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The American philatelist (1887)

American Philatelic Association, American Philatelic Society · Altoona, Pa. : [American Philatelic Association] · leaf 160

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e of the ellipse at the left, al- is the three rosette "eyes" in the top so into the medallion at lower right left rosette, the third transfer being on Washington's garment, and prob- the finished product. Poor Bill — he ably causes the slight markings in the had a tough day when he perpetrated… … TS :» ters TS of CENTS or G-E of POSTAGE would duplicate these odd markings, and in fact I see nothing on the stamp like it. Again it hardly seems as if H.P.A. our friend "Bill" would go to work on a plate that had a big E (or F), which With so-called "Top of a large cap- was maybe used on patent…

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