A Warning About Souvenir Card Cutouts That Look Like Proofs

I just saw these two items sell on e-bay. At first glance, this first one looks like it could be a 3P2 Roosevelt small die proof or another card proof, but I believe it is just a cutout from a souvenir card worth about $5.


My warning is, if you are not an expert in an area, don't spend big dollars on something that you don't know much about. Can't blame the dealer, completely, because they did offer it "As Is", but that is another red flag that they don't know what it is either, or they do know but didn't want to tell you.




Here is the second one.


This resembles the bi-color essay 286-E8 (pictured below from the Smithsonian Postal Museum), but again I believe the item above is just a cutout from an inexpensive souvenir card.




Photos from ebay unless otherwise noted.