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General Philatelic/Identify This? : Is this a stamp?

 

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Cattywumpuss
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10 Feb 2022
07:27:23pm
Greetings. Any information anybody can (or is wiling to) provide about the below "stamp" would be most appreciated. Thank you in advance!

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10 Feb 2022
09:35:10pm
re: Is this a stamp?

Could it be from a local/private postal service?

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10 Feb 2022
10:25:08pm
re: Is this a stamp?

It's a Confederate local bogus issue

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pigdoc

11 Feb 2022
09:00:38am
re: Is this a stamp?

I find the collecting area of "local issues" intriguing. I have focused on the Wells Fargo Pony Express and newspaper issues.

What has made me shy about moving into this collecting area farther is the massively high prevalence of bogus stamps. And, since the designs of the genuine stamps are often very simple, fakes are relatively easy to accurately create and thus difficult to distinguish from genuine examples. I think one could spend an entire philatelic career doing nothing but becoming an expert on these stamps, and be fully occupied!

It's probably safest to collect these used on cover, but unless you're Jeff Bazos, it's probably unrealistic to consider completing even a small specialized collection.

A quick eBay search of "pony express", in Stamps, yields just two used covers, one for $4499 and one for $5499.

-Paul

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11 Feb 2022
03:04:40pm
re: Is this a stamp?

Thank you all for the feedback. I don't actually have any Confederate stamps but have read briefly about them. Perhaps this is as close as I will come. LOL

DaveSheridan - Do you happen to know which State it is from, which Weldon it refers to? Just curious.

Paul - The simplicity of the design and how easy it would be to fake are what had me questioning whether it was a legitimate stamp or not.

Once again this group has been a wonderful resource. Thank you all.

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11 Feb 2022
06:12:17pm
re: Is this a stamp?

I copied this from The Confederate Stamp Alliance now The Civil War Philatelic Society.

Confederate Stamp Alliance
Volume: 13 Number: 7 Year: 1969 Confederate_Philatelist: 013-07
Article: Bogus Provisiona

CONFEDERATE PHILATELIST Jan. 1969
WELDON, North Carolina.
l. Upright oval frame with open diamond mesh as used for the bogus Houston type 1. Inscription "WELDON P.O./Five Cents.". Taylor.
A) Center stroke of "E" of WELDON has no serif, oblong stops after
" P.O.", and "0" of WELDON over "C" of CENTS.
Colors 5¢ : dark blue, brown, and rosy carmine/pale buff.
B) Center stroke of "E" of WELDON has serifs, round stops after "P.O.",
and "0" of WELDON over the gap between FIVE and CENTS.
Colors 5q: : pink, and violet/flesh.
2. Upright oval frame of identical format to bogus Weldon type 1. however,
it is from a different printing block and differs slightly in the details,
mostly with the zig-zag lines above and below the inscriptions which read
" WELDON P.O./-PAID 5c.-". The PAID is in outline letters .
Color 5¢: dull gold.

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11 Feb 2022
08:40:56pm
re: Is this a stamp?

Wow, thank you so much Vinman. I would have had no idea where to look for that info. Described my "stamp" to a T though. LOL

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Cattywumpuss

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10 Feb 2022
07:27:23pm

Greetings. Any information anybody can (or is wiling to) provide about the below "stamp" would be most appreciated. Thank you in advance!

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Tim
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10 Feb 2022
09:35:10pm

re: Is this a stamp?

Could it be from a local/private postal service?

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DaveSheridan

10 Feb 2022
10:25:08pm

re: Is this a stamp?

It's a Confederate local bogus issue

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pigdoc

11 Feb 2022
09:00:38am

re: Is this a stamp?

I find the collecting area of "local issues" intriguing. I have focused on the Wells Fargo Pony Express and newspaper issues.

What has made me shy about moving into this collecting area farther is the massively high prevalence of bogus stamps. And, since the designs of the genuine stamps are often very simple, fakes are relatively easy to accurately create and thus difficult to distinguish from genuine examples. I think one could spend an entire philatelic career doing nothing but becoming an expert on these stamps, and be fully occupied!

It's probably safest to collect these used on cover, but unless you're Jeff Bazos, it's probably unrealistic to consider completing even a small specialized collection.

A quick eBay search of "pony express", in Stamps, yields just two used covers, one for $4499 and one for $5499.

-Paul

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Cattywumpuss

The odds are good, but the goods are odd.
11 Feb 2022
03:04:40pm

re: Is this a stamp?

Thank you all for the feedback. I don't actually have any Confederate stamps but have read briefly about them. Perhaps this is as close as I will come. LOL

DaveSheridan - Do you happen to know which State it is from, which Weldon it refers to? Just curious.

Paul - The simplicity of the design and how easy it would be to fake are what had me questioning whether it was a legitimate stamp or not.

Once again this group has been a wonderful resource. Thank you all.

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vinman

11 Feb 2022
06:12:17pm

re: Is this a stamp?

I copied this from The Confederate Stamp Alliance now The Civil War Philatelic Society.

Confederate Stamp Alliance
Volume: 13 Number: 7 Year: 1969 Confederate_Philatelist: 013-07
Article: Bogus Provisiona

CONFEDERATE PHILATELIST Jan. 1969
WELDON, North Carolina.
l. Upright oval frame with open diamond mesh as used for the bogus Houston type 1. Inscription "WELDON P.O./Five Cents.". Taylor.
A) Center stroke of "E" of WELDON has no serif, oblong stops after
" P.O.", and "0" of WELDON over "C" of CENTS.
Colors 5¢ : dark blue, brown, and rosy carmine/pale buff.
B) Center stroke of "E" of WELDON has serifs, round stops after "P.O.",
and "0" of WELDON over the gap between FIVE and CENTS.
Colors 5q: : pink, and violet/flesh.
2. Upright oval frame of identical format to bogus Weldon type 1. however,
it is from a different printing block and differs slightly in the details,
mostly with the zig-zag lines above and below the inscriptions which read
" WELDON P.O./-PAID 5c.-". The PAID is in outline letters .
Color 5¢: dull gold.

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Cattywumpuss

The odds are good, but the goods are odd.
11 Feb 2022
08:40:56pm

re: Is this a stamp?

Wow, thank you so much Vinman. I would have had no idea where to look for that info. Described my "stamp" to a T though. LOL

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