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MINT NEVER HINGED

THOMAS JEFFERSON 2¢ U.S. POSTAGE

Use this chart to identify the stamps

Now 1055

(Was 1055d)*

Large Holes

Wet Printing

Untagged

Oct. 22, 1954

Now 1055a

(Was 1055)*

Large Holes

Dry Printing

Untagged

May 1957

Now 1055a

(Was 1055s)*

Small Holes

Dry Printing

Untagged

Aug. 1961

Now 1055b

(Was 1055a)*

Small Holes

Dry Printing

Tagged

May 6, 1968

Now 1055b

(Was 1055av)*

Small Holes

Dry Printing

Tagged

Dull Gum

2017 BROOKMAN CATALOGUE VALUE IS $16.75 - $21.95

The Auction:

This is a SPECIALIZED set of five 2 cent definitive stamps Fine - VF and Mint Never Hinged. It contains printing varieties for Scott number 1055* Thomas Jefferson. The carmine rose side coils are perf 10 vert.

*In 2015 Scott changed many Liberty catalogue numbers after a half century. The rationale is that the first variety printed should retain the major number 1055. In this case wet stamps were printed before dry so the catalogue numbers needed to be scrambled. The minor number 1055b now refers to the common dry print variety.

It will take years for the number changes to catch on within the philatelic community. Many dealers will continue to use the old numbers while some will switch to the new numbers causing confusion. Rest assured that our identification is current and accurate.

The stamps are from the Liberty Series coil set which ran from 1954 to 1980. The definitive regular issues were printed first wet and reprinted later using a dry process. Generally the wet prints have a darker appearance and thinner paper. The wet printed stamps are notoriously off centered because the wet paper tended to stretch during production. We have included the extremely scarce untagged small hole printing from 1961 at a fraction of the catalogue value. Scott does not recognize separate catalogue numbers for gum colors like brown or white.

We've assembled the set for you and there is no guesswork. All stamps are extremely fresh and guaranteed to be accurately identified. Some of these beautiful coils may have very fine centering. There is a 30% premium for VF but we offer better quality at our regular low price! If you purchase 2 sets we will send pairs.

See below for magnified comparison of hole sizes.

LARGE HOLES

Large Holes

SMALL HOLES

Small Holes

1055v 1055as 1055l 1055s 1055bv 1055bs two-cent 2-cents $0.02 .02 2¢ 2c

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