Real or not, I need help. Postaco Cobb.

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Posted By: Lance

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140201912831&ssPageName=STRK:MEBI:IT&ih=004

Postaco Cobb.

I have a substantial bid on this and would like to know if it is real. I know I am bringing attention to the auction, but would rather not be burnt by a fake.

Thanks,
Lance

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Posted By: Dave F

Looked real to me. How about everyone else?

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Posted By: fkw

Its a stamp, it would be hard to reproduce.

A few years back there were quite a few untorn perforated sheets of these on eBay. Must have been a small hoard of them discovered in last 10-15 years.

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Posted By: davidcycleb

The perforations look just like the perforations on others. That's a good sign, as identical perforations would be hard to forge-- most forgers wouldn't even try. I actually counted the number of perforations under the "Postaco" on the bottom of the Cobb and on the bottom of a different one offered by Mike Wheat ... same number of 'ridges.'

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Posted By: dennis

hard to reprint that postage stamp effect so i think it's real. he has a w517 hornsby that looks good too.

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Posted By: Lance

It was the perforations that scared me. I only had the Standard Cat. togo by and they didn't show up. I know I probably shot myself in the foot, but thanks for the quick help.

Lance

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Posted By: Dave S

Lance...I'm one of the underbidders and fairly sure it's authentic. Think if you check some of the other active bidders you'll re-assure yourself. Good luck..

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

It looks real...here are the two color varieties.
-Rhett

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Posted By: Matthew

What is the value of this. thank you guys Matthew

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Posted By: Lance

Dave,
I saw you had bid and felt better about it. I hope you don't hit it too hard!!!LOL.
Lance

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Posted By: dan mckee

Absolutely real with out a doubt.

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Posted By: Dave S

Congrats Lance on a good buy! I left Ebay to partake in too many cold beverages!

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Posted By: Lance

Thanks Dave. Does SGC grade these? I think I will hold on to this one awhile. And again, thanks to everyone who posted. It really did determine whether or not I went after this card.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

It's a cataloged and well known issue, so I would imagine both SGC and PSA grades the stamps.

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Posted By: Bruce Babcock

I don't know this issue so my opinion is worth nothing, however . . . it does look a bit different than the example posted at Old Cardboard.

http://www.oldcardboard.com/o/stamps/postaco/postaco.asp?cardsetID=1079

Look at the innermost white border directly next to the yellow background. There is no white at all at the top of the OC example. The ebay example actually looks more authentic to me than the OC example!

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Bruce, I think the inner white border on the Cobb in the auction is due to the fact that that one offered had the yellow printed background better centered than both my yellow background example and the one on Old Cardboard.
-Rhett

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Posted By: Bruce Babcock

I'm sure you're right, Rhett. We are used to centering problems with cards but I hadn't expected to find that problem with stamps. So this ebay pickup is a particularly nice example. Nice pickup.