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Something touches a freshly printed sheet of stamps, picks up ink and makes contact again, a kiss. |
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I collect most of California's Redwood Empire , Humboldt & Mendocino counties, including the RPOs that ran through them. Any town or city I mention is located in one or the other.
My primary sources are
California Town Postmarks 1850 - 1935 compiled by John H. Williams & the Western Cover Society
Mobil Post Office Society RPO Catalog, MPOS U. S. Route and Station Agent Catalog, and the MPOS RPO Directory and AGT Directory
California Postmaster Compensation compiled by Alan H. Patera |
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Thank you.
But if it was a kiss impression would it not also have kissed the stamp to it's left? |
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| Edited by Timm - 11/27/2025 4:59 pm |
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"Slight shifting during the printing process produced stamps with doubled design, more or less distinct, sometimes only in part of the stamp."
(highlight, copy and paste works on the Frajola pdf, but some copy-ed will be needed) |
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The article ascribes this fault to the shifting of the felt blanket which was placed on top of the paper, acting as padding between the paper and the press (the paper's laid on top of the inked-up printing plate. So, probably no premium, as it's due to a minor hiccup in the printing process.
What apparently did command a premium in the 1950s stamp market were the rare examples where the cancel didn't obscure Leopold's face. The post offices were supposed to sock him on the nose. |
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I suppose value is in the eye of the buyer, but this is a poorly made stamp, not an error. |
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Posted 11/26/2025 12:55 am
