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United States/BOB & Other : U349A?

 

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26 Dec 2016
07:32:30pm

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got this in a box of covers. any help identifying it would be appreciated.Image Not Foundslate? dark slate? light blue? ultramarine?Confused

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26 Dec 2016
09:37:07pm
re: U349A?

There's a couple on ebay listed as U351. They both look quite a bit darker. Would that make this one slate?

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26 Dec 2016
09:38:27pm
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Really need a good clear scan (not color corrected) of just the indicia and even at that with the soiling and fade you would almost have to assume the most common color. But let's see a blow up of it.

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27 Dec 2016
09:28:39am

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how's this. not sure how to color correct. never have done it.Image Not FoundConfused

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27 Dec 2016
09:43:48am
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Take it out of the glassine to scan it directly please. Scanning will not hurt it.

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27 Dec 2016
01:07:34pm
re: U349A?

Here is a Philatelic Foundation-certified U349a; there are several others in the PF database that you can use for comparison.

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28 Dec 2016
02:54:02pm
re: U349A?

Compare that scan from the PF database to this one where I taped the envelope to the window and let the sun work on it for a couple weeks.

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The sun had no effect on the paper for that amount of time, but it sure wiped out the red component of the violet indicium.

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28 Dec 2016
04:04:06pm
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I would sure have a hard time telling the difference.

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28 Dec 2016
04:33:10pm
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There are many ways to change colors, to create "blank denomination boxes" on GB and commonwealth stamps, etc. That is why many items should only be bought with a certificate.

I had a lovely used overprint from one of the Scandinavian countries that cataloged several thousand dollars. The cancel was over the overprint (a good sign). The overprint and cancel were both genuine but the dial of the small town (no date visible) had been replaced two years prior to the issuance of the stamp with a different font and size.

It takes a lot of research and knowing where to look to expertise a stamp properly.


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26 Dec 2016
07:32:30pm

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got this in a box of covers. any help identifying it would be appreciated.Image Not Foundslate? dark slate? light blue? ultramarine?Confused

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26 Dec 2016
09:37:07pm

re: U349A?

There's a couple on ebay listed as U351. They both look quite a bit darker. Would that make this one slate?

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26 Dec 2016
09:38:27pm

re: U349A?

Really need a good clear scan (not color corrected) of just the indicia and even at that with the soiling and fade you would almost have to assume the most common color. But let's see a blow up of it.

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27 Dec 2016
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re: U349A?

how's this. not sure how to color correct. never have done it.Image Not FoundConfused

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27 Dec 2016
09:43:48am

re: U349A?

Take it out of the glassine to scan it directly please. Scanning will not hurt it.

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tomiseksj

27 Dec 2016
01:07:34pm

re: U349A?

Here is a Philatelic Foundation-certified U349a; there are several others in the PF database that you can use for comparison.

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ThomasGalloway

28 Dec 2016
02:54:02pm

re: U349A?

Compare that scan from the PF database to this one where I taped the envelope to the window and let the sun work on it for a couple weeks.

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The sun had no effect on the paper for that amount of time, but it sure wiped out the red component of the violet indicium.

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smauggie

28 Dec 2016
04:04:06pm

re: U349A?

I would sure have a hard time telling the difference.

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28 Dec 2016
04:33:10pm

re: U349A?

There are many ways to change colors, to create "blank denomination boxes" on GB and commonwealth stamps, etc. That is why many items should only be bought with a certificate.

I had a lovely used overprint from one of the Scandinavian countries that cataloged several thousand dollars. The cancel was over the overprint (a good sign). The overprint and cancel were both genuine but the dial of the small town (no date visible) had been replaced two years prior to the issuance of the stamp with a different font and size.

It takes a lot of research and knowing where to look to expertise a stamp properly.


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