I commented a while back over the number of high-value Columbians that seemed to be popping up for sale on ebay, and questioned the authenticity of all of them. Today I spotted this item for auction: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/vintage-usa-...5&rmvSB=true
These were not used to print stamps, they were used for printing other things. Doubtful that they would make a quality fake stamp; much more likely that other modern technologies would be used to make convincing fakes. Don
These were type blocks used by Scott to prepare the Scott catalogues in the past. I recall that Scott offered them for sale some years ago. My brother-in-law woked for Amos Press at the time, and obtained a few for me.
AKN564 is absolutely correct. These "print blocks" were used to print Scott Catalogues and are newsprint-line screen print capable. (appx 66 dpi line screen). It's the same old story "caveat emptor."
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