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United States/Stamps : errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???

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Pooh
18 Apr 2020
09:42:29pm
Image Not Found I have just found this The top half of this stamp doesn't look right. The 2 on the left hand side has a extra line, The G in Postage is joined, A line going through Cents?, P of Postage isn't right, C in America isn't right looks like a extra blob, Looks like a star where the line is going through. This certainly doesn't look right????

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19 Apr 2020
12:35:14am
re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???

In addition to over-inking It looks like it might be a bit of a worn plate, which is not unusual with these stamps.

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Ziggy
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26 Nov 2020
04:32:19pm
re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???

Image Not FoundThere are thousands of errors or differences in this stamp to look for!Your stamp is likely one of them.

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DaveSheridan
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26 Nov 2020
08:10:39pm
re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???

Are there any other naked eye varieties other than the broken hat, or are they all magnifying-glass types?

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keesindy
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27 Nov 2020
04:57:58pm
re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???

Depending on how good your eyesight is, the frame break at the lower right-hand corner of the Scott 231 stamp may meet your criterion. It was a progressive problem that grew longer over time. Ziggy can provide more info, but here is one example of the full break.

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DaveSheridan
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27 Nov 2020
10:39:11pm
re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???

Thanks Tom. I'll look for that one.

Does anyone know if there's a handy reference of the flaws?

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vinman
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28 Nov 2020
09:35:51am
re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???

You can check

Encyclopedia Of Plate Verities On U.S. Bureau-Printed Postage Stamps French, Loran C. 1979

I don't have my volume handy to check for you.

Vince

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DaveSheridan
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28 Nov 2020
09:59:09am
re: errors on Columbia Exposition Stamp???

Thanks Vin, that's not a tome I'd heard of.

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