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Looks used to me. See marks in "A" field in "POSTAGE" and also at the 9 o'clock position... Also, the straight edge does not look straight to me...
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"Light smudge near propeller" is a long way of saying "cancel" … Top doesn't like a scissor-cut - more a tear. |
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U.S. flat plate printed panes from this era will have stamps from the "cut side" of the pane with a straight edge.
You don't see nearly as many straight-edged stamps as were produced because most/many of them have been perforated to suit stamp collectors. |
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Rest in Peace
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Scott C4-6 were printed in sheets of 400 that were cut into panes of 100. They can exist with a straight edge at the top, or bottom, or left, or right, or on two contiguous sides. Like most other straight edged stamps the vast majority have been "improved". |
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+1
There are some collectors that try and collect nothing else and the logic to that is that there are less of them. The idea that it having a straight edge makes a a stamp less desirable is non-sense.
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So people cut the perforations into them? Interesting. I didn't see the cancel sign. You guys are really good. Thanks. |
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As a used stamp, it may have been cut when the addressee opened the envelope.
Don
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Posted 09/13/2021 5:32 pm
