Show Your US 1851-57 Imperforate Stamps

Hi, NicholasC,

Unless it's an inking anomaly, this stamp looks like it has classic plate 1L traits, with portions of the UR corner being gouged out. That should narrow it down a whole lot more.

Hi Classic, yeah, I think I went that path but struck out. I will try again.

Update: Struck out again. Maybe I am tired.

This is another one I am trying, but again coming empty. I believe this is Relief A with two inner lines, but no other recuts or guide dots. I like this one because the CDS is my birthday. Will need to retry again when I am feeling better.

Hi Nicholas C --

On your plate 1L stamp -- the one with the vertical crease and what looks like a smudgy large Boston PAID cancellation -- a couple of additional hints:

-- The stamp is NOT a relief B -- rather it is a relief A.

-- There is 1 vertical line recut in the ULT.

These 2 features further narrow down the possibilities to only 10 positions on the plate.

Regards // ioagoa

@ioagoa, thank you. I was really unsure of the relief because of the heavy inking. I also could not justify saying there is a recut in the upper left. Given your tips, I can see this appears to be 55L1L.

Hi Nicholas C -- YES -- 55L1L is correct. Regards // ioagoa

Another new patient arrived today. This seems most certainly plate 1L because of the upper label. Going with that, two inner lines and suspecting relief A, I came up with position 11L1L. Do I have this right? Perhaps this is relief B and I'm not seeing why.

Update: I honestly don't think I am correct. The stamp to the right does not look like 12L1L based on the frame lines.

Hi NichloasC. I think the poorer quality impression is causing you to question yourself, but you are correct with 11L1L. Often times with impressions like this the framelines become thicker making the spacing seem different than some of the examples we have for comparison. There is also shifted transfer on this position. I'm guessing its up in the upper right rosette. Nice job plating this one!

Regards,
Harper1249

Harper1249, thank you for your confirmation and support. Just two months ago I had only 2 of the 3c imperforates. Now I have 14, with 11 of them being plated thanks to you and others in this forum. I'm still in search of a #10, but it's proving difficult to find where I am looking.

Happy New Year!

-- Nick

Happy New Year!

Here is position 6R1L with a New Year's Day postmark.

Happy New Year CC and every one of you 1851-57 collectors that post here!! Thanks for an enlightening and entertaining 2024 inside this thread.
Looking forward

Across the abyss of time. Thank you for the notice. A hopeful New Year's message.
Appreciate the posts in this thread. 220 pages and counting. Who would have thought?
Thanks CC
regards mark

You're welcome, GMC89.

Thanks to everyone for contributing to our learning about these fascinating stamps!

Is there somewhere that lists the scott numbers, plates and positions that have the scratch under "U" on the 1 cent imperf Franklins?

jamesg, if you are referring to the plate flaw found on F Reliefs from Plate 4, look here:

http://www.slingshotvenus.com/Frank...inFrame.html