This 3 cent Washington was also mislabeled in the binder. She has it listed as scott #26 but that cannot be because 26 and 26A are perf. Can anyone let me know what this is? possibly a #10 or #11?
Looks faded. More likely an 11. Interesting Macon cancel where the date is written in. Turns out alot of states had a Macon post office in the 1850's (Georgia, Alabama, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, etc.).
Positively a #11. Most likely dull red, possibly brownish carmine, orange red, or rose red. It appears to be very faded. The orange brown ink used for #10s was of high quality, and it wouldn't fade like this.
Very few #10s were used in the month of May because they were only issued from July to December 1851, and they were quickly used up after issue (with a few exceptions).
Here's a Scott #10. The quality of the orange brown ink was excellent, resulting in rich color and sharp impressions. The quality of ink used to print Scott #11 declined over the years, and some inks left poor impressions.
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Posted 05/07/2014 3:09 pm
