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It looks like it is a frame die proof. This plus a second printing which included the country and value would make up the completed stamp. |
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Can you detect a country name in the top panel? It looks to me that the country name and denomination have faded to almost nothing (due to sunlight exposure?).
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| Edited by Trainwreck - 10/21/2019 09:57 am |
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Given that the 5 is still visible, guessing this might be a changeling per Trainwreck's post. Could be intentional or not. |
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Poland
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Unfortunately I do not have a UV lamp, but I will try to ask in the area. |
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Yeah, I's think washed chemically rather than faded. It's tough for uv exposure to fade quite this far. It was likely on it's way to pretending to be a higher value. |
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Perhaps it was so. I am only wondering about the very good condition of the gums. In addition, this stamp cost me a dozen cents |
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It is chemically treated. There are a lot of solvents that affect ink but do not affect gum. For example, a previous chemical used for inexpensive watermark fluid did not bother gum but would make ink run on photogravure stamps. A chemical engineer collector told me that most if not all US stamps with a missing color could be made with one chemical or another. |
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Posted 10/21/2019 08:50 am
