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Posted By: barrysloate

Yes- I did sell my collection on ebay last year- I had Columbians mint to the $5 and most of the early issues and pretty much all of the collectible grills, but it was impossible for me to determine how many points the grills had and exactly which ones they were. Also, the imperceptible differences on stamps like Scott #5-9 (the #5 is a great rarity) made it really frustrating. For those who have never collected 19th century American stamps, the various printing differences on certain stamps are so hard to identify that it is close to impossible. A "Shappe" variation is a piece a cake next to 1850's-60's stamps. That alone frustrated me as a collector.