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Discovered this stamp today going through my inherited collection. It's not a stamp, but is a piece of postal stationery (a cut square) but I can't find it in my Harris catalogue. Can anyone help? Thanks, Dave  |
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Looks like a cut square off of an 1873 official envelope, either U020, U021 or U022. I can not tell from your scan whether the cut square is on white, amber or cream paper.
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Thanks everyone. To me, it looks like cream paper. I'm still trying to find it in my catalog. |
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Dave in my book that im looking at Washington U010 Queue projects below the bust.As your stamp. lets see the back maybe the paper is cleaner . |
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Kingstonstamper....#UO10 is a Post Office Dept CS....which is BLACK
You are refering to illustration #. |
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I'm going to have to soak it, it's got a hinge on the back.
Kingston, that is a beautiful stamp you posted above! |
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This die exists on either UO20, UO21, or UO22.
UO21 (on amber) is only on thin paper. Very rare.
Scans of paper are notoriously difficult to rely on for identification.
Based on catalog value, this is probably a UO20. I.e., you "probably" have the least expensive one. |
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White paper at this time was a creamy white and with toning caused by exposure to sunlight becomes somewhat grayish or brownish. Vermilion is a bright orange-red and dark red, is. |
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Here's an "entire" on blue. This I believe it's UO54. Shame about the stain. Still pretty neat.  |
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And, I found another. It's also been soaked/cleaned, but looks real rough (to me). The color is much darker than the first, here's a pic of the two side by side. Thoughts/comments/ Id help? Thanks, Dave  |
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Your white paper looks like beige so a guess to the actual paper color of the cut square, maybe amber and the CTS on white |
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