011   9:36 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Di1027 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
thank you.
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Posted 09/07/2011   8:30 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wt1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
While not the McKinley stamp, I happened to be sorting through some precancels and came across this Teddy Roosevelt example that shows the scalloped selvage similar to your initial scan. Apparently they were quite common in that day:

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