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Suspect Scott #660 Unused Single Inverted Overprint (2/17/18).
Bought this stamp on eBay knowing it was most likely a fake. In all the literature I’ve read on the Kans./Nebr. overprints I have never seen any mention of inverted overprints.
What is the perforation gauge of the two sides?
- The suspect gauges out to the correct 11 X 10 1/2.
If used are any gum breakers present?
- There is a gum breaker present, it is Type II showing a single gum breaker at the top.
- The gum does not show vertical striations.
Compare the suspect’s overprint with a known genuine overprint:
The suspects overprint does not compare well with a known genuine overprint. The suspect’s overprint is not parallel with the bottom frame line and the font is slightly different.
There are impressions on the back of the stamp where the overprint is applied.
Conclusion: In my opinion the suspect is a #634 with a fake inverted Kans. overprint.
Is it possible to decipher what the plate number is?
There are only 12 plate numbers known that was used to make the #660 Kans. Overprint - 19174, 19175, 19273, 19379, 19380, 19381, 19382, 19383, 19384, 19385, 19398, 19430, 19431, 19436, 19447. The #634 was printed from plates numbered 18XXX, 19XXX, 20XXX or 21XXX. Here is an image of the suspect’s plate number on its right side.
This image shows what the 0 through 9 plate numbers look like.
As can be seen the first digit is most likely a ‘1’ which eliminates the possibility of the suspect’s plate number being from numbers 20XXX or 21XXX
A close up of the second digit shows that it stops and does not all the way around. Also of note is that the second digit shows that it stops and does not all the way around
The only numbers that do that is ‘3’, ‘5’ and ‘9’. Since the #634 and #660 were not printed from 13XXX or 15XXX plates the second number can only be a ‘9’.
As can be seen from the image with the 0 through 9 plate numbers the ‘2’ has a flat bottom and none of the suspects numbers have a flat bottom therefore none of the suspect’s numbers are a ‘2’. This would eliminate the possibility of the suspect’s plate number being #19273 used to make a #660 Kans. Overprint.
As can be seen from the image with the 0 through 9 plate numbers the ‘7’ has a slanted base with a serf that goes to the right only. On the other hand the ‘1’ and ‘4’ have a straight base and serfs on the left and right sides. As can be seen the suspect’s first and fourth digits are both straight and have serfs on the left and right sides therefore they can only be a ‘1’ or a ‘4’. This would eliminate the possibility of the suspect’s plate number being #19174, #19175, #19379 and #19447 used to make a #660 Kans. Overprint.
As can be seen from the image with the 0 through 9 plate numbers the base of the‘4’ is spaced wide from the digit to the left of it because the body of the ‘4’ is to the left of vertical portion of the ‘4’. As can be seen the spacing between the suspects third, fourth and fifth digit are about equal therefore the suspect’s fourth digit is most likely a ‘1’.
From the above analysis the suspect’s plate number can be #19X1X where X = ‘3’, ‘5’, ‘6’, ‘8’, ‘9’ or ‘0’. The remaining plate numbers that are known on genuine #660 are 19383, 19384, 19385 and 19398 which means that the suspect could not possibly be from a plate that made Kans. Overprints and can only have come from a plate that made the #634 11X10 ˝ regular issue.
It is impossible to tell if the third number stops at the left like a “9” so it can be any of the above mentioned numbers. The fifth number on the other hand shows that it continues around to the left which would eliminate it from being a “3”, “5” or a “9”.
The only plates remaining that made the #634 that can possibly fit the suspect’s plate number are as follows: #19010, #19018, #19318, #19518, #19810 and #19916.
As always comments and suggestions are always welcome.
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