Csa Gem Or Another Ebay Dud?

One I'm watching--Same seller, Kaufman signature on back....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CSA-8-2ct-....m1438.l2649

I am pretty sure that we will find that everything is above board.

Patricia just messaged me back and stated that she knows the items, the signatures are hers and all is good.

That misalignment of the cancel from stamp to envelope still bothers me.

It might not be the circle of the rubber cancel but the edge of the wooden handle that the rubber is glued to.

Evidently someone else felt the same way. Part of the circle at lower left is of different color than that at lower right. Looks like pencil was used to complete the tie-on.

So Patricia is wrong?

This is a steel/metal die cancel. Typically for either, there's somewhat more of a space between the cancel and edge of the holder.

EDIT: First off, this was asked about an ebay lot so we here, like potential buyers, are limited in what we can see about this cover. That said, no, I still don't think this is genuine in all respects.

It is possible that the stamp fell off the cover and was sloppily reapplied to the envelope.

It is also possible that the stamp is thinned and was put on the envelope to increase its value many times over.

Where higher priced classic stamps are involved, one should expect anything.

Patricia Kaufmann told me today that she was familiar with both covers and told me to "have fun bidding!". Now I am reading several folks saying that she is incorrect. What is the story.

Sent from my iPad

On Jan 25, 2018, at 11:35 AM, Trish Kaufmann
wrote:

Hi Roger, yes they are. Typical Richmond cds struck in the corner of the envelope. No worries.

Happy bidding.

Trish

Patricia A. Kaufmann
Lincoln DE
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From:
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 11:29 AM
To:
Subject: Question

Good Morning Patricia - This ebay seller has some lots for sale that are purported to have your signature on the pieces. A link to one such listing is below.

Are these actually signed by you?

Best Regards,

R

https://www.ebay.com/itm/312048633925

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Wow, it went really cheap.

Even with the pencilled name, I still can't convince myself that the stamp originated on this cover. $320 is not a bargain for this, I believe.

Believe it or not, experts can make mistakes too. That's why expertizing decisions are called "opinions".