History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America — John Shaqi
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of AmericaTiffany, John K. (John Kerr)
History
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America
Tiffany, John K. (John Kerr)
Postage stamps -- United States
All the variations mentioned in this table have been found. It is
scarcely possible that each of them exists separately, i. e.; on
specimens that are in other respects normal. Many of them have been
found so, but most of them only in combination. The following may be
mentioned:
A, B, C, D. Specimens showing broad margins with no outer line,
with outer line 6 mm. from stamp, with outer line about 3 mm.
from the stamp, or with printer's imprint, have been found, both
from the left and right sides of the sheet, with all the other
parts normal. These would be,
A^1 f^{1 2 3 4}, A^2 f^{1 2 3 4}, B^1 f^{1 2 3 4}, B^2 f^{1 2 3 4},
C^1 f^{1 2 3 4}, C^2 f^{1 2 3 4}, D^1 f^{1 2 3 4}, D^2 f^{1 2 3 4}.
With the vertical line about 3 mm. from the stamp, three corners
only normal, the side line too near the lower right block, a dot
on the upper right corner, the right line connected with the
stamp below, and a fine line from each of the upper triangles to
the block above, which would be C^2 f^{1 2 3} h^4 E^2 j^4 S^{2 4}.
And also with the vertical line about 3 mm. from the stamp, all
the corners normal, a heavy line terminating the ground between
the rosettes on the right, both the triangles on the right
connected with the blocks next them, and an extra vertical line
in the upper right triangle, which would be C^2 f^{1 2 3 4} K^2
S^{2 4} U^2, which will serve to show the character of the
combinations in which these varieties may be found.
Varieties showing the dot, E to I, generally present other
varieties also. The following combinations may be noted:
With the bottom line double, or rather split, three of the
triangles have fine connecting lines, c^3 c^4 S^{2 3 4}.
With the right side prolonged, and continuous with the side line
of the stamp above or below, j^2 or j^4.
With the right side line prolonged upwards, and continuous with
the lower, but not with the upper stamp and a second line 1 mm.
to left from stamp to stamp, J^2.
With the extra line outside the frame line on right and near it,
all the other parts being normal, the line of the ground work
not appearing as a separate line, k^2.
With an extra line outside the frame line on right and near it,
a heavy line from rosette to rosette on the right, giving the
appearance of three parallel lines on that side, a similar line
from rosette to rosette on the left, and a fine line from the
upper right triangle to block, k^2 K^{2 1} S^2.
With the same arrangement, but the heavy line on the right of
ground extends to the top of the upper triangle, there is a fine
line to the block, k^2 K^1 N^2 S^2.
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