Show Your US 1851-57 Imperforate Stamps

All --

Lets keep this thread going with some recut varieties.

Here are 3 copies of 95L1L -- the variety with 5 vertical lines recut in the ULT.

When cruising dealer stocks this is an easy position to pick out because the ULDB has its lower left corner cut off -- a distinguishing characteristic which is usually visible without the help of a magnifier.

Side bar note -- Not sure how the color will come across in these scans -- but the middle stamp is an Experimental Orange Brown.

Regards //ioagoa

Here is 47L0 -- this is one crazy recut combination as it shows the following varieties of recutting --

Recut # 1 -- both inner lines recut

Recut # 14 -- 5 vertical lines recut in the ULT

Recut # 15 -- 1 vertical line in the URT

Recut # 17 -- 1 vertical line in the LRT

Recut # 23 -- LIL runs up too far

Recut # 37 -- one horizontal line recut at the top of the ULDB

This one also has a double strike of a WAY cancel to boot.

Regards // ioagoa

Last recut variety for this morning -- here is 57L0 -- showing recut variety # 18 -- two vertical lines recut in the LRT -- the only position so recut on any of the imperforate plates.

Regards // ioagoa

Think I'm getting a better education in this thread than I did in High School!

Thanks ioagoa, that was impressive.

Not a recut, but a curiosity.

First image is a 1L4 with a left facing question mark for the URGD


Second image (Lund from the stamp plating web site) is a 1L4 with a right facing question mark for the URGD



I looked on stamps4collectors as well, but those images were unclear.
My thought is that it may be an ink bubble, but they look identical just opposite.

Hi Moyock13 --

YES -- a definite curiosity -- and likely due to variations in inking and impression.

More specifically, the most likely cause is a bit of a dry paper print -- in which case the ink does not fully adhere to the paper. This is very often seen at the edges of the sheet which tended to dry out faster versus the inter-pane positions -- and position 1L4 would be at the very UL corner of the printed sheet.

Based on the overall impression of your stamp -- and the specks of missing ink in the TFL and TLB -- I believe that your stamp is a bit of a dry print -- and also may well have a bit of a smeared impression.

I am missing 1L4 in my plate reconstruction -- but if you wanted to look at another reference copy, there is a very crisp scan of this position on the Stamp-Smarter website.

Regards // ioagoa

I'm hoping to gather all the different triangle recuts and combinations.

I lack 7 of them (as far as I can reckon), one is the stamp ioagoa posted, 47L0. Nice one ioagoa!!
Recut # 14 -- 5 vertical lines recut in the ULT.
Recut # 15 -- 1 vertical line in the URT
Recut # 17 -- 1 vertical line in the LRT

Another one I'm missing is another plate 0 stamp. 57L0,
Recut #18 – Two Vertical Lines Recut in Lower Right Triangle.

I'll share one one I do have it's 20R2L,
Recut # 12 - 2 vertical lines in ULT.
Recut # 17 - 1 vertical line in LRT.

Not sure if anyone posted this link yet but it's worth mentioning again.
This is a link to USPCS 3c stamp plating page. I've found it very useful when trying to put together the combo of triangle recuts.
https://www.uspcs.org/stamps-covers...amp-plating/

ioagoa, Those are some interesting recut examples. I especially like 47L0. A lot going on there! Nice, clear scans, too. Thanks for showing them.

Before I am chastised for this submission in the 'imperforate' section just want to say, it's got some impressive borders for this issue.

Caper123, That might have been a gem if it had all of its perfs back.

Wish I was able to plate perf issues.

#10A position 60R2e is Variety #37 – One Horizontal Line Recut at Top of Upper Left Diamond Block.

However, it looks like it also has one line recut on the left side of the upper left diamond block. The stampplating.com image also appears to show this. Does anyone else have an example of this position they could show?

#11A position 32R3 - One Line Recut in Lower Left Triangle, and One Line Recut in Lower Right Triangle

CC, that's the same position I have of that recut combination...

Groovy!