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I have picked up a used copy of a Hamburg 4 Schilling green. On the face of it an imperforate copy (1859, SG5/6, Mi5) it would accordingly be a valuable stamp. However, I suspect that it is more likely to be trimmed version of the perforate copy (1864, SG32/3, Mi16).
My researches so far lead me to believe that the stamp and postmark are probably genuine. So the question is: Is there any other way of telling these two issues apart other than by the presence/absence of perforation?
Many thanks for any advice.
Cheers,
Allan Finlayson,
Linlithgow. |
