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Why Are These 5 Cent Stamps Different? Is Blue Paper?

 
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dadinda
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These two stamp are different in size. Can someone tell me why?
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They look like the same size to me. You should compare the stamp design, not the perforations.
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If you ae wondering about the dimensions or size they could be printed with the grain of the paper in different diections

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In the time period they were printed in one can find stamps of different sizes in the same sheet.
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