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FREE: Half Cent Stamps: 1920's, 6 Precancel (LA CA, Chicg IL, San Fran, Two Rivers WI, Kns Cty MO, NY)

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The listing, Half Cent Stamps: 1920's, 6 Precancel (LA CA, Chicg IL, San Fran, Two Rivers WI, Kns Cty MO, NY) has ended.

Six 1920's Nathan Hale Pre-cancel 1/2 Cent Stamps. Each with a different Precancel City & State.

Scott #'s are either 551 and / or 653.

Scott # 551, 1925
Perf: 11
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Scott # 653, 1929
Perf: perf 11 x 10.5
First City: Washington DC.

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Questions & Comments

Thanks for listing. you knew I was starting a pre cancel collection? :)

May 2nd, 2011 at 12:48:20 PM PDT by

Hi FT,
I saw another auction and you mentioned it, so thought I would start one since I have some duplicates. If it does well, I have a lot more. Thanks so much for bidding!

May 2nd, 2011 at 4:27:03 PM PDT by

I just tried to outbid myself :)

May 2nd, 2011 at 12:49:03 PM PDT by

Too funny! I do that a lot too. I go to a stamp auction, see something i like and then bid to find myself outbidding myself! LOLOL

May 2nd, 2011 at 4:30:55 PM PDT by

damnnn that FatTony! your not getting my stamps...

May 2nd, 2011 at 12:49:51 PM PDT by

Oh no, there are TWO FatTony's lololol....As long as the both of you bid on my auctions that's okay ha!

May 2nd, 2011 at 4:31:25 PM PDT by

Nice Stamps.... LoL:) outbid yourself, you sound like me.

May 2nd, 2011 at 1:46:18 PM PDT by

Hi Lyne, thanks for stopping by, always nice to "see" you!

May 2nd, 2011 at 4:31:43 PM PDT by

Looking forward to your other pre-cancels. Happen to have any of the first three, called" experimentals"?

May 2nd, 2011 at 7:38:32 PM PDT by

Hi Whitefoote,
I will take a closer look tomorrow but I doubt I have any with New Orleans, Augusta or Springfield. I do have a 30 cent buffalo PERFIN with Phila PA on it, and it's vertical instead of reading it horizontal. I also have a bunch of "pairs".

Very happy to see you here. I love reading your comments on other sites as well. Thanks again!

May 2nd, 2011 at 8:38:38 PM PDT by

Nice stamp auction!!

May 5th, 2011 at 8:47:16 AM PDT by

You always have great stamp auctions!

May 5th, 2011 at 8:51:54 AM PDT by

Thanks cobb6family for stopping by, thank you so much for your kind comment too!

May 5th, 2011 at 8:58:06 AM PDT by

awesome auction, is it free shipping to Canada?

May 5th, 2011 at 10:07:16 AM PDT by

Hi ellie2239,
Thank you for looking at my stamp auction. I have replied to you privately. Thanks again!

May 5th, 2011 at 12:39:06 PM PDT by

The NY is on653? (perf 11 x 10 1/2)?

May 7th, 2011 at 2:23:57 PM PDT by

Hi Whitefoote,
I do not know which Scott # the NY stamp is. Sady, I am unfamiliar with gauging and perfs. Please keep that in mind when bidding. Thank you, and that is a great question, I wished I knew. Thanks again!

May 7th, 2011 at 2:27:08 PM PDT by

Can I help you with that perf. thing?
You only need to get a perforation gauge.
Costs about $1-2.00 made of paper, metal or plastic.
(I like the plastic best because you can measure the perforations on the edges of the stamp even when they are still on the envelope. With the others you have to put the stamp on top of the gauge, so the paper blocks the view.
(I can put one up on Listia for you.)
Perforations are the holes between (on the edges) of stamps that help the postal clerk to separate and tear them off for sale. (There are several types, including the round ones we most normally see.)
All you do is align the dots on the gauge with the holes on the edges of the stamps. When they match up, that's the number of perforations (holes) on that side of the stamp!
Sometimes the stamps have all the same number of holes on each side, like Perf 11. Sometimes, they have two different number of holes on opposite sides, like perf. 11 x 10 1/2.
AND, some times they have no holes of any kind, that's called "imperforate".

May 7th, 2011 at 2:58:37 PM PDT by

Hi Whitefoote,
Oh how wonderful you are asking if you can help me. But I need a LOT of help LOL. I don't know why I can't figure out the gauge thing. I do have a gauge and for example, the Scott # 737 perf 11 x 10.5 (rotary press) vs. #738, perf 11, flat plate. I think I have both of those stamps (1934 3c Mothers of America) and I have tried to figure out the difference, but I think I need to take a class on perf gauge 101....

I do have a a gauge, it's plastic too.I don't think I understand exactly where to START measuring the stamp. I counted the holes, the points, I did try....

May 7th, 2011 at 3:12:41 PM PDT by

The value of a perforation gauge is that often, it's the only way to tell the difference between one stamp or another.
The image, paper, ink, and watermark can be exactly the same, but the number of pins that were used on the machine to poke the holes between the stamps (perforations) is different.
That's the difference between Scott #551 and #653, as an example.

May 7th, 2011 at 3:09:10 PM PDT by

Hi Whitefoote,
I am going to try to gauge the NY stamp, just to see if I can figure it out,lolol. I am one of those that does really well with hands on training, but not so much written instructions. I will try, it will be fun.

Thank you SO much for all your help. And I always look forward to your comments on other stamp auctions and even copy and save the comments you leave! Thanks again!

May 7th, 2011 at 3:23:12 PM PDT by

One tip: opposite sides have the SAME number of perforations; top and bottom, too - except in the most unusual of examples.

May 7th, 2011 at 3:32:48 PM PDT by

Also, on the rotary press vs flat press.
There is usually another way to determine that.
They use the same image on the etched plate that is attached to the press. But, when they keep one plate flat and then stretch the other plate onto a cylinder (rotary press), the flat plate stays the same size, but the curving of the plate stretches the image a little bit.
If you have both stamps, try putting one on top of the other and aligning the edge of the images, first horizontally and the vertically.
Use a magnifier and you should see that the image is longer or wider (by a very tiny bit) on one of your stamps.
The one that has a longer side will be the rotary press printing.

May 7th, 2011 at 3:43:05 PM PDT by

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