Mr. H
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Post by Mr. H on Aug 12, 2020 16:04:44 GMT
Let me know what you think.  |
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khj
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Post by khj on Aug 12, 2020 16:59:58 GMT
Scott US 1895h is a black color printing error that was caused by the loading of black ink instead of dark blue.
Can't really tell from the quality of your pic. Better to provide a high resolution scan of the stamp on black background.
Because the field of stars in the error printing is lightly printed, it will appear more gray rather than black. If it appears all gray (OK for a little red leaching into the sides, that is not unusual), the tagging appears normal, and the stamp shows no signs/possibility of being a color changeling, then it might be a candidate for expertizing.
By tagging appearing normal, I mean the tagging is not badly faded, and is the correct tagging type (narrow block tagging) for the error. The stamp was produced with both wide block tagging and narrow block tagging. The known errors that I am aware of are from plates 8 and 9, which were produced only with narrow block tagging.
Best wishes...
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Mr. H
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Post by Mr. H on Aug 13, 2020 21:25:00 GMT
Hopefully this scan is better  |
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khj
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Post by khj on Aug 14, 2020 5:45:50 GMT
Does appear to be a candidate. I would also check it under filtered long-wavelength UV light -- check to make sure the paper "glow" is fairly uniform, especially around the field of stars. If the tagging under filtered short-wavelength UV light is the correct narrow block tagging and unmolested, I think it might have a shot. JMO
Best wishes!
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Mr. H
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Post by Mr. H on Dec 9, 2020 19:04:46 GMT
It's been about three month since I sent this in and got the determination today. Great news. It is a genuine 1895h.  |
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khj
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Post by khj on Dec 9, 2020 19:07:48 GMT
Fantastic! Congratulations! And thanks for following up and letting us know.
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renden
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Post by renden on Dec 9, 2020 19:39:49 GMT
Congratulations/Bravo !! Mr. H |
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Post by dgdecker on Dec 9, 2020 22:51:17 GMT
Congratulations! That is quite the find.
David
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philatelia
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Post by philatelia on Dec 9, 2020 23:08:39 GMT
Congratulations! Well done!
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