Any Ideas On Sc. ID???

Hello,

I wanted to see if I could get some help with an ID. Neither stamp appeared to have a watermark when tested, but I know single-line watermarks can be difficult to detect. I thought that meant it's either a 491 or 492, however, the shading on the toga button is clearly light which makes me think maybe I just missed the watermark and it's actually a 444 or a 453. It's definitely a perf 10. Anyone got any ideas??? Thank you!

It is part of a booklet pane

Peter

Doesn't look like any booklet pane I've seen. Both vertical sides are perforated.

Stamps from a booklet pane would have a vertical straight edge.

Looks to me like you've actually got a vertical pair with a horizontal imperf in between, which can be tricky given their propensity for fakes. The only one I can think of offhand is 540a which is a rotary.

First thing to check is a fake made from an imperf pair.
Don

You need to definitely check this as there are no Type I perforate 10 vertical pairs, imperforate between horizontally, listed in the Scott catalogue.

Looking at the image, which is not very clear, it appears to have the characteristics of Type I. That would make it either Scott 425 (single line watermark) or Scott 463 (no watermark).

A better image would help.

it is the SC 540 part perf, Scott listed, rotary press

chasa, that was my first thought as well, but this doesn't appear to be a Type III stamp. If it turns out to meet those diagnostics, that would be the correct catalog number.

The Scott 540 imperf between horizontally is a fairly common stamp pair as it only catalogs $60.00.

Hopefully, the op will provide a better scan which allows determining whether it is a Type III.

a Scan would be good, but it appears to be a type III stamp.

chasa is correct. The stamp is a type III vertical pair imperf horizontally. The second line in the left and right ribbons is easy enough to see in the image provided.

For all those who guessed wrong, it would be helpful to point out at least one characteristic supporting the guess.

And, for those who are not following the stamp marketplace, Amos press will inevitably fail unless collectors buy buy more catalogs. Before guessing, check and appropriated catalog. If you don't have one, help the hobby, buy a catalog. For those with limited budgets, this is a good time of the year to find used catalogs for sale.

The image I am seeing didn't show the lines in the ribbon well enough to justify T. III. That was why I said a better scan would clear it up.