A friend to me asked me to provide him with inforamtion on the following American stamp (may be parcel) that he found.
The support on which the stamp is affixed is tissue from a cover of a parcel.
is it possble to have an idea of its value ? many thanks in advance
Very interesting indeed. Assuming they are all legitimate there may be some considerable value there. Let's let some others comment first. Thanks for posting.
Best,
Dan C
The cancel looks too bold and clean and the local stamp looks too clean cut for that period of use. I am suspicious but this is NOT my area of expertise. See what others think first and if they think it should be sent in for expertising. Good luck.
I've never seen a Boyd's City Express cancel like that before. Obviously, I haven't seen them all, but that does not bode well.
A scan is preferable to a camera pic. The Government City Dispatch stamp is too blurry to see important details. However, it appears to be a forgery -- it looks like the left tips of the "ONE CENT" flag do not touch the left flag of the "GOVERNMENT" tablet. On the genuine stamps, they always touch.
So Foudutimbre, here you have some very powerful impressions. Vinman speaks with much knowledge here, as does Stampmankeith and KHJ.
I personally would accept their cautions as very meaningful and would act accordingly. Your friend may not wish to do so, and his next step would be to have it expertized as suggested.
Hope this has been of some value to you.
Best,
Dan C.
I'm rather interested in the history behind this piece. It looks like a philatelic contrivance -- maybe made by a dealer for fun as a "cinderella" souvenir. I don't think it was made to try to purposely deceive anyone, as many have pointed out that it clearly is not a genuine original.
there's nothing that looks authentic here, as others have noted. I've never seen the use of a picture (revolvers) on an envelope of the period; the cancel is pristine beyond belief; but it's the pink/fuschia paper that screams contemporary. Colored paper existed in mid-19 century, but most were dull and in brown, green, and light blue families. i couldn't find any documentation that says pink paper didn't exist, but this implies we're still some time from it: http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/annual/v16/bp16-07.html
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