"Re-engraved"
How can someone tell if a stamp is a re-engraved issue?
How does re-engraving affect the value/collectability of such an issue when compared with the original(?) version?
How does re-engraving affect the value/collectability of such an issue when compared with the original(?) version?
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Value/collectability is determined by the market and usually, but not always, based on catalog values.
Scott - mainly British Empire/Commonwealth. Many U.S.
Don't confuse "Reengraved" with "Recut" as well. Some plates in early stamp printing would become worn, and the details obscured of the design, these lines would be "recut" and afterward will appear really heavy compared to the other lines around it. (Very common in the 10, 11, 25, 26, 10A, 11A (especially here), 25A and 26A). Also the 1851 and 1857 prints of the 1c Franklin (probably the most complex of all the issues to distinguish due to their close proximity of design to very thin boarders, and details are often cut off making it difficult to ID without plating).