Newspaper & Periodicals (Vice Revenue)

I am not a Revenue collector, but sometimes at a show going through the 1/2 price box I see something nice (artistic) in the revenue side (especially Newspaper/Periodical section) and pick it up. I recently purchased a PR120, PR121 & PR123. Nice color, good centering, LH with OG. While inspecting the gummed side of the PR120 & PR121 I saw what I thought were blind perfs (both Horizontal & vertical, intersecting). When I inspected the design side I could not detect any indication of a blind perf. (I tried to get a scan of the gummed side but it did not provide any detail sufficient to view). My question: is this a normal aspect of revenues and could it be caused by an overlay imprint of perfs when the gum is wet(or are the sheets perfed then gummed). The stamps are normally perfed, but the blind perfs are seen within the design field on the gummed side.

FYI-Newspaper stamps are not revenues, they paid bulk rate postage for mailing newspapers and periodicals. They would be put on a form and then cancelled. Used forms are scarce.

Thanks revcollector for clarifying... but what about the blind perforations on the Newspaper & Periodical Stamps? I am used to posts on blind perfs in the normal horizontal or vertical location on stamps but have not seen anything posted on blind perfs located within the stamp design, while the normal perfs are properly cut around the design.

What you are referring to are rows of perforation impressions or indents from overlaying sheets of stamps. This is not uncommon on some issues, for example, the U.S. Pan-Americans, Scott 294-299, and are also often seen on these Newspaper stamps.

orstampman: Thanks. I was thinking it was the result of an overlay impression, just needed some confirming opinion.

Thanks moderator for changing topic title