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15 Cent Grey No Perforation At The Base

 
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Posted 10/18/2024   3:52 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add dedde to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hello,
I share those images because seems to have no perforation on a side and some trouble on other sides.
Seem to have a coil line too. Is not printed on flat sheet ?

Thank you!



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Posted 10/18/2024   4:19 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add mml1942 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The line at the bottom edge of the stamp is an artifact of the printing process.

For a discussion of these lines and how they occur, check this article:
https://stampsmarter.org/learning/I...reLines.html

While it focuses on the lines in red and green stamps, it is applicable to the issue on your cover as well.
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Edited by mml1942 - 10/18/2024 4:46 pm
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Posted 10/18/2024   5:40 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add John Becker to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
With various searches and people ignoring punctuation, I tried several years ago to entice Don to change his title to something more direct like "Red and Green Lines are not Errors and are Seldom Rare or Valuable", but to no avail. Beyond that, the article could also be expanded to differentiate between lines actually on the plates (typically flat and offset printings) versus joint-line ink accumulations (typically rotary printings), since various lines on the finished postal product often have different purposes or causes, etc.
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Posted 10/19/2024   08:43 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add dedde to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
OK thank you !
Ad what about the perforation? usually all the edge are perfored in the same way
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Posted 10/19/2024   09:10 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add John Becker to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The bottom side is a natural straight edge as noted in the article linked above.
The right side perforations have been damaged by insects, most likely silverfish. The left side has some damage also.
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Posted 10/19/2024   11:42 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add dedde to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you to all !
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Posted 10/19/2024   11:46 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Al E. Gator to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
If you haven't checked for it, your stamp on the cover is a Scott #514.
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Posted 10/23/2024   08:24 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add dedde to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Dear Al E. Gator,
thank you for the help and sorry for the my late answer.
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