Flyspecking 101 - Newfoundland Wayzata Stamp Oddity.

Looking at this Newfoundland Wayzata stamp, I have found an oddity with regards to the design.

This beautiful stamp from 1932 has an oddity on the 4 vertical lies in the design...See stamp below.



Of the 4 vertical corners within the border of the stamp, all corners but one are equal...Three have 8 vertical lines which is opposite to the taller vertical lines..That makes 8 lines with 7 smaller lines of 8 and on portion that has 9..Very strange...See picture below.



Now that is flyspecking at a high degree..Like I said before, if you new/medium/ and expert stamp collectors want to be a flyspecker...Follow what I have said before.

1 - See what is there, that should not be.
2 - See what is not there, that should be.

Robert

Robert, look at the variety in the 4 longer bars. One set of bars is flat across bottom - top right; one has a longer left bar - top left; one has a curved up to the right shape to them - bottom left; and lastly bottom right with all forming an angle downward.
I guess someone did not use a straightedge that day.

Mike

There is an interesting history about this stamp--which never was officially finalized into use as a stamp. Some would say its a bogus stamp, others would say it was officially created but still a philatelic item. Its collectible and I have a bunch including a whole sheet.

Check out the web or John Walsh's excellent NSSC for details.

In short, in 1931, there was a man in Minneapolis who came up with the design, a worldwide plan and thereafter convinced Newfoundland government to authorize 400,000 stamps. A while later, and with twists and turns, it all fell apart, the Newfoundland government canceled it and refused to even cancel the covers.

And here is what Tommy's sheet looks like.

Robert

Wert,
You are amazing and beat me to the image.
Thanks

PS Due to Covid 19, I am in process of uploading another 200+ of my covers onto my website (front and back). Have fun flyspecking them. Probably end of this week

http://newfoundlandcovers.org

I strongly disagree. The Wayzata stamp was fully authorized by the Newfoundland government as an official issue. While the government later repudiated the stamp and it was never issued, it was never a "company" issue as were the Canadian air carrier Semi-Officials.