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Fig. 12-1.
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< Fig. 12-2 Fig. 12-3 > |
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Bonus 12-5
4c and 3c stamps as makeup to 13c Flag stamp for 20c one-ounce 1st-class letter in September 1983. Two different postal patrons mailing to a newspaper contest within days of each other used the same three stamps. Similar uses of the period have a Prominent American 7c stamp instead of the two Americana stamps. |
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Bonus 12-6 |
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| | Color study of mint (left) and used (right) 4c stamps (typical selection, not meant to be exhaustive). In the left image of mint stamps, the first two are shiny-gummed stamps; the last stamp is dry-gummed. Note: Often the apparent paper color shade is affected by the imperfect press-ink wiping that smeared faint traces outside the engraved areas (especially on shiny-gum stamps). Only the middle stamp in left image was normally issued without the phosphor-tagging varnish overcoating. While the varnish is generally colorless, its presence can subtly alter light rays striking ink and paper and their reflection back to our eyes. The varnish also is known to yellow slightly with time for some issues (and possible for any overcoated stamp, based on age and storage conditions). |
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Contents (c) 2009,
Ronald Blanks. Contact by e-mail: rblanks_stamps@yahoo.com |
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