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Post by decentguy on Dec 14, 2022 11:24:58 GMT
Why Does this Penny Blue looks so good and detailed? without including that damage obviously  ... Not saying this because its mine but I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it ....  |
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guyana1230
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What I collect: GUYANA, Surinam, British Commonwealth, Aland, Denmark Finland, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, USA, Scout Posts, Cinderellas
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Post by guyana1230 on Dec 14, 2022 16:11:37 GMT
Apart from the fact it is a "Two-Penny or Tuppenny Blue" it is a nice looking stamp even with the damage, I would be quite happy to put it in my collection.
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Dec 14, 2022 16:16:52 GMT
Thanks for your post, Roni ( decentguy). I agree with Martyn ( guyana1230) on this one. I think it is a very attractive stamp, apart from the damage, which is a shame. I find that there is something very visually appealing about stamps printed in black, blue, and green that are postmarked in red. It just looks particularly nice to my eye. The detail of the engraving is also excellent on this example. Anyway, thanks for posting.  |
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Dec 14, 2022 23:16:01 GMT
Why Does this Penny Blue looks so good and detailed? ... I'm guessing that the lines look as clean as they do because the stamp was produced early in the printing plate's usage (minimal wear) and that the plate wasn't excessively inked. |
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Post by decentguy on Dec 15, 2022 1:25:15 GMT
Why Does this Penny Blue looks so good and detailed? ... I'm guessing that the lines look as clean as they do because the stamp was produced early in the printing plate's usage (minimal wear) and that the plate wasn't excessively inked. Mate thats a very good answer ... ...It makes a lot of sense ... very wise! I like Thanks for that |
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Post by michael on Dec 15, 2022 9:17:27 GMT
Imperforate and no white line means it's from plate 1 or 2. The punched letters PJ match those for plate 1 as seen here:  Information for 2d blue plate 1 from "Perkins Bacon Great Britain Line-Engraved Postage Stamp Printings 1840-1846 Volume 2" by Alan Druce: First printing for Plate 1 was 1 May 1840 and the last printing was 10 July 1840 so a very old stamp, probably one of the oldest posted on this forum! It was either printed by Curtis, Bunce, Corbett or McMurdie. There were just over 4 million stamps printed (16,962 sheets) from this plate.
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Post by decentguy on Dec 16, 2022 8:14:40 GMT
Very Nice mate and That knowledge is outstanding ... Thanks for that!
Cheers
Roni
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Post by decentguy on Dec 16, 2022 8:17:57 GMT
I kinda Feel special now ! Thanks again michael |
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... Not saying this because its mine but I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it .... 
