A regular paper page printed with outline box for a stamp requires a stamp hinge or a stamp mount that has to be 'moistened" to become sticky and...
Similar to paper money, small extraneous bits of ink are common. If you have seen the presses used then, excess ink was wiped off the printing plate...
I looked through one of my China collections readily available, and I found one 1897 dated Mar.20 CUSTOMS cancellation on revalued 4 Cent on 4....
That was a very odd time in Chinese postage as they were switching from the Custom Postage system to the National System valued in dollars, effective...
My personal observation is that this is a very low point for stamp prices, even including some of the classics such as US 1, 2, columbians, zepps,...
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here is an article on the US semi-postals. We use a different accounting method ( of course), so no '+1' of notation....
The stamp itself appears to me to be a Minkus #16, by the curl lines and shading lines under the ear. The postmark of diamond dots and number was...
Here are a group of duplicate stamps I have for sale. Thought I would try here before eB. A couple of nib perfs, but over all avg or better. I...
It seems to be a phrase by main line religion of the time to refer to 'heathenish' religion and 'gospel singing and chants' especially in reference...
There is a Frederick W. Hunton still alive in Lafayette California ( age 76) Google is our friend :) Frederick W Hunton in Lafayette, CA | Age 76....
I recall many decades ago, that Scott didn't issue numbers until a while after issue, rather than immediately. Since the number as today is...
It is possible that they are printer scrap. Sometimes after ink resupply to the old type of press, scrap paper is run through to absorb/test the ink...
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