Any Interest In Overprints?

Is anyone interested in overprints or have any interesting overprints?
Show them here!

(Helpful hint for beginners: overprints differ from precancels.)

I guess this would be Nicaragua C148 with a twist.

I do like the US 1928-1929 Molly Pitcher, Hawaii, Kansas, & Nebraska overprints. I don't have many but they make for an interesting addition.

Hmmmm, its obviously a regular issue overprinted as an airmail and revalued..what else ?? I once pulled a 1920s Nicaraugua cover out of a dollar box...it JUST HAD A FEEL ABOUT IT...i put it on ebay and a couple of Nicaraugua airmail cover collectors got in a bidding war over it and it sold for FIFTY DOLLARS !

Phil, a small piece of paper stuck in the stock book behind this says
"Nicaragua C148
Double overprint with added orange XXX
Only 1 sheet known"

If so, it doesn't seem that Scott knows about it!

Overprints are just as interesting as pre-cancels to me. I have a few but currently are scattered thru out my stamp box. I would have to say though that my favorite is an old german with Htler on it over printed with Oustland.

Larry, I find those Nicaraugua overprints very difficult..Scott does not bother to list so many of them..there also seems to be some kind of pen cancel ? or something written on it..

Phil, it must the "script control handstamp" Scott mentions beneath the listing.

Cimarron, these aren't the Oustland overprints but behind bars, as in these Austrian overprints, seemes like a good place for him.

Those are really neat looking M_W. If I had some I would almost be tempted to frame them and hang them on the wall. that is the best picture of Hitler yet.

OK here it is. I promised this a coup0le of days ago sorry it took me so long to get it scanned. German Hitler with Ostland overprint.

Cimmaron

Østland: WWII German occupied territories in northern Russia

Anyone know Rich Drews?

From what I can gather, he was a candidate for APS Director at Large in 1989. He had a variety of postage stamps privately overprinted for publicity purposes and collectors were able to get copies through a mention in Linn's by sending him a self-addressed, stamped envelope. One such is shown in the "Covers To Eat Pie By" thread with a French overprint applied. Here are some more.

J.M.H.O.

You would think that a person, from The APS, would have
second thoughts on marring a stamp

But hey it also makes for cool additions to the oddity section of a collection.

Would they be Cinderellas or Cinderella's step sisters?