Used Stamps Of 1033A Silkote Paper

Hello,

I only saw in auctions and on the web MINT versions of the 1033a or stamps on covers. I just wonder why there are not used versions?

Someone could have used the 1033a, or could have removed a used stamp from a cover?

stamperix

A used version is rare. The experimental printing on silkote paper was a relatively small print run for a definitive. They were only sold at a single post office in the far northeast. The odds of finding a used stamp with proper time of use cancel is much smaller than finding a mint stamp.

That being said, a cover does exist. 2017 Scott lists it at US$15000, with price italicized.

OK thank you very much! That answers my question.
I just thought that there could be a reason like NGAI.

But in general there is practically no chance to detect the silkote paper as a beginner, is it?
I have made a big pile of used 1033 :), and the paper of some is very different, some very white, but some not too white but extremely smooth. Are there any traces you could look after under the microscope?

Anybody with an idea if a normal stamp collector like me can have any method to see if a stamp could be silkote paper? I don't have a real microscope but a loupe. I wonder why there are not any ID hints or comparison photos on the web or here in the forum for 1033 normal paper va. silkote paper.

See answer by SCF member Crouse27

https://goscf.com/t/29888&SearchTer...ilkote,paper

Hello and thank you. Yes, I saw that answer, and it helps a little bit. But he says that one should look after the difference under loupe - but not which difference. I know that the paper should look brighter and smoother, but there are many 1003 stamps here that look like that. So I would like to know what is the difference under loupe. Are there any examples under loupe, or any other hints?