Usually, discolored or chemically bleached revenue stamps are the result of someone attempting to remove the ink cancellation, so that the stamps could be used again.
This is assuming of course, that someone didn't just leave them by a window for a long time or something.
Why was usually for the most obvious reason, to reuse the stamp in an era where even one cent was real money. Occasionally it was because dishonest dealers had gotten hold of some of the essays of the vignette when they were sold as scrap and were using them to make fake inverted centers.
Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Stamp Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Stamp Community Family - All rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Stamp Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited. Privacy Policy / Terms of UseAdvertise Here
Posted 08/03/2017 3:39 pm
