I have this block of 20 US J76 (50 Cent 1930)and assume that the vertical lines are cancellations. But the gum on the back appears completely intact so I'm not entirely sure. I would appreciate any thoughts on this.
Multiples of used higher value postage due stamps with full gum are fairly common. The following thread shows some examples where the recipient paid the due amount for multiple pieces at once. The stamps don't always get affixed to the top mail piece or a form. Yes, your stamps are cancelled.
Quote: I have this block of 20 US J76 (50 Cent 1930)and assume that the vertical lines are cancellations. But the gum on the back appears completely intact so I'm not entirely sure. I would appreciate any thoughts on this. Thanks
I agree these postage dues are J86. When I was a teenager the postage due clerk used to save the plate blocks for me. I watched him fill out the postage due bill and then simply staple the stamps to it. Of course the gum on the stamps would still be intact.
Thank you both for your responses and help. I see now that they are indeed *6 or 86a. Might I ask how you could tell they were J86 without measuring the perfs? Just by color?
Yes, the color of the later scarlet printings is indeed the first and biggest tip-off. The print quantity of J76 also makes is far less likely. Lastly, from your own image, when the top and sides are compared by aligning the perfs at the bottom, they are "off" by about a 1/2 at the top, which is close to 20mm, indicating a compound perforation, which must be from the J86 family. .
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