The stamp is obviously quite damaged, but it caught my eye affixed to a cover dated January 5, 1920.
Anyone care to guess if the smeared ink at the bottom of the stamp is due to an anomaly that occurred during printing (wiping error?) or did it occur later on?
The stamp is shown here:
Here's a close up of the bottom of the stamp in question:
Posted 09/23/2012 9:46 pm
