Stamporama Discussions: 146 or 157

United States/Stamps : 146 or 157

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seanpashby

12 Sep 2015
01:32:41am

According to the catalog, scott 146 is Red Brown without the secret mark. 157 is Brown with secret mark. This stamp is obviously not the Red Brown of my other copies of 146, but I can find no trace of a secret mark. Has anyone seen copies of 157 without the mark?
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thebiggnome

12 Sep 2015
06:20:20am

re: 146 or 157

According to Scott:

"This mark seldom shows clearly. The stamp, No. 157, can be distinguished by its color."

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seanpashby

12 Sep 2015
12:09:43pm

re: 146 or 157

I saw that remark in the specialized catalog, but there is a difference between not showing clearly and non-existent. Thank you for the comment.

BobbyBarnhart

They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin
12 Sep 2015
01:46:02pm

re: 146 or 157

Now that Nelson has pointed it out, I can see it also. Never would have, however, had I not been informed that it was there, thus prompting me to look closer.

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seanpashby

12 Sep 2015
07:09:12pm

re: 146 or 157

I see it now. I was expecting something much more dramatic as in the other marks. I have been looking right at it not realizing it was there. Thank you everyone.

HungaryForStamps

13 Sep 2015
12:17:02am

re: 146 or 157

But even if the secret mark wasn't there, because the color is brown it would be a 157. As Bill Weiss has pointed out, the secret mark is not always there.

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seanpashby

12 Sep 2015
01:32:41am

thebiggnome

12 Sep 2015
06:20:20am

re: 146 or 157

According to Scott:

"This mark seldom shows clearly. The stamp, No. 157, can be distinguished by its color."

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seanpashby

12 Sep 2015
12:09:43pm

re: 146 or 157

I saw that remark in the specialized catalog, but there is a difference between not showing clearly and non-existent. Thank you for the comment.

BobbyBarnhart

They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin
12 Sep 2015
01:46:02pm

re: 146 or 157

Now that Nelson has pointed it out, I can see it also. Never would have, however, had I not been informed that it was there, thus prompting me to look closer.

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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke"

www.bobbybarnhart.ne ...

seanpashby

12 Sep 2015
07:09:12pm

re: 146 or 157

I see it now. I was expecting something much more dramatic as in the other marks. I have been looking right at it not realizing it was there. Thank you everyone.

HungaryForStamps

13 Sep 2015
12:17:02am

re: 146 or 157

But even if the secret mark wasn't there, because the color is brown it would be a 157. As Bill Weiss has pointed out, the secret mark is not always there.