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*laughs* If I had the money I would, I bought the bag for £4 just looking for a dream I suppose,but it is interesting finding out the knowledge of it all.Skippy wrote: Or you could send it off somewhere to be expertised ??
Cheers,
Skippy
I hope thats large enough,thanks for looking, also I know this stamp isn't put together,it's flat as a pancake with a shiny back as if it hasn't been stuck onto a envelope. If its a fake (as we all want it not to be) its a good one, I can assure you this stamp isn't 2 stamps put together. I have ran my fingers across it and it is definitely flat.jumet wrote:Willis:
Perhaps you could post a larger scan?
I wouldn't, the valuable ones are mint with gum. Soaking will wash off the gum.willis8732 wrote:
Question..... Should I soak it?
I cannot see a watermark Skippy, I have put it up to my pc (white screen ) and don't see one. Should it have one? Whats it look like?Skippy wrote:Does it have a watermark ?
I'm guessing the original was printed on watermarked paper.
There are reproductions for sale on ebay, but they all have COPY or REPRODUCTION clearly marked on the back.
Skippy
great scan !willis8732 wrote:
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Skippy wrote:
great scan !
I wonder if that is a small number 2 on the back ?
Maybe wishfull thinking on my part![]()
Skippy
Questions;OttawaMike wrote:Sorry, the Jenny is fake. As Skippy noted, all of them were annotated on the back with the sheet position number before it was broken up. The gum is all wrong as well.
Thanks skippySkippy wrote: Still haven't found any info or pictures of what the numbers are supposed to look like, or if they could be rubbed off (were they done in pencil ?)
Skippy
IIRC that was done lightly in pencil.OttawaMike wrote:Sorry, the Jenny is fake. As Skippy noted, all of them were annotated on the back with the sheet position number before it was broken up. The gum is all wrong as well.
When you say "honeyed" do you mean shiny with hairline cracks? (if so it is) scan shows true color not the shine (don't know why)[Yes, the gum should of course be much more 'honeyed' with some crazing, but that scan might also be badly made .. who knows?
That is a expert signature Skippy.Skippy wrote:
Still doesn't show the position number, just someone's scribble.... so they weren't all marked permanently ?
I have done that and it isn't even close, I know you probably think this is a scam but its not i can provide proof of what I got from the antique dealerThe Pom wrote:Maybe you could compare it to the fake you bought off ebay on the 4th of January.
This would be a start at least.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200294635024" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
N.B. This is not the same stamp as shown above
No not at all they are not all grubby. I just pulled them out my un-shiney pot. Here is a couple what are nice stamps, and i have alot more,but i shouldn't have to prove myself on whether all this is a lie.gavin-h wrote:Amazing![]()
At least half the stamps in that scan are damaged - folded or missing corners, perf damage, grubby surfaces...
...and in the middle of it all was this pristine, clean, untoned, unhinged undamaged Inverted Jenny.
Some guys have all the luck
Yeah it's folded definitely... Look, I am not looking to be criticized on whether i am pulling a scam or not.I simply want help on sorting all these stamp and i want to learn off them.gavin-h wrote:The 12pf red has a folded or ripped top right corner, though...
dm57 wrote:well to my untrained eyes....the blue shade lines look different to the scans of the originals......but that's as far as I can comment......best of luck either way
I also note that the number 2's are quite different between left and right, AND the left one has some hard edges where is should be smooth lines (typically the base of the 2) and in the base of the two there is a significate indent on the top.dm57 wrote:well to my untrained eyes....the blue shade lines look different to the scans of the originals......but that's as far as I can comment......best of luck either way
Later becomes this story - in this SAME thread:willis8732 wrote:
I bought a bag full of stamps (about 4KG) from a antique dealer and I am trying to sort a collection out for my son so later on in life he will have a head start, and not be a pizza boy like myself.
What I have is a inverted jenny, I am quite sure it is not real as i am not that lucky, but i would like confirmation and information how i could tell that it is unreal for future.
First you tell us you bought the million dollar Inverted Jenny stamp in a lot for £4 off an "Antique dealer"willis8732 wrote:
All in all I got a bag of stamps for £4 about 4kg, I just wanted to make some money on ebay and provide for my family with the £4 I spent.
I bought the lot from J.W stamps in a back alley of the Barbican in Plymouth UK, he isn't a collector of stamps, he just buys and sells,he is a lovely man and gave me a great price. If no one believes me then contact him yourself.
I saw a opportunity with this dealer and i snapped his fingers off, blame me? All I know about any of this is that they are old.
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