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United States Sc#447 Coils Opinions Please.

 
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Posted 01/26/2021   02:35 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add rod222 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I have interpreted these as Sc#447 Perforate 10 vertically and assuming fakes.
please offer your opinion, and if fake what do I look for?
No discernible Wmk shows

Width of design, best I can see, and estimate is 19.5mm for both.

.....and can see maybe Sc#496 issues.

Reading stampsmarter
https://www.stampsmarter.org/1847us...p10coil.html

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Edited by rod222 - 01/26/2021 02:50 am

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United States
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Posted 01/26/2021   09:46 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wtcrowe to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
They look like rotary printed coils and not flat plate. If I am correct and they are watermarked they would be Scott 458. If not watermarked Scott 496
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Bedrock Of The Community
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Posted 01/26/2021   2:28 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you wtcrowe.
I have little experience with US watermarks, but fairly sure these are unwmkd.
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Posted 05/30/2026   2:30 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add NicholasC to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Hi all, this looks pretty good to me for a real #447, what do you think?



Correction: It's #396.
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Edited by NicholasC - 05/31/2026 10:57 am
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Posted 05/31/2026   08:14 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add solomons_prayer to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Hey Nicholas. Yours looks to be a 396, perf 8½.
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Posted 05/31/2026   09:04 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add NicholasC to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Oh geez, I'm feeling really stupid right now. You're right. I measured the perforations correctly, so I don't know what I was looking at yesterday. Must have just looked at the wrong group in the catalog. My apologies for wasting everyone's time.
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Edited by NicholasC - 05/31/2026 09:22 am
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Posted 05/31/2026   12:08 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add solomons_prayer to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Not at all. Because you brought up this post I was reminded of Bill Crow, triggering me to pull up a video of him talking about his expertization process to other hobbyists.
I've learned a lot from him and from you as well in these forums! You're not wasting anybody's time.
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