C96 Persian Contract

[alvin]

Originally Posted by Maestro

is the halo the red arrow in image B? or is this just a double stamp? cause honestly i can't see a halo in image A, unless i'm not looking in the right place.

No. The arrow pointed area was a little bit overstamping. Not halo. Halo was minor discoloration around the edge of the stamp. Before you get comfortable on this, don't put serious $$ into any of those. There are people faking this type of appearance via micro sand blasting.

The Turkish posted was from Ralph M collection as well. The guy chased "completeness", obviously putting the priority of "completeness" in front of "original". He got quite a few rare items. All sold in March.

With Ralph M, Joe S, and Sturgess sold their collections, I am not sure the high tide of "C96 bulk selling" passed in this decade or not. Maybe not, there are many anonymous collectors... we will see in next few years.