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Suspect Scott #392, Used Single (3/19/16).
According to The Experts Book this issue is often faked – especially pairs and guideline pairs and because there is no fully perforated stock from which to trim the perforations from the left and or right edges “if the perforations are determined to be genuine, then the item in question is also genuine”. Fakes can be made adding perforations to the top and bottom and trimming the left and right of an imperforate #383 or adding perforations to the top and bottom of the imperforate coil #383H.
Since there is no fully perforated sheet stock from which to trim the left and right sides it stands to reason that if the perforations are found to be genuine then the suspect must be genuine.
The watermark is a normal inverted single line “P” at the top.
The height of the suspect is just under 25mm high at the left and at the right which is the ideal height for a horizontal coil.
The images below show the top and bottom perforations overlaid on genuine gauge 8 ˝ perforations.
As can be seen the perforations on the left match well with the genuine perforations as well as the right perforations. The perforations show many signs of being genuine.
Conclusion: In my opinion the perforations are genuine therefore the suspect is a genuine Used Scott #392.
Reference material used:
- The Expert's Book. A practical guide to the authentication of United States stamps. By Paul W. Schmid.
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