History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of AmericaTiffany, John K. (John Kerr)
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History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America
Tiffany, John K. (John Kerr)
Postage stamps -- United States
With the upper right corner very near the block, all the others ordinary
but the right frame line runs only half way down, and into the ground
work. The extra line outside is the real side line, beginning too far
from the upper right corner, and running down to the right position at
the bottom (Y). Both the triangles on the right have the fine line
connecting them with the adjacent blocks, and also the extra vertical
line, f^1 i^2 t^{3 4} Y^2 S^{2 4} U^{2 4}.
With the side line on the right starting at the usual distance from the
block, and running off to the right, and ending half way down, at nearly
twice the distance from the body of the stamps at which it started. A
second line starts at the proper distance from the stamp, and inside the
other at about the level of the lower point of the upper triangle, and
runs off to the right, down to the level of the lower rosette. A third
line starts at the proper distance from the stamp, inside this at about
the middle of the stamp, and runs down straight, (Z) g^1 f^2 i^3 f^4
S^{1 2 3} Z^2.
With the right line split about ½ way down, into two or three parts, i^1
f^{2 3} g^4 n^2.
With an extra line on both sides, f^{1 2} g^3 f^4 k^1 k^2.
With an extra line outside the left frame line, but far from it (almost
the same distance as the frame line is from the blocks), f^1 f^2 h^3 g^4
l^1.
With the frame line thin, often broken, and the extra line heavy and
further off. The outer line is really the one drawn on the plate, and
the inner line probably put in afterwards. A number of differing
specimens. Also one in which there is no side line on the left except a
very thin line from the level of the chin down, and another from the
middle of the lower triangle down, apparently an impression from a worn
plate, the left margin is wide, the perforation cutting into the next
stamp, m^1 in varieties.
With the left frame line split into two parts from the level of the chin
up, n^1.
These variations, and a few others easily recognized, not found in the
imperforate stamps add to the table:
LEFT. RIGHT.
Top Bottom Top Bottom
X^1 perforated along center line X^2
... extra line inside half way Y^2
... side line starts thrice Z^2
extra line opposite lower ½ of stamp w^4
" " " ¼ " x^4
" cen. of roset. to cen. of stamp y^4
" lower block to upper " z^4
The color of all these stamps varies like the unperforated greatly, and
the same remarks concerning it might be here repeated.
PERFORATED FIVE CENTS.
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