Greetings,
The other month I came across a blurb from a stamp "club" that specialized in the swirly patterns put on old stamps to cut down on forgery. An example of this can be found on Scott US 63, 65 etc. I cannot recall the name of this group or how to contact them. There was a fancy word for the patterns of which I write. If anyone can help me out I would be most appreciative.
US 63 and 65 had no patterns, swirly or otherwise, of which I am aware.
However, the design of 65, (A25 I believe) carried grills, starting in 1867, which were basically small points, as one might see on a cheese or ginger grater, embedded in them. Scott 88 and 94 are two such examples.
I don't know of a specialized grill society, although my dad was handy on them and some autos, such as the BMW, have distinctive ones.
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