Scott # 246 B Franklin

Is this a Scott # 246? With my limited references I can't find a reference to a green or blue green Franklin.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

It is Scott 279.

try here...
http://www.stampsmarter.com/1847usa...ntifier.html
Don

Thanks guys. Ultraviolet light to see the watermark?

That is what watermark fluid is for. You can also try Ronsonol lighter fluid, which works better. UV light is usually reserved for tagging and repairs.

Peter

Won't the lighter fluid mess up the stamp? I'm hesitant.

No. It is 100% safe to use on your stamp. You don't need a lot for example your not giving it a soak. It will evaporate pretty fast. Now if your smoking while doing this you might get a little more excitement. P

Just tried the lighter fluid trick, but no watermark.

Hi, besides being able to see the watermark, you will also see any hidden faults (if there are any) when watermarking.

Suggest you go to your local library, and see if they have any of the Scott Catalog, hopefully one that covers the United States.

Further suggest you read the first part, this will give you an excellent amount of information for stamp collectors, tons of information.

A lot of collectors are concerned with centering of their stamps, if you are also interested, just invert your stamp, an old timer's trick.

Stampmaster

Stampmaster, our local library is rather podunk. It might have a copy Southern Cow Brands! =)

I may have to breakdown and bit the bullet and purchase a copy, unless there's a good site like StampSmarter or other.

I'm not too concerned with centering, I'm partial to the off-center and fault type stamps. They just seem to have more character and history.

Ken

Sounds like my type of library. The head line in my paper is grain prices, animal auction trend and who's barn fell down. Heck when the world ends we are so remote we still would have 5 years to live.

In today's world you don't need a library there is far more info on the web. You just have to Google for it. No the only library worth it's salt is the one that is located at the APS building. Other than that you can find 99.9% of what your looking for right on your screen.

mkfarm, I would respectfully disagree. You may find the information you seek through Google, but there is a huge amount of specialty philatelic literature and postal history information which is *not* on the web. I have heard it said that a scholarly philatelist's library takes up as much room as his/her collection. I believe this is still very true today and the printed book and the internet will be a close partnership for a long time to come. Ignore either one in your research and you will get poorer results.

Am I the only one who thinks that recommending to a person in an online forum to go to a public library is ironic?

This forum has more philatelic information and links to additional philatelic resources than any public library. The search button is on every screen towards the top of the page.

I am not even sure that many people under 30 have ever even been in a public library; they are walking around with smart phones in their pockets which give them access to tens of thousands libraries worth of information.
Don

I agree with you 100 percent. In fact over the past 15 years everything I needed to know came from various on line sources including this forum. My smart phone has expanded where and when I can get or find my info. My daughter is going to college and is in her last year of engineering. She has only used their library to study in. In fact the bulk of her text books are online. Not like they give you give you a break through.

However the ASP library is outstanding. We do not have a library. The two large cities ear me shuttered them maybe 15 years ago.

I'm far from 30 and not that far from 60. Change or be left behind. Adapt and advance. Today I push a button and the tractor follows the GPS and I only spread the exact amount of fertizer or seed I need to. Prior I was pretty darn good with old fashion experience. But the checkbook shows I was not as good as I thought I was

So, 51 Studebaker. Not being a smart-alec, but being a newer member and not knowing some of the site history. What search terms would have helped me in my quest to find an answer to this post? I tried to search the post title and found 'album reviews' and somewhat unrelated info. Is there a specific method to use the search or is it just hit and miss?

Thanks, appreciate any guidance.

ken

I like old books and do have a room full of them, but it is so much quicker to search a digital resource than try to hunt it down in print. And of course there is still a ton of specialized philatelic content which is still only in books but these are not in public libraries.

There are actually many rare 'one of' philatelic books and manuals which are sitting in libraries an ocean away from many people who would like to use them. For example, the Royal Library in England has US works which are very rare. The Union Catalog helps some but doesn't change the fact that these resources are not readily available to US folks.
Don