Scott #659 - Some One Turned Off The Light.

Hi guys..Take a look at this Scott #659 stamp...I took a look at my full sheet and looked where Unitrade said there was a "light in the window", at POSITION 22..Well, some one turned off the light, can you guys see what I can't..Thanks.






POSITION 22



CLOSEUP OF POSITION 22

Can you put a close-up of a normal one next to it? I can really not tell anything from the one you show!

Peter

Petert4522...Here is the next one to it...Need a close picture..??

Wert it is in position 22 but it is an "inconstant" error so it is not on every sheet.

Wert, the light in winsow is shown on page 5 of jean Lafontaine site (http://www.jeanlafontaine.com/index...&sbc=&page=5

Thanks guys...I knew I wasn't going blind...

It wouldn't be a bad idea to suggest to the Unitrade editor to list the varieties as constant or inconstant (when known). Some varieties occur on EVERY sheet (constant), others, like this one are not on all sheets.

A constant variety does not need to fall on every pane. Please read the "Constant Plate Varieties" section of the Unitrade catalogue (page 26). Better yet, I would recommend that every stamp collector have the Fundamentals of Philately book by L.N. and M. Williams in their philatelic library.

Many of the more popular constant varieties, and any re-entry (which are in themselves constant), only occur once per printing sheet rather than once per pane.

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Being discussed in another thread are "donuts" and the suggestion that they are constant ... they are not. Donuts/hickeys are caused by specks of lint or dust adhering to the printing plate during the time of printing. A constant variety is caused by a flaw to the printing plate before the plate is put to press.

By the way, donuts (and all non-constant varieties) are important to the study of (stamp) printing. And, as we have seen on this forum, the collecting of donuts/hickeys/non-constant varieties, etc., etc. is very, very, very, very popular (as it should be). Just because they are not given 'catalogue status' does not mean they are not collectable.

Thanks studystamps. I knew that - I just forgot.

Stamp pane, stamp sheet, stamp pane, stamp sheet - have to remember there is more than one pane per sheet.

I have read the Unitrade cover to cover (and have the Fundamentals of Philately - agree it is a great reference and overview).