How would you grade the back of this stamp!(new Pic)

FRNAllStar

This stamp is 90 years old. was sold to me as a Never hinged stamp. The gum covers the whole back and none is removed or discolored. this picture is quite accurate

Smittys

disturbed gum, maybe hinged at one time

dougwtx

Very difficult to tell from a photo. From pic, it looks like a regum(RG), but one would have to view the perfs in person to determine an RG. Assuming it is original gum(OG), is that a hinge remnant(HR) or hinge mark(hinged or H). Gum looks crazed and missing in some spots.

Here are some common abbreviations concerning gum:
DG, DIST GM Disturbed Gum
DOG Disturbed Original Gum
H Hinged
HH Heavily Hinged
HR Hinge remnants
HHR Heavily Hinged with Hinge Remnant(s) Remaining
HRMT Hinged with Hinge Remnant(s) Remaining
IWOG Issued Without Gum
LH Lightly Hinged, being only with a slight impression on a small area of the original gum to indicate a careful removal of the hinge
NG No Gum
NGAI No Gum As Isssued (used only if the stamp is issued without gum)
NGC Natural Gum Crease
NGS Natural Gum Skips
NH Never Hinged (Unmounted Mint), with the original gum being free from any disturbance or marring
OG Original Gum
PAG Paper Adheres to Gum
Part OG, POG Part Original Gum, with 50%-or-more of the original gum being intact
RG Regummed
Small Part OG Small Part Original Gum, with less than 50% of the original gum being intact
UM, U/M Unmounted Mint (Never Hinged), with the original gum being free from any disturbance or marring
VLH Very Lightly Hinged

Purple73

Dude! You must be joking?



<< <i>Here are some common abbreviations concerning gum:
DG, DIST GM Disturbed Gum
DOG Disturbed Original Gum
H Hinged
HH Heavily Hinged
HR Hinge remnants
HHR Heavily Hinged with Hinge Remnant(s) Remaining
HRMT Hinged with Hinge Remnant(s) Remaining
IWOG Issued Without Gum
LH Lightly Hinged, being only with a slight impression on a small area of the original gum to indicate a careful removal of the hinge
NG No Gum
NGAI No Gum As Isssued (used only if the stamp is issued without gum)
NGC Natural Gum Crease
NGS Natural Gum Skips
NH Never Hinged (Unmounted Mint), with the original gum being free from any disturbance or marring
OG Original Gum
PAG Paper Adheres to Gum
Part OG, POG Part Original Gum, with 50%-or-more of the original gum being intact
RG Regummed
Small Part OG Small Part Original Gum, with less than 50% of the original gum being intact
UM, U/M Unmounted Mint (Never Hinged), with the original gum being free from any disturbance or marring
VLH Very Lightly Hinged >>



PURPLE!

FRNAllStar

Thanks Doug for the tips. The part that looks hinged is not indented at all. It seems to me that the gum has shifted due to humidity or something. IT's tough to say. I'm leaning more towards disturbed gum. Most of the stamps I see hinged seem to be bleeded through the gum and paper exposed or gum discolored.

This picture is at an angle to show all of the disturbances on the back. Though the gum remains flat.

Purple73

I can't believe there is that many. You would think it would be somewhat widdle down.

PURPLE!

FRNAllStar

Heres another pick.

Purple73

While we are on the subject. Here is one of mine.

dougwtx

There are many abbreviations used in stamp collecting and everyone may use a different one. Some dealers will use stars or dots for hinged or never hinged.

Frnallstar, its just too hard to tell from the pic, but I agree with smittys that it looks lightly hinged. Its also the same shape as older hinges. We could be wrong though. Either way, hope you didn't pay a mnh price as the gum defects will bring down the price.

XpipedreamR

<< <i>While we are on the subject. Here is one of mine.

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Oooh...I'm gonna need one of those...



*goes to eBay*

UncleWiggly

Stamps are just plain fun. The antagonism that pops up with coins from time to time just isn't there with stamps.



Jerry

frolico

unlicked.

UncleWiggly

I don't see any picture in FRNAllStar's posts.



Jerry

FRNAllStar

Thats because I've deleted them. They were there for about 3 weeks.