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لدى الكثير من العملات القديمه النادره والطوابع والكاميرات

For years now (maybe I'm over thinking it) I can't tell if this stamp is either R159 or R160 (I'm open to comments), anyway this a document with one of the 1898 Provisional $5.00 Revenue stamp on it. This is the only one I've seen. The Boston book cl...

Damaged Stamps/Fillers

It’s been a while since I checked out older US postage stamps on eBay. Is this a new phenomenon, or have damaged stamps and rough space fillers always been offered at 25 to 40 or 50 percent of catalog? Do stamps actually sell at these prices? Just cu...

Why 3 Cuts in Some 1898 Series Revenue Stamps Face Value 10 cents and Higher

The Government (see attached scan) issued a directive dated 1 Dec 1899, effective all revenue stamps 10 cents face value and higher on 15 December 1899 to have in addition 3 cuts. I've attached this directive, but mostly unreadable, (I typed out the ...

R164r with Screw Head Capture

Good day, today I have a rather odd R164r with a screw head capture, now then these were supposed to be cut away at the printing plant , as part of cutting a sheet into panes. But something went wrong and now the screw head shows. In my experience th...

Double Transfers on R123 & R145

Good of you to stop by. For anybody who do not know what to look for on Scott USA Revenues R123 & R145, here are scans as such. By the way the only difference between these two Scott numbers are the color, same transfer roll was used. See scans and a...

Foreign Design on R116 and R142

Today for those who might have never encountered the foreign design on R116 (blue 2nd issue) and R142 (orenage third issue) here are some of mine. These are some what harder to find, but do show up once in a while from sellers who do not recoginze th...

USA Scott Number 295 Block of 4 with unusual Postive Orientation of 2C

Thanks for stopping by to see this unusal 295 block of 4. What's unusal is there is a positive orentation 2C which is smaller than the (red 2C and black 2C which are normal in the reverse orientation). See scan and arrows At first I thought this was ...

Unknown Fancy Cancel on Series 1898 Battleship Revenues

Thanks for stopping by. I've had this stamp for a long time, unable to determine what the cancels means or what company used it. Maybe someone knows know? Unknown Cancel

Recent Acqusition Large Pane of R178 Series 1898 Revenues USA

R178Thanks for stopping by, here is a large pane of R178, the cancel is one of the trust companies, thought somebody might like to see this one.

Selling U.S. Stamp Mint Sheets by consignment on eBay

U.S. Mint Sheets: I have a very large collection of U.S. Mint Sheets -- commemoratives, definitives, airmail etc. They are all in excellent condition and in albums in a non smoking home. I have many sheets from the 1930s and pretty much all of the is...

Early cover , 1923, need help with perforation

Got this cover , dated 1923, Washington pair. I have a problem with perforation. Vertical 10, horizontal 9 1/2. Tried many gauges and same result. Can’t find in Scott cat. Need your opinion regarding horizontal perf. Thank you.

Hello, Hello!

Still trying to fill out my Machins, but now I have a lot of dross to remove. Gave up trying to use the Scott Machin pages and catalog and have switched to the SG Concise, which doesn’t carry all the lettering changes, but lists the various phosphoru...