Today I recived a 1915 roo stamp but it does not have a watermark does this mean it is a fake . I bought it on ebay for 3.50 the seller said the catalog price is 16.50 Did I get ripped off ?Thanks for any help !
No picture, so I assume seller IDed it correctly, that it is unused, and you used watermark fluid.
It is possible that the stamp is from the edge of the watermark mat when the paper was produced. But normally, you will still see a trace of the watermark somewhere along one of the edges/corners. On some issues (not familiar with the watermark mat layout, you might even see the border of the watermark mat.
Put a pic here on the board, front and back. You didn't tell us much about it. What denomination is it. Very hard to give you an answer without more information.
Hi Brian,
I understand the lack of scanner. Can you describe the stamp a bit more for us? Denomination, color, used/unused? If it is a 1915 stamp it should have the second watermark, which is usually fairly readily visible. I've never seen one that had no watermark at all.
sir the color of the "roo" is like a redish brown it is a two shilling and has a postmark it also has a number on the back in pencil #99 there seams to be unhinged Agin Thanks for your help
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re: Roo stamp
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You do not need a scanner. Take a digital photo of the stamp. If you do not have a cell phone with a camera, have a friend take a photo for you. If you are unable to upload the photo to your computer, have your friend email the photo to you.
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" ... you can take the picture while it is soaking in watermark fluid. ...."
That reminds me of the number of times I considered soaking the computer in watermark fluid and setting it alight.
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re: Roo stamp
Here is an image of Brian's stamp:
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Sorry guys , after looking in watermark lighter fluid and blue light I have found the watermark sorry to have bothered you lol and thanks to Bobby for helping me post my pic Devildog
Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy.. 06 Sep 2015 05:05:26pm
re: Roo stamp
No apologies required or expected, Brian. This I how we all learn and some of my be knowledgeable in some areas, others, especially me, are not that experienced with "Roos".
So I follow these threads and try to file things away for future use.
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