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Check the Scott Cat. and see if a cheap stamp only comes on soft paper, use this as a go/no go guage.
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Kenmore Stamp Co. Wrote A Great Article On This, as well as TheSweidshTiger.Com
https://www.kenmorestamp.com/1870-hard-paper#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9Csoft%20porous%E2%80%9D%20paper%20was,printings%20(%23182%2D218).
https://www.theswedishtiger.com/ID136.html
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Good luck. I can't do it. Even when I had a stamp known to be wove paper and another known to be porous to use as a baseline. Tried the "flick test" and tried to ID some Banknotes. Sent a couple off for cert and was only 50/50. A coin flip. Sent the rest off for certs (10 total) and I think I was barely better than 50/50. I'm just glad that I'm done with that!
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Laid paper is simple however where I seem to struggle is with the soft porous paper. Any tips or tricks?
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Check the Scott Cat. and see if a cheap stamp only comes on soft paper, use this as a go/no go guage.
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@Logistical1
Kenmore Stamp Co. Wrote A Great Article On This, as well as TheSweidshTiger.Com
https://www.kenmorestamp.com/1870-hard-paper#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9Csoft%20porous%E2%80%9D%20paper%20was,printings%20(%23182%2D218).
https://www.theswedishtiger.com/ID136.html
-Ari
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Good luck. I can't do it. Even when I had a stamp known to be wove paper and another known to be porous to use as a baseline. Tried the "flick test" and tried to ID some Banknotes. Sent a couple off for cert and was only 50/50. A coin flip. Sent the rest off for certs (10 total) and I think I was barely better than 50/50. I'm just glad that I'm done with that!
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