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Posted 08/02/2024   4:45 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add p0506img to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I have a number of 1 cent Washington precancels which I think are Scott 498 but I see no mention in Scott's Spec. Cat. of any Bureau precancels of this group. Am I missing something?
(I'm trying to upload an image of one but the image optimizer does not seem to be working)

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Posted 08/02/2024   6:12 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Parcelpostguy to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Make sure the image is of a type which the image optimizer handles. Try taking a screen shot of your image and the image optimizer has no issue with a screen shot. Also make sure the size does not exceed 300 while the optimizer will handle those larger sized, the upload image will not upload if over 300.

Advise if you have further problems.
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Posted 08/02/2024   6:27 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add John Becker to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

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Am I missing something?

If your stamps are indeed 498, then they will have *local* precancels, rather than Bureau precancels.
For the most part, detailed precancel information is beyond the scope of the Scott catalog and one must consult the publications of the Precancel Stamp Society.
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Posted 08/04/2024   7:47 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add stampsOnMail to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Note that the "Bureau" precancels did start with experiments using the PERF 10 Washington-Franklins. These are Scott 462 (1c) and so on. As you know, your 1c Scott 498 differs by perforation (perf. 11).
Perhaps that is why you were expecting something more of your Scott 498.
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