The Die Varieties of the Nesbitt Series of United States Envelopes — John Shaqi
The Die Varieties of the Nesbitt Series of United States EnvelopesBerthold, Victor Maximilian
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The Die Varieties of the Nesbitt Series of United States Envelopes
Berthold, Victor Maximilian
Postage stamps -- United States
Variety 21:--"T" SHORT, THICK AND NEAR CURVE. "TH" near. "R"
in the centre of label and in a vertical position. Upper
right curve slants inward and is much nearer to base than to
top of "E". "C" and "S" in lower label are above level of
"ENT". "S" of "CENTS" far from curve. Lower left curve short
and close to "C". "N" is broad. Lower right curve deeper
than lower left curve. "CEN" near. Compare variety 30 for
lower right curve and 20 for upper right curve.
[Illustration]
Variety 22:--"EN" JOINED AT TOP. "HR" very wide at top and
forming a sharp angle. "TH" close. Upper left curve flat.
Upper right curve is deep; far from top of "E" and
terminates at its base. Lower left curve far from "C". "C"
and "S" above level of "ENT". Upper cross stroke of "T"
short. "S" far from lower right curve. First loop above
lower right curve has a very large centre. Compare variety
21.
Variety 23:--"R" HIGHEST LETTER AND CLOSE TO OUTER FRAME
LINE. "TH" close. "RE" very wide at top. "T" and "E" about
the same distance from curves. There are two small, colored
dots immediately below the upper right curve. Lower left
curve slants. "C" and "S" equally far from curves. "CENT" on
level and "CEN" close at base. Compare variety 17 for lower
left curve.
[Illustration]
Variety 24:--TOP STROKE OF "E" IS ABOVE TOP OF "C". "CE"
close. "EN" near at top. "N" short and thick. Top stroke of
"N" nearly touches "T". "NT" high in label. Lower curves
well rounded and short, but lower left curve deeper than
lower right. "C" somewhat further from curve than "S". Upper
right curve deep and far from "E". "TH" near and about
parallel. "HR" near, but "RE" wider at top. "EE" near;
centre strokes touch upper horizontal line. Compare, for
distance of "THR", variety 29.
Variety 25:--A FLAW, i.e., a white line running out from the
middle of the third loop on the right, towards the inner
oval line. Lower left curve a good distance away from "C".
"C" round and full, but shorter than the rest of the
letters. "S" far from lower right curve. "EE" widely spaced
and upper right curve flat. "C" and "S" above level of
"ENT".
[Illustration]
Variety 26:--"C" OF "CENTS" ELONGATED, VERY SLANTING AND
FAR FROM "E". Lower left curve is very flat and far from
"C". "ENT" near at top. Lower right curve slants back and is
far from base of "S". Upper left curve is very flat. "HRE"
very wide at top and "EE" widely spaced. "N" is broad. There
are, also, two dots immediately below upper right curve.
Compare varieties 16 and 29.
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