Show Your US 1851-57 Imperforate Stamps

Interesting point, Stephen. The S in the bottom line is totally different.

Stampcrow, good eye. You're right, looks like two different hands.
Reminiscent of First Issue Revenue Stamps.
Wonder is it was used for some fiscal purpose?

This was my first effort at displaying a stamp and postmark this way.

I have been enjoying this thread and it just struck me how the topic has been viewed over 25,000 times and is closing in on 900 replies. That is incredible for a very narrow slice of philately that consists of only a handful of Scott numbers. A testament to variety providing endless entertainment.

Nicely done, Stephen. Did you draw that, or get the tracing from somewhere?

Well said, rogdcam. The 1851-57 imperforates never seem to decline in popularity.

CC, it's from Simpson's U.S. Postal Markings 1851-61.

SC - the drawing of the cancel in the book almost looks 3-D due to the shading on one side of the dark parts of the cancel. I wonder why it was done that way?? It's amazing what one notices online in a close-up scan that one misses in person. Or was that shading somehow added for effect?

Hi stampcrow and mootermutt987 --

Here is another stamp showing a portion of the Utica, NY fancy oval cancel.

The stamp is a Scott #11A -- position 89R1L -- and the color is a nice fresh example of the "late 1852 claret".

Stamp is a "dog" -- but the portion of the cancel showing gives another perspective on the differences between an actual cancel and a tracing. I also have another example of this cancel struck in a dark blue ink - and if I can find it, I will post it up later today.

Regards // ioagoa

Note -- the usual disclaimer regarding identification of colors vis-à-vis online scanned images applies. More specifically -- because of variations in scanner settings, and because different display screens render colors differently, this image is not suitable for confirming colors of other stamps in hand or in other images.

Here are my imperf covers!

Hi, Ecostic. Welcome to the imperforate thread.

You have some impressive imperforate covers there! The first one is interesting to me because the #11As appear to be from two different printings in two different colors. All of the 3-cent stamps on the first cover are oxidized to some extent. It's interesting that the first cover has U.S. in the address. Are there any markings on the back?

Following up on my post in another thread, if you have any 3-cent imperforate stamps you need to know if they are orange brown (10/10A) or otherwise, just post images here, and we can help.

This is all that is on the back of the first cover:

Thanks for showing that, Ecostic.

What do you know about the cover with the Marshallville, Geo postmark. The letters OCT are out of alignment.

I don't know anything about it, just picked it up because I thought the green cancel was interesting.

Is there a website or book I can use to look up cancels/postmarks?

Oh and here's two more I forgot: