Post by jamesw on Apr 10, 2020 4:46:43 GMT
Although I've posted here about Confederate stamps a number of times, I've never put myself forth as an expert. Sometimes I find myself out of my depth with these, despite how much I've read.
So, I'd like to put this question to the real experts out there.
Below is an image of two CSA#4s that I have in my collection.
The stamp on the left I purchased in 2013 in a collection of fakes, and it turned out to be real. Best 11ยข I ever spent! The stamp was id'd by Dr. John Kimbrough, an expert with the Confederate Stamp Alliance, as 'a genuine CSA #4 and plates as Stone 2 Position 17.'
The stamp on the right is another #4 purchased with a group of stamps last year. Looking at it tonight, I was noting some differences, and started to wonder if this stamp was possibly a Stone 3 printing.
Stone 2, as described in the 1986 Dietz Confederate States Catalogue and Handbook: 'The impressions are generally rough and coarse; the colours range from light to dark blue to indigo.'
Stone 3 impressions are 'generally clear and sharp; two shades of blue are most common, clear deep blue and light milky blue.
I've put some arrows on the image above. Notice the extra lines on the left of the frame on the Stone 2 stamp. Also the scroll in the upper left is 'dirty' as is the P in Postage.
The upper left corner of the right hand stamp is much cleaner. Also I notice a slight difference in the scroll on the bottom right.
Trish Kaufmann on her website has several possible stone 3s for sale. They would have to be plated for confirmation. But the images certainly show clearer impressions.
www.trishkaufmann.com/csa-4-5-cents-lithograph
So my question to the real CSA experts out there is, do you think the stamp on the right could be a Stone 3 impression, or simply a Stone 2 which was simply inked a little lighter?
I understand that without plating I am only asking for an opinion, and won't hold anyone legally responsible.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
So, I'd like to put this question to the real experts out there.
Below is an image of two CSA#4s that I have in my collection.
The stamp on the left I purchased in 2013 in a collection of fakes, and it turned out to be real. Best 11ยข I ever spent! The stamp was id'd by Dr. John Kimbrough, an expert with the Confederate Stamp Alliance, as 'a genuine CSA #4 and plates as Stone 2 Position 17.'
The stamp on the right is another #4 purchased with a group of stamps last year. Looking at it tonight, I was noting some differences, and started to wonder if this stamp was possibly a Stone 3 printing.
Stone 2, as described in the 1986 Dietz Confederate States Catalogue and Handbook: 'The impressions are generally rough and coarse; the colours range from light to dark blue to indigo.'
Stone 3 impressions are 'generally clear and sharp; two shades of blue are most common, clear deep blue and light milky blue.
I've put some arrows on the image above. Notice the extra lines on the left of the frame on the Stone 2 stamp. Also the scroll in the upper left is 'dirty' as is the P in Postage.
The upper left corner of the right hand stamp is much cleaner. Also I notice a slight difference in the scroll on the bottom right.
Trish Kaufmann on her website has several possible stone 3s for sale. They would have to be plated for confirmation. But the images certainly show clearer impressions.
www.trishkaufmann.com/csa-4-5-cents-lithograph
So my question to the real CSA experts out there is, do you think the stamp on the right could be a Stone 3 impression, or simply a Stone 2 which was simply inked a little lighter?
I understand that without plating I am only asking for an opinion, and won't hold anyone legally responsible.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.