Show Your US 1851-57 Imperforate Stamps

That's a great example of 86R5L, Harper1249. A razor sharp impression! Thanks for showing it.

It looks like the recut line at the bottom of the bottom label block extends through the LR diamond block and all the way to the right frame line. It's faint, but that's what it looks like to me. It shows on the Chase print too.

Just a bit confused where to post this. It appears to be a Scott 26 Imperforate. Scott catalog says that there are documented vertical #26 imperfs and I remember reading somewhere that there was a short period where #26's where produces as imperforate.

To me, that stamp seems as though it was most likely imperforate down the centerline (not uncommon), and also misperfed (off-center) on other sides, thus allowing someone to cut it as seen.

Looking for starting hints to plate this pretty stamp, Thanks.

Hi RLSNY --

Starting hints as you requested:

-- URDB gouged out -- so plate 1L.

-- B relief.

-- Recut variety LIL runs up too far.

-- No obvious GD -- but that does not mean that it didn't get cut-off -- or is sitting on top of the BFL but obscured by the cancellation ink.

I would start the hunt with B reliefs on plate 1L that do not have GD's -- meaning those in the 10th vertical column, the bottom row, and any that are interpane positions with missing GD's -- and you may get lucky.

If you can't find it -- then you will need to look at all B reliefs on plate 1L -- but you will be able to easily eliminate most using either the presence of a GD that does not match and/or the presence of a recut LIL that does not run up as far as yours does.

Regards // ioagoa

Phew - no luck with the 10th columns or bottom rows or non GD inter-panes. Looks like a tough one - will try more later. But knowing plate 1L might be good enough for my purposes. Thanks for the detailed suggestions.

Hi RLSNY --

You stamp is position 28L1L.

And FYI -- there is a GD sitting just above the BFL (which is obscured by the cancel).

Regards // ioagoa

Thanks! Tough one.

Strip of 3 #9's on cover
67L1L, 68L1L, 69L1L

67L1L Double Transfer, single top recut

68L1L Single recut top and bottom

69L1L Single top recut, Double bottom recut

7R1L. Poor man's #5.

I found the above while reading through the Travers papers, and thought it might be of interest to some. I was not previously aware of this change in their methodology.

txstamp, thanks for posting that excerpt. it sounds like salesmanship.., smoother impression?.., uniformity of color?! Good stuff.

Plate 3 on cover from Detroit. Sharp impression.

I saw Moyock13's 3 #9's and wanted to share two similar 3's. I am too new to determine which number specifically they are and where they are on the plate, but somewhere between 5 and 9 is a given.

Your bottom 1c strip are all Ty IV #9.

Your top strip is from plate 1-early, probably all Ty II #7, but to be sure would probably require plating. The bottom's of the left two stamps are weak, and may be broken, but I suspect they are abraded-broken, based upon the fact that there are only a couple positions with broken bottom lines, and these do not appear to be either of those.

I don't have time to look any more now, possibly someone else can study them closer.

You got some nice material. I hope you enjoy it.