daveg28
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Posts: 1,015
What I collect: U.S., Canada, Great Britain & Commonwealth, France (esp. 1950-80), DDR, USSR
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Post by daveg28 on Jul 14, 2017 16:41:58 GMT
I wrote that subject line with sarcasm, of course. We all know they are a big deal. I enjoy reading threads started by someone that is absolutely positive that they found one, only to be shot down...usually because they simply don't know how to use a perforation gauge.
What's I'd like to discuss here is...what's so special about this stamp? Can someone share with us the particulars about the perforations (I think it's 11 all sides), and the waste paper used to create them? How many of them are there actually out there? Is it a small number and they are all accounted for? Do we even know how many? Am I mistaken, or don't they all have a Kansas City precancel on them? I'd like us to take a moment here to maybe educate those who are less knowledgeable about this rare stamp.
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Posts: 6,263
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 Jul 14, 2017 18:13:52 GMT
Let me start by saying that, if one can believe the Philatelic Foundation experts, Scott 596 exists without the Kansas City precancel. Here is one of several without the precancel that PF has certified as being genuine.
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