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here is a 9 cent Jefferson stamp with a new York inverted overprint. It is mint unhinged.
Would this be considered a minor or major rarity? What issue is it?
Your help is appreciated!
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It just a precancel -pretty common for it to be upside down. full sheets where canceled at one time.
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Thank you.
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02:05:56pm
" ... It is mint unhinged...."
It may be unhinged, and it may have the original gum, but since the overprint was likely added afterward, probably at the local post office at the time of sale, it is just shy of being "mint".
I suppose one could argue that the idea of mint refers to the process up to and including the point of sale. A better case for mint status could be made if it had a "bureau" pre-cancel that was applied at or shortly after the moment of printing at the printing office.
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Thank you cdj-i must examine it more closely. I take note of what you have conveyed, and must point out that as a "stamp rookie" I have a very 
steep learning curve.
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12:03:59pm
Maggie,
I am 65 and have been collecting since I was 10 and my "learning curve" is still VERY steep. However, you are in the right place for questions and (excellent) answers!
Bobby 
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10:37:59pm
Hi
here is a 9 cent Jefferson stamp with a new York inverted overprint. It is mint unhinged.
Would this be considered a minor or major rarity? What issue is it?
Your help is appreciated!
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08 Nov 2013
10:45:59pm
re: US 9cent jefferson-inverted imprint-issue?
It just a precancel -pretty common for it to be upside down. full sheets where canceled at one time.
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10:52:06pm
re: US 9cent jefferson-inverted imprint-issue?
Thank you.
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10 Nov 2013
02:05:56pm
re: US 9cent jefferson-inverted imprint-issue?
" ... It is mint unhinged...."
It may be unhinged, and it may have the original gum, but since the overprint was likely added afterward, probably at the local post office at the time of sale, it is just shy of being "mint".
I suppose one could argue that the idea of mint refers to the process up to and including the point of sale. A better case for mint status could be made if it had a "bureau" pre-cancel that was applied at or shortly after the moment of printing at the printing office.
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11:38:23am
re: US 9cent jefferson-inverted imprint-issue?
Thank you cdj-i must examine it more closely. I take note of what you have conveyed, and must point out that as a "stamp rookie" I have a very steep learning curve.
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11 Nov 2013
12:03:59pm
re: US 9cent jefferson-inverted imprint-issue?
Maggie,
I am 65 and have been collecting since I was 10 and my "learning curve" is still VERY steep. However, you are in the right place for questions and (excellent) answers!
Bobby
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