If you are religious, then you surely believe that God moves in mysterious ways, even to the point of distracting you from buying something you shouldn’t.

J

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

nomad55… Tell me! What’s wrong with that McKinley card. The scans were so miniscule it is hard to see any detail at all.

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

deh3… Thanks also to you for the correct spelling of the authors of those books. I will Google them today and see if I can get hold of copies to study. It’s amazing how complicated the rate structures were, and still are actually.

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Forgery Identification Site

saschjohn If mine I would list in US postal history

15c Prexies, double censored to Spain, 1944

Jeff

---Yes, Linda, I know my feedback went to zero. My FB on the old ID was only 180 or so, but my total FB was nearly 1000. That was because I bought a GREAT deal of stamps from one seller, Carolina Collections. I enjoyed dealing with her, a very nice and pleasant lady. We still exchange Xmas cards.

Bill B.

After the huge sucess of E-BAY ,the APS try to start their own on line sale service to compete with e-bay but the rates were higher and only members could list on it that died quickly .Then they came up with stamp scan ID for people to pay around $4.00 or more to ID a stamp on the computer.That also fell down because people could come on this chat room and get it for free and much faster .

jaywild good morning, will answer to best of recollection, references are at office and I am just starting first cup of coffee:

4c - surface rates were also available

4-1/2c - in spite of 4th class label, likely 3rd class, 1-1/2c first 2 oz, + 1-1/2c ea additional oz or fraction.(Incidentally, domestic mailings of such items are properly called third class, similar international is Printed Matter

5c - overfranked 3c rate, frequent mistake with 5c first half oz UPU international mail

7c - likely 2c third class + 5c insurance (I will double check at office today)

8c - double weight UPU, 5c first half oz + 3c additional half oz

12c - double 6c military service air rate, available to active duty military, civil contractors on military projects and military departments.

I think you will find a copy of the Beecher & Tony Waurukavieczs (butchered spelling) book on US Postal Rates 1870 - 1996, (Exact title and year span likely in error, again from memory) available from most philatelic booksellers. There is a similar book for international rates. They should google easily, I located one at the office online for a griend in England.

Thanks for sharing them,

Jeff

PREXIE RATE QUESTIONS

I have some questions about the following prexie usages. Any help would be greatly appreciated.—

4¢ prexie on postcard from Hawaii. Although it doesn’t say so on the card, this pays the airmail postcard rate from Hawaii in effect at the time. Was it required that all mail going to and from Hawaii pay the airmail rate during this period?

4½¢ fourth class rate. Alas, this is undated. Anybody know what rate would correspond with this franking?

5¢—is this the correct first class rate per ounce for Canada in 1953?

7¢ on a tag attached to a bag sent parcel post. This was insured for $5. Any clue what the parcel post & insurance rates were at the time?

8¢ sent to Belgium. Was this the surface first class rate to Belgium in 1954?

12¢ airmail letter sent from APO in France, February 1945. What were the rates that controlled this type of mail?

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Have to agree with you that bourse dealers seem to carry the same old stuff.That was the limit most stamp collectors have had for many years .But with the e-bay market place they should be ajusting to the new reality .They need to turn over their old stock quicker and find new material to offer the collecting public.

Also agree about supporting the local guys who pay for the tables,but its hard to buy anything if all they got are basic collections and picked over material.Some of these guys were complainting about the high prices the auction houses are getting but refuse to fight for decent material.If they don't get it at a bargin then they don't have it.

alpimom The Scott Specialized lists a 6c Washington like yours variety perf 10 at top or bottom, used CV is $3250. You might want to remeasure the perfs at bottom.

Whether or not it is that variety is another matter, the dated cancel of 1923 puts it at the right timeframe.

Jeff

The shame was that the material was total lacking depth.Every dealer had mixture lots or country lots and album or album pages .The material was all beginner material and picked over lots.I like to call it a forth or fifth generation lot .No material that research or specialised catalogs could be used on .

The few guys who had stamps or sets in dealer cards all had the half of catalog or above priceing .Do these people realize E-BAY prices ,a few even had modern junk at full catalog across their tables . There was a good group of older collectors and buyers but little money was changing hands but at the pennyland tables each chair was occupied .

So in summary of the show {if you want to call it that}the penny stuff sold but the lack of serious material kept sales low .BYE-THE-WAY I purchased 10 long black boxes to put all the cards that i made up and sorted in catalog order this past year .....

Next winter I plan to collate three different groupings of dealers boxes filled with 102 cards into one huge stock .Still a long way from the 160 boxes inventory that the west coast dealer A&D has which they claim is the largest inventory of stamps .....paul

Link for searching negative feedbacks I mentioned earlier, now at office and located it

http://www.toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs

Originally courtesy of IO

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

My guess would be 1 neg. to 1,000 is 99.9% rating .So 1 neg. to 1,100 positives would be 99.99% .there-by 1 neg. to 1,110 positives would be 100% feedback rating in the computer at e-bay .Can anyone see any fault with that ....... 1,110

Cobbie10Your digital images with a camera are quite good.

Uncancelled stamps without gum are UNUSED not MINT.

Bob in WA IO knows a link where one can search out only negs or neutrals.

deh3Perhaps because geologists are more concise?

Jeff

Negatives are a badge of not putting up with the nut crowd.-----

Let me be the first to say ---You did a good job as President and you did a good job handling the few times that I try to nock you off your game -----WELL DONE ....

Its always a good day when i can make a new page in my collection {Iceland-Tax stamps}.....paul

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

J

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

First the varible is 99.5% ,you need to stay above that number . so 1 out of 100 is 1% ,then 1 in 1,000 is .1%

So if you got 4 negatives per 1,000 positives your above the 99.5% ....so the answer to stay at 100% is 4 negatives per 1,000 positives ......paul ,going to bed early in pain .

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Bill B.

Just for the record about philatelic certificates.....They are not admissible in court because they are opinions ,so they are hearsey. Since a certificate can't testify under oath and be subject to cross-examination .So the actual expert has to appear in court .....just a interest piece of information if a dispute goes to court .....paul

Greetings from a beautiful day in Bowie Texas

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J

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

When I was a teenager I used to think my father knew nothing about anything. It’s amazing how smart he got as I grew older…

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

There’s another, more nefarious reason for banning a particularly expertizer, although I don’t wish to suggest that it is operating in this case, and that is when the seller knows that the stamp has already been through a particular firm and already got a bad cert. I was a victim of that scam myself once, in the dim distant past before I came to know everything.

J

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

J

I think someone left the gate unlocked down at the state hospital…

J

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

What a shock they are listed and bid up over $14.00 a packet of 1,000 which original sold for .29 .Now if the limited inventory is being purchased and used up .That begs the question in a year or two were is the price going?

My quess is that there is going to be a market in slightly used hinges ,thats a gross possisibilty .So to keep the chance down of catching a illness or a virius ,i reckowmend drinking Scotch or Tequelia straight from the bottle while working on mounting your stamps .

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

I am sure that you have an excellent reputation among collectors of your specialty; however, your reputation among us Yanks could stand some improvement.

By the way, if you are insulted by my comment, why is it that your insulting comments to others are exempt?

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

I was trying to identify a Victorian stamp today, and ended up in New South Wales, Australia, where I saw an item of yours for sale.

I was surprised/disappointed with your scan. I would have thought that an expert like you would have taken more time to offer an enlarged image. Your scan was very small, not sharp. Do you expect people to buy because of your reputation?

Ken C.

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

IO Looks to be some trunkless variety.

Jeff

Jim

? How to do a “flip-comparison” test on perforations
? US Stamp Identifiers: | 10c Issue of 1855-57 | First 3¢ Stamped Envelopes | Grilled Stamps | Large “Banknotes” | First Bureau Issues | Abe Lincoln’s “tiny eye”
                                    | Washington-Franklin stamps of 1908-22 | 2nd & 3rd Issue Revenue Designs | Colors, Scott 70/78, 24¢ Washington

R.I.P. Johnno.