what I know about US stamps could be written on the back of one. So when this came into my possession I was and still am at a loss about what to do about it. It's a used 1988 issue Scott # 2280 coil strip of four with a colour fault on the two centre stamps.
Is this this a regular fault? Is it worth anything? I see the catalogue value in my Scott 2008 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue is 20c each. Or is it just a curiosity?
Opinions are welcome.
I think I recall that this stamp has a "forest fire" or "burning trees" variety with reddish-brown trees, but it's not listed in my 2017 Scott Specialized.
That's a nice freak in a strip with the transition from normal to freak to normal.
A similar mint strip of 3 is offered on eBay and HipStamp for $85. That doesn't mean it will SELL for that, but who knows. A mint strip of 5 that could be more accurately described as "burning trees" is offered for $75. Your nicely cancelled strip may fetch more than a mint strip since used strips of that freak are likely more rare than mint strips. I have little doubt you could get $25 for it quite easily. I wouldn't be completely surprised if you found a buyer at $100, but that would mean finding just the right person, I would suspect.
It's a contemporaneous cancel, but the stamp was issued May 20, 1988 and this cancel is almost one full year later. That's not a problem, but you won't get an extra bump in value for a cancel within days of the official release. And, of course, if there was a plate number, that would have added to the value as well.
As David says: "It's worth what a buyer is willing to pay"
Lars
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