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Another Strange Stamp - 1855 10c Green

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Posted 02/23/2019   10:32 am  Show Profile Check sinclair2010's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add sinclair2010 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Don't float it! That would ruin the stamp. It is a good stamp to learn from. I myself am constantly amazed by such workmanship.
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Posted 02/23/2019   11:15 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add 51studebaker to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Agreed, it would 'ruin' any added margins or alterations. But floating it would not ruin the original, actual stamp.
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Posted 02/23/2019   11:17 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Anghus to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
revcollector, it must have been a different stamp - six months ago this one was sitting in my collection untouched and unviewed for nearly 20 years.

Don, what do you mean by float it? Soak it in water?
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Posted 02/23/2019   11:25 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add 51studebaker to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Yes in water. But as Sinclair noted, if the stamp has alterations you might not want to do this and enjoy the stamp the way it is.
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Posted 02/24/2019   11:17 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Anghus to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I dug out my old Safe Signoscope and took a look at the back of this stamp. The Signoscope does not work very well anymore but it does appear that margins were added at the top, right and bottom. Someone put a lot of effort into this stamp but what surprises me is that the top looks pretty good but the bottom looks sloppy.
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Posted 02/24/2019   9:08 pm  Show Profile Check sinclair2010's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add sinclair2010 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
That is mostly because the only part of the design at top that was added was the fake recut. At bottom, quite a bit of the design had to be painted/added.
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Posted 02/28/2019   09:21 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add ClassicPhilatelist to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Anghus,
If you are willing to send it to me I can do a complete analysis on the alterations, and provide back to you. No charge.
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Posted 02/28/2019   1:31 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Anghus to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks ClassicPhilatelist, will do.
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