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All Forums Category: US Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: US Classic Stamps - As Issued and Used

What Does Rwb Mean On The Back Of This Plate Block

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Posted 11/20/2017 08:11 am

I have searched the web, and I can find several stamps that have RWB on them. However, those pages only mention that fact that the RWB backstamp is there. What does it mean?

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Posted 11/20/2017 08:19 am

Owner's mark?

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Posted 11/20/2017 12:06 pm

Thanks for your reply.

It could be an owner's mark, but it seems too common for one owner to be RWB?

You can find them at online auctions like this example.

Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 971 Lot 1822
https://siegelauctions.com/lots.php...971-lot-1822

RWB backstamp

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Edited by ggreve - 11/20/2017 12:07 pm

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Posted 11/20/2017 12:23 pm

This is the mark of the Weill Brothers.

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Posted 11/20/2017 2:24 pm

It is an owner's handstamp. Unfortunately, I can not remember the name. The owner was a collector of plate strips and plate blocks. It is not the mark of the Weill brothers. They never used a handstamp. They would sign in pencil "R Weill Co" and only on rare occassions.

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Posted 11/20/2017 2:29 pm

This site can be of use when trying to decipher expertizing marks and some owner's handstamps and signatures:

https://www.filatelia.fi/experts/index.html

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Posted 11/20/2017 4:53 pm

I have come across a number of these. I had always assumed it was an owners mark.

Bob

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Posted 11/20/2017 7:19 pm

My best source finally got back to me. "RWB" is Rudy W. Becker, BIA member #1

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Posted 11/21/2017 3:02 pm

With amount of material online that has the mark, this guy must of had a big collection

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