Canada #1 Good News

A while back I bought a stamp on ebay listed as a "number 1 or number 4" which gave me pause. It appeared to be a four margin stamp (barely on one side) in nice condition. For some reason, bidding stalled and I won the lot for about $25, thinking, if it's a #4 that's pretty good, and if it's a #1, well . . .When I received it, I was pretty sure it was on laid paper (a #1) so sent it off to the Vincent Graves Greene Foundation (my first experience with certification.) I was worried about the possibility of it being a fake, or altered in some way, e.g. rebacked or repaired. Today I received the certificate with those magic four words, "genuine in all respects." It goes to show that even in this fast-paced world there is still the chance of a find. Next I'm going for a #32 like watermark found . . . !

Hi Stray Feathers, I see I have some competition building. I just picked up four nice re-entries from a circuit book. I also look for bargains on ebay. I have found many nice stamps there that were not properly identified over the years. Good luck finding #32. I am watching for another one to show up.

How do you get access to circuit books?

Alberta Stamper, You will find a discussion on circuit books about three pages in on this link: https://goscf.com/t/36270 . I get mine from the American Philatelic Society Sales Division. There are other organizations and possibly private firms that may offer similar services.

Fantastic Stray Feathers and congratulations.

It is always nice to make a find like that.

Chimo

Bujutsu

Thanks for the link watermark

Great find! I also have lucked out on ebay. Picked up a bluenose man on the mast 158iii used. The seller wasn't sure if it was real and didn't bother to certify. I offered him a pretty decent BIN price at my own risk. He declined my offer and went with auction. I ended up winning it a lot less than my BIN offer (yay!), paid the $40, and it is now certified as genuine. This completes two of three CDN errors I have been seeking. One to go! Thanks ebay!

And as you have experienced - worthwhile getting the cert! Good job on your find :)