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United States/Stamps : Franklin 12 cent stamp

 

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Pooh

30 Dec 2019
09:38:22pm
Image Not Found Could someone please give me some information about this stamp as the top isn't perforated, hasn't been snipped as the line is straight and neat Thankyou

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Pooh

30 Dec 2019
11:54:23pm
re: Franklin 12 cent stamp

Thankyou for this could you please let me know if they are common like this??

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31 Dec 2019
04:22:07am
re: Franklin 12 cent stamp

More info
http://stampsmarter.com/learning/ID_RareLines.html

As you can see from this link, a number of stamps along the cut lines were available, so mathematically they are less common than fully perforated stamps from the same panes. But in terms of value, they are worth less than a fully perforated stamps (silly eBay sellers aside). The reason is demand, most collector prefer fully perforated stamp instead of a 'straight edge' stamp.

There are a few (very few) collectors who seek out straight edges and reassemble them like this...

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And years ago some dealers would sell them as this ad shows...

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Since very few folks collect 'straight edges' today this is a great specialty for someone get into, stamp are available at very good prices. Plus, you do not end up with 'just another US collection' but rather something that is far more interesting and less common.
Don

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31 Dec 2019
01:17:03pm

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re: Franklin 12 cent stamp

Don did a great job of highlighting the stamp, how it came to be, and what a collector might do with it.

He is right that it is a far rarer, and far less desired, stamp than most. In a pane of 100, there will be 20 stamps with guidelines and 40 total with straight lines, vs 60 with pefs on 4 sides. Still, while rarer, less folks like them. go figure.

I always choose a stamp that has information on its previous life in a litter of stamps.

David

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Pooh

30 Dec 2019
09:38:22pm

Image Not Found Could someone please give me some information about this stamp as the top isn't perforated, hasn't been snipped as the line is straight and neat Thankyou

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Pooh

30 Dec 2019
11:54:23pm

re: Franklin 12 cent stamp

Thankyou for this could you please let me know if they are common like this??

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Lochanbar Station
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51Studebaker

Dialysis, damned if you do...dead if you don't
31 Dec 2019
04:22:07am

re: Franklin 12 cent stamp

More info
http://stampsmarter.com/learning/ID_RareLines.html

As you can see from this link, a number of stamps along the cut lines were available, so mathematically they are less common than fully perforated stamps from the same panes. But in terms of value, they are worth less than a fully perforated stamps (silly eBay sellers aside). The reason is demand, most collector prefer fully perforated stamp instead of a 'straight edge' stamp.

There are a few (very few) collectors who seek out straight edges and reassemble them like this...

Image Not Found

And years ago some dealers would sell them as this ad shows...

Image Not Found

Since very few folks collect 'straight edges' today this is a great specialty for someone get into, stamp are available at very good prices. Plus, you do not end up with 'just another US collection' but rather something that is far more interesting and less common.
Don

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Editor, Seal News; contributor, JuicyHeads
31 Dec 2019
01:17:03pm

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re: Franklin 12 cent stamp

Don did a great job of highlighting the stamp, how it came to be, and what a collector might do with it.

He is right that it is a far rarer, and far less desired, stamp than most. In a pane of 100, there will be 20 stamps with guidelines and 40 total with straight lines, vs 60 with pefs on 4 sides. Still, while rarer, less folks like them. go figure.

I always choose a stamp that has information on its previous life in a litter of stamps.

David

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