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I hadn't seen this amazing exhibit before, and I didn't find it linked in the forums. I found it fascinating to look at the ink "clouds" on the partial 1-cent sheet. Also included is a full pane of the 3-cent imperforates (#11A plate 3 right). http://www.rfrajola.com/GE14/GE14.htm |
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Did you get to see this exhibit, stampcrow? Was the 3-cent sheet there? |
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It was also at an ASDA show in NY about 3 years ago. A friend had the frames on the other side and I had the chance to listen to them as they each showed the other their exhibits. |
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I've got to say, I don't remember seeing it...
I went to the shows web page just now and found it listed. I'm sure I would have remembered the full plate 3 sheet, and also the strip of 4 'plum' on cover. hmmm
Although I was new to collecting the 3 center then and there was a forest of material on display.
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Gordon's exhibit is first rate.
Not only does he have many major pieces, but the overall quality of material he has is outstanding. |
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I love that corner block of 16 showing the 1-cent big crack on frame 1, page 14! |
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On the page titled 'Shade Varieties', there is a plate 7 stamp with "blue and red silk threads". ??? |
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I looked at this exhibit in Hartford back in 2014 and was blown away by it. |
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The silk thread stamps are quite obtainable. Probably most people with a sizable holding of 3c 1851's will have a few. There is an old Chronicle article on the subject. I think the author was Taft but I may not be remembering correctly. |
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"Paper Containing Silk Fibers Used for the United States 3¢ 1851-1857 Issue", by Clarence E. Taft, Chronicle 47 (1964). |
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Thanks for finding the Chronicle article on the silk papers, dudley. |
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| Edited by Classic Coins - 03/09/2018 9:38 pm |
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Posted 03/03/2018 9:34 pm
