I got an early Christmas present from my roommate. I HUGE collection of stamps on pages. they will take me days to catalog... I think she just wanted to keep me busy so I wouldn't bother her...
These give me fits trying to figure out which they are. I know there are experts here who can tell right off so here you go.
thanks in advance,
Blair
I love the green cancel on this stamp... an 11?
I almost cried when I saw the one below. Unused but damaged...a 26?
I want to learn to identify these so please tell me what your looking at that leads to your identification. Thanks again!
The truth is within and only you can reveal it 10 Dec 2015 04:18:59pm
re: Early Washingtons
Blair, Well I guess you do not need them now, but they're on their way anyway.
I really doubt your Scott catalog is different than the rest of ours . Even though I've looked it up a hundred times, like most everyone else, I still have to look it up again.
The top one is a type I (frame lines on all four sides) the bottom one is a type II (top and bottom frame lines removed).
No go on the Green cancel it is Black which sometimes fades to look Greenish. Green cancels are one of the rarest of all color cancels. They add several hundred dollars to even the cheapest of the early issues. See stamps below for Green cancels.
There were billions of #'s 11 and 26 printed. Not near as many #'s 10 and 11. They are easy to identify except for #10. I would guess that 80% of all the stamps you see offered for sale as 10 are in fact no. 11. Because of the long runs of #11 there were many different shades, some of which could be mistaken for the Orange Brown of #10. However, the color of # 10 is quite striking an stands out among the shades of #11. The other important thing about #10 is that they were printed when the plates were fresh. Line definition should be sharp like the proofs. Line definition as well as overall sharpness deteriorated because of wearing of the plates thru the two runs.
Compare your copies with the proof shown below. Notice line definition in the hair and robe.
Thanks Mitchell! I thought I had them right but wanted to make sure. The 11 had "green cancel" written on the back of it so I'm guessing the person she got the collection from probably paid a premium based on that for that stamp but he also had it in the spot for the 10... Thanks for the identification help I will work on recognizing them.
They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin 10 Dec 2015 05:19:44pm
re: Early Washingtons
Blair, between you posting images and asking questions, and Mitchel et alia answering them, I am learning that I actually have only scraped the surface knowledge wise regarding my early US. Keep asking and one day I may know enough to sort my collection properly!
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LOL it would be a crime not to take full advantage of all the information available in the minds of the members here so I surely will!
I need all the info... I have gone from about 200 stamps a few months ago to over 3000 now... if I plan to organize them in any way I have to ask questions...
