Bought One from 1869 Series

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  1. Gunny

    Gunny Retired Jarhead Moderator

    I've been reading a book about the 1869 Series, but didn't have one of the stamps in my collection. Went to the American Stamp Dealers Association meeting in Arlington, Va yesterday and picked this one up from the Bardo Stamps table. Was looking for a well centered used stamp with minor cancellation and think I found it with this one. These issues are notorious for horrible centering.

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    Gunny, Nov 8, 2014
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  2. Gunny

    Gunny Retired Jarhead Moderator

    Oh yeah, it's a Scott # 115.
     
    Gunny, Nov 8, 2014
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  3. stampdad

    stampdad Member

    That is a great one too. Crisp, clear . Awesome piece
     
    stampdad, Nov 8, 2014
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  4. zararina

    zararina Simply Me! :D

    Nice find, looks really good. :)
     
    zararina, Nov 9, 2014
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  5. Hochstrasse

    Hochstrasse Moderator Moderator

    I love the color on this stamp. It's got great eye appeal too. Fantastic acquisition Gunny!
     
    Hochstrasse, Nov 11, 2014
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  6. DonSellos

    DonSellos Moderator Moderator

    Very nice stamp, indeed!!
     
    DonSellos, Nov 11, 2014
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  7. tasha

    tasha Active Member

    I am trying to see if this one is centered and it looks pretty good. I have seen a few that are a little off and I even found one that has a spelling error.
     
    tasha, Nov 12, 2014
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  8. littleriverphil

    littleriverphil Active Member

    Very nice copy of Scott 115, a notoriously poorly centered stamp. Congrats on a great choice Gunny

    I'm sure that I'm not the only person who would love to see it!! :)
     
    littleriverphil, Nov 17, 2014
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  9. zararina

    zararina Simply Me! :D

    It will be great to see the one with spelling error. Some are really collecting those odd stamps.
     
    zararina, Nov 18, 2014
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  10. littleriverphil

    littleriverphil Active Member

    Yeah! Doesn't everyone love errors on stamps? :) Here's one of mine. This stamp was supposed to be overprinted SPECIMEN, but in one position of the typeset plate ( the overprint plate ), Position 26, the typesetter transposed the P and E.

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    littleriverphil, Nov 18, 2014
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  11. Hochstrasse

    Hochstrasse Moderator Moderator

    I have to confess the "sepcimen" error is one of my favorite error stamps. I don't own one, but sure would love to.
     
    Hochstrasse, Nov 18, 2014
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  12. zararina

    zararina Simply Me! :D

    This is really nice. ;)
     
    zararina, Nov 19, 2014
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  13. tasha

    tasha Active Member

    Oh thats fantastic! I love it, how unique. Wonder if it would be worth anything?
     
    tasha, Nov 28, 2014
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  14. Gunny

    Gunny Retired Jarhead Moderator

    A couple more from the 1869 series. The Scott 113 & Scott 114. Nice centering on the 113. The 114 has seen better days though, and is still on partial cover.


    Scott #113
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    Scott #114
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    Gunny, Feb 21, 2015
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  15. littleriverphil

    littleriverphil Active Member

    Well on your way with the 1869's, here's the next three, well, actually I skipped 118. These are 116, 117, and 119. The 12 cent 117 has a WAY cancel, meaning that it was mail from somewhere on the route between post offices. I don't really collect this series, just accumulated them from other lots.

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    littleriverphil, Feb 22, 2015
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  16. Gunny

    Gunny Retired Jarhead Moderator

    Here are 3 more additions from the 1869 series. They may look familiar as I acquired them from littleriverphil and are pictured above in his posting.

    Scott 116 - Eagle & Shield
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    Scott 117 - S. S. Adriatic

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    Scott 119 - Landing of Columbus

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    Gunny, Feb 27, 2015
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  17. zararina

    zararina Simply Me! :D

    Good to know that you received that form someone here. :D
     
    zararina, Feb 28, 2015
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  18. littleriverphil

    littleriverphil Active Member

    They look great, Gunny! The way cancellation on the 12 cent is a "way" postmark, which was applied either by the post rider or at the next post office. This is mail that was picked up along the post route by the rider, mailed from between post offices. Either the sender had the stamp, or the 12 cents, and gave the letter/package and payment to the rider, who completed the mailing.
     
    littleriverphil, Feb 28, 2015
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  19. Hochstrasse

    Hochstrasse Moderator Moderator

    They look very nice Gunny, good color on the 10c yellow. This has been my favorite U.S. stamp set since I was a teenager. Looks like you have a good leg up on the set.:)
     
    Hochstrasse, Mar 1, 2015
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  20. CalzoneManiac

    CalzoneManiac Member

    those are very nice stamps you have there. hopefully you're able to get one of the inverts.
     
    CalzoneManiac, Jul 20, 2015
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