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Mint #536 Natural Gun Creases Or Damaged?

 
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Posted 01/09/2023   10:19 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add photo61guy to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Pictured is a #536 perf 12.5 offset. It is MNH. Is this stamp damaged or are these creases natural?







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Posted 01/09/2023   11:23 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rogdcam to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like gum wrinkles and the gum is also dried out.
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Posted 01/09/2023   12:25 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add revcollector to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Those appear natural.
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Posted 01/09/2023   3:12 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add caspian65 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Natural gum/paper wrinkles. Seen by some as a 'fault' and would likely get a note on a certificate if sent in for expertizing.
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Posted 01/09/2023   3:15 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add revcollector to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

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Natural gum/paper wrinkles. Seen by some as a 'fault' and would likely get a note on a certificate if sent in for expertizing.


Not "likely", but certainly.
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I would call them 'gum bends' - they don't appear to have broken the paper fibers. If the bends get so bad that they break the paper fibers, then I call them 'gum creases'. Both are natural and are considered 'faults' although not egregious faults. How do you know if they have broken paper fibers? Dunk the stamp in watermark fluid. Broken fibers will look like dark spots or dark lines in fluid. Gum creases/bends are fairly common for the era.
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Posted 01/09/2023   5:35 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add revcollector to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The examples on this particular stamp would be called gum creases on a cert. They are noticeable on the face of the stamp.
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Posted 01/11/2023   8:13 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add photo61guy to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks to all. It helped me in purchasing this item.
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