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227544 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Confederate States 10c Black Jefferson Davis "essay", imperforate, VF. Privately printed (possibly attributable to August Dietz?). A stunning Confederate accent piece! |
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266673 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Three 10c Davis "trial color proofs": Red, Blue on blue paper, and Black. VF. Made in early 20th Century by August Dietz. Interesting Cinderella items! |
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239355 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Confederate Facsimiles: Group of 12 "mint". Sometimes described as reprints, these are facsimiles made for collectors (I believe that these date from the 1950s), but they are still quite collectible. All have back printing "Facsimile / No. xxx", however this group contains at least five different types / colors of backprinting. The top row has been backprinted ONCE with numbers 202 and 205 in dark gray, 207 in black, 211 in blue gray, and 212 in light gray. The middle row has been backprinted ONCE IN WHITE (I may have previously accidentally offered such items as not having backprints) with numbers 200, 209, and 213. The third row has been backprinted TWICE: 201 and 204 in dark gray and white; 203 and 208 in light gray and white. The white backprinting is extremely hard to see. All are on varying grades of coarse yellowish paper except 213 which is on good quality bright white paper. I do not know for sure, but I suspect that the various backprinting versions of these exist for other numbers as well -- it would make for an interesting study. |
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241075 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Confederate Facsimiles: Group of 14 "mint". Sometimes described as reprints, these are facsimiles made for collectors (I believe that these date from the 1950s). On the back each bears the text "Facsimile / No. XX" (numbered 1 to 14). While these initially look Imperforate, they are die cut but just held together in a block by tiny breaks in the cutting. The 12-block is intact, but weak due to the very tiny connectors. The pair was originally attached somewhere along the bottom of the 12-block. Ungummed on yellowish-white paper. All of consistent printing quality and appearance on thick white paper. All excellent quality with full margins. These are quite collectible. I have never before seen this type with die-cutting and the tiny connectors (breaks in the die cutting). |
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239751 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
CSA Scott #2 Ten Cent Jefferson. "Springfield" (Tatham Stamp Company) 1930s-1940s Reproduction with "Facsimile / No. 201" printed on reverse in WHITE. Color GREENISH BLUE, on coarse brownish-yellow paper. Mint VF NH (ungummed). Left margin horizontal pair. Interesting and attractive. The Tatham reproductions are actively collected. |
8.00 |
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239752 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
CSA Scott #2 Ten Cent Jefferson. "Springfield" (Tatham Stamp Company) 1930s-1940s Reproduction with "Facsimile / No. 201" printed on reverse in WHITE. Color GREENISH BLUE, on coarse brownish-yellow paper. Mint VF NH (ungummed). Bottom margin horizontal pair. Interesting and attractive. The Tatham reproductions are actively collected. |
8.00 |
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247892 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
CSA Scott #2 Ten Cent Jefferson. "Springfield" (Tatham Stamp Company) 1930s-1940s Reproduction with "Facsimile / No. 201" printed on reverse in WHITE. Color GREENISH BLUE, on coarse brownish-yellow paper. Mint VF NH (ungummed) partial-bottom-margin horizontal pair, but with tear at bottom on right stamp. Interesting and attractive. The Tatham reproductions are actively collected. |
6.00 |
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258592 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Ten Cent Davis Private Reprintings. Three different: deep green, ultramarine, and gray blue, imperforate, ungummed, VF. We are not sure exactly when these were produced; they may have been printed from the original officially ordered plates in the 1930s. |
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248871 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
CSA Scott #6/7 Five Cent Davis. Private "Springfield" or "Tatham" facsimile with "Facsimile / No. 205" printed on reverse in dark gray. Color similar to issued color, but on coarse yellowish paper. The Springfields were distributed by the Tatham Stamp Company from the early 1930s into the 1940s. At first they had no text on the back; per the Confederate Handbook, after the first printing they bore on the reverse either "Facsimile" or "Facsimilie" (sic). Some printings also had the Scott numbering of the pre-1940 numbering system (i.e. starting at #200). The color of the back-printing can vary with the printings. Note that the "Swiss fakes" of the 1970s have similar appearance, with a Facsimile marking on reverse, but the "Swiss fakes" back-printing used modern Scott numbers (i.e. starting with #1). Mint VF (ungummed) 4-block, lightly hinged on top pair and never hinged on lower pair. Though the Springfields were originally sold as singles, blocks, and sheets of 25, nowadays blocks are not often offered. Interesting and attractive. |
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13.00 |
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248872 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
CSA Scott #6/7 Five Cent Davis. Typographed FAKE that looks like the "Springfield" or "Tatham" facsimiles, but it has been typographed (letterpress printed) and the design is slightly taller than the "Springfield" facsimile. There is no back-printing. It also bears a bogus "cancellation". Yellowish, rough paper very similar to some of the "Springfields". I have not found any references in the literature to this fake creation. Since the genuine stamp is common, this was surely intended as a low-cost "packet filler". While this fake should have very modest financial value, it may be important for a reference collection. |
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15.00 |
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