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Anyone familiar with what look like an expert's mark on this Lombardy Venetia 1850 first issue 5c with Verona cancel (Scott 1b Sassone 1a)? On the bottom left - I read it as "MU." but do not recognize it & cannot find a match on the stamp expert marks site. The "AF" at the bottom right looks like an owner's mark to me.   ~Greg |
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I do not believe that either one is an experts mark given the position. Are you sure that the "MU" mark is not graphite or lead? |
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Thanks for replying - yes, possibly could be a second owner's mark. Not sure whether pencil or not, don't want to disturb at this point.
Can you clarify your point on position? - I have stamps with expert's marks near the LL corner, that doesn't seem unusual. |
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There is a set of marking positions denoting particular things - a sort of expertisers' shorthand - and they tend to be more precisely sited than the "AF" on yours. |
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Thanks - as I mentioned, I don't think the AF is an expert's mark, but rather an owner's mark. It's the other one I'm looking into.
Thanks! Greg |
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Greg - I think that M.Brun's mark, when centrally applied at the base, indicates unmounted mint. |
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GeoffHa - that's interesting, thanks for info. That stamp is mint no gum now but no trace of being hinged.
Alka2 - yes, that could be a match, I'll take a closer look. Thank you for link to the Italian expert's marks site - very useful - I have a couple other Italian stamps with unknown marks to check against it. |
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When I have a minute, I'll scan the Maury guidance about positioning of marks. I don't move in these rarified zones myself. |
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Thanks - will also check my Maury and Sassone etc. for this kind of info. I don't move in rarified zones myself! all these have come as part of country collection lots. Always interesting the varieties, marks, rare cancels, errors not identified by the previous owner one can find in collection lots. |
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