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Banknote, Official Or Something Else Entirely?

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United States

7097 Posts

Posted 09/12/2012 11:53 am

Disclaimer: I'm a dummy today.

It's totally a legit stamp.

Is this an official misidentified OR a bogus stamp? It's labeled as "BN" Bank Note? and says "RARE" but I don't recognize the design? It almost looks like a 6cent Lincoln but then again it's a 2cent stamp? So I thought maybe an official (o18) but that has stars in the upper corners so I'm at a loss. Any thoughts?

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Edited by I_Love_Stamps - 09/12/2012 1:38 pm

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United States

7097 Posts

Posted 09/12/2012 11:58 am

On second look, I actually think its a recent forgery and a very bad one too. What are your thoughts?

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Ireland

169 Posts

Posted 09/12/2012 12:00 pm

The stamp is :
1875 Continental Bank Note Company
2c -Vermilion
279,000,000 - Yellowish Wove Paper - Scott #178 - 1875

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2547 Posts

Posted 09/12/2012 12:02 pm

Looks like an American Banknote Scott 183 soft paper.

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Ireland

169 Posts

Posted 09/12/2012 12:02 pm

Or 2c - Vermilion or orange vermilion
440,000,000 - Soft porous paper - Scott #183 - 1879

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7097 Posts

Posted 09/12/2012 12:05 pm

YUP! I just guess I only ever see it in brown and rarely upside down...lol OK I feel stupid. Oh well can't win em all I suppose. jeesh...

I thought it was a very bad depiction of Washingon...

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700 Posts

Posted 09/12/2012 12:06 pm

Isn't that just a common vermillion 2¢ stamp?

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7097 Posts

Posted 09/12/2012 12:06 pm

Go ahead rub it in..I totally deserve it...haha

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Ireland

169 Posts

Posted 09/12/2012 12:07 pm

LOL another stamp virgin

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Edited by Gladiators001 - 09/12/2012 12:11 pm

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Ireland

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Posted 09/12/2012 12:09 pm

LOL LOOKS UP SIDE DOWN LIKE A 5 CENT WASHINGTON

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Edited by Gladiators001 - 09/12/2012 12:10 pm

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7097 Posts

Posted 09/12/2012 12:13 pm

get you licks in now while BEFORE I start up the coffee pot...lol

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Posted 09/12/2012 12:14 pm

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Go ahead rub it in..I totally deserve it...haha

Sorry, I wasn't rubbing it in... I'm just a slow typer.

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7097 Posts

Posted 09/12/2012 1:07 pm

Go ahead I can take it. I just don't why it looked foreign to me? This day has just been an odd day so-far. Oh well, Que-sera-sera...

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Posted 09/12/2012 1:41 pm

Is that a fancy cancel or precancel?

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Posted 09/12/2012 1:47 pm

Oct. 18, 1879, Medfield, Mass - purple cancel with star.

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Edited by stampvirgin - 09/12/2012 2:01 pm

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Posted 09/12/2012 1:52 pm

I bet there is a premium for a purple cancel

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