U.S.A. Re-entries
(Double Transfers)
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NOTE: This page is due for a major overhaul, during which it will be broken up into a number of pages and the items arranged by Scott numbers. Until then, you will have to jump around somewhat to find particular issues, although they are now all arranged in Scott number order, except for the first four items. Unfortunately, with the addition of new items, my numbering system has been altered accordingly.
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U.S.A.
Scott #467 1917
Foreign Entry
5¢ on 2¢ (1 & 2 of 3)
Plate Positions 7942 UL 74 & 84
This is one of my very favourite errors. This is one of three plate positions where the 5¢ design was inadvertently rolled in to correct three impressions on the 2¢ plate. Several elements of the 2¢ remain visible in each of the positions. These are normally collected in blocks of 12 and 9 with the error(s) in the centre, but sometimes the sheets were actually broken up into pairs and singles. I have a pair, also.
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Look below for my newest acquisition ... my block of 12 containing TWO examples together! Following that is my block of 9 showing the single example in the centre.
Note the distinguishing features of each of the three positions, shown below.
(The above two scans are taken from the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLATE VARIETIES ON U.S. BUREAU-PRINTED POSTAGE STAMPS by Loran C. French, Bureau Issues Association, Inc., 1979, page 84.)
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
Above is a gorgeous block of 12 containing TWO of the 5¢ 'error of colour' stamps, one above the other. The upper one is pp7942UL74 (as in my pair), while the one beneath it is pp7942UL84. I am absolutely delighted to say that this wonderful piece does belong to me. I recently (October 2010) added this incredible block of 12 to my collection.
^ Above is a pair that was separated from the sheet (with a close-up below). This position is the upper stamp in the vertical pair, 7942 UL 74 ^
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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U.S.A.
Scott #467 1917
5¢ on 2¢ (3 of 3)
Plate Position
7942 LR 18
And here is the third copy in the centre of a block of 9. Sure, the centring is not the best, but who cares! It’s glorious!
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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U.S.A.
Scott #569 30¢ Bison
Major Double Transfer
(Major Re-entry)
Plate 16065 Position UR52
This is one of the nicest double transfers I have seen on a U.S. stamp.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
And here it is again, lower left in a nice used block of four.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A. / Canal Zone
Scott #93 30¢ Bison
Major Double Transfer
(Major Re-entry)
Plate 14438 Position LR79
This is another lovely major re-entry on the Bison stamp, this time showing down the left side of the design. The left frameline is doubled, along with the inner spandrel, UNITED, and 30.
Courtesy of The Canal Zone Study Group
Courtesy of The Canal Zone Study Group
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U.S.A.
Scott #2875
1994
Michael D. Smith has submitted two articles that he has written on the various double transfers that occured on the 1994 Bureau of Engraving & Printing Souvenir Sheets.
The first concerns The Major Double Transfer from Sheet 1 (of 9), Position #4.
Part One - Page 1 (Pages 1-3 of his article)
Part One - Page 2 (Pages 4-6 of his article)
The second article covers the other, more minor, double transfers that can be found.
From here on, all items are arranged by Scott number order.
U.S.A.
Scott #11e
3¢ Dull Red
A Major Re-entry
Plate Position 92 L I L
This major double transfer shows a strong line of doubling through THREE CENTS and the centres of the rosettes at the LL & LR are completely doubled, making them look like 8's.
The first example is a lovely wide bottom margin copy, while the second is another that now resides in my collection, with thanks to Earl Noss.
Courtesy of Earl Noss
Courtesy of Earl Noss
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A.
Scott #68
10¢ Green
A Major Misplaced Entry
Plate Position Unknown
I recently discovered from several lots shown on eBay that U.S. Official stamps seem to have a lot of wonderful misplaced entries. Well, they're not the only ones! Here is a lovely one found and submitted by Michael D. Smith, showing misplaced markings in the left central margin.
Courtesy of Michael D. Smith
Courtesy of Michael D. Smith
U.S.A.
Scott #68
10¢ Green
A Major Re-entry
This is the well-known 'TAG' double transfer showing strongly in POSTAGE. It is somewhat unusual due to the 'smudgeiness' of the details.
Notice that a more minor DT can be seen in the LR corner.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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U.S.A.
Scott #73 1861
2¢ 'Blackjack'
Major Re-entry 1
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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U.S.A.
Scott #73 1861
2¢ 'Blackjack'
Re-entry 2
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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U.S.A.
Scott #73 1861
2¢ 'Blackjack'
Re-entry 3
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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U.S.A.
Scott #73 1861
2¢ 'Blackjack'
Re-entry 4
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A.
Scott #73 1861
2¢ 'Blackjack'
After seeing the above Jackson re-entries, I received an email from Michael D. Smith with 11 scans attached of a nice Jackson re-entry he has in his collection. Rather than overload this page with 11 more scans, I have put them on their own separate page. Click on the link at the left to go and have a look at his stamp.
U.S.A.
Scott #210 1883
2¢ Red Brown
Major Re-entry
This is a lovely double transfer showing strongly throughout much of the design, particularly in the lettering.
This wee cover was simply described on eBay as having "a line through T-E variety."
The cover is shown below the close-up scans.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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U.S.A.
Scott #156 1873
1¢ Ultramarine
Major Re-entry
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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U.S.A.
Scott #230 1893
1¢ Columbian Expo
Major Re-entry 1
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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U.S.A.
Scott #230 1893
1¢ Columbian Expo
Strong Re-entry 2
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A.
Scott #231 1893
2¢ Columbian Expo
Sharp Re-entry
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A.
Scott #236 1893
8¢ Columbian Expo
Major Re-entry
U.S.A.
Scott #236 1893
8¢ Columbian Expo
Michael D. Smith has submitted two scans of another 8¢ Columbian re-entry.
Click on the link to the left to see his stamp.
U.S.A.
Scott #237 1893
10¢ Columbian Expo
Re-entry
U.S.A.
Scott #237 1893
10¢ Columbian Expo
Michael D. Smith has submitted scans of a nice 10¢ Columbian re-entry.
Click on the link at the left to go to a separate page to view his stamp.
U.S.A.
Scott #269
4¢ Lincoln
Re-entry
There is a sharp re-entry in the 'E' and 'T' of CENTS.
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
U.S.A.
Scott #286
2¢ Carmine
Major Re-entry
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
U.S.A.
Scott #295
2¢ Carmine & Black
Major Re-entry
Here the black centre is doubled.
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
U.S.A.
Scott #300 1903
1¢ Franklin
Major Re-entry
U.S.A.
Scott #306
8¢ Black
Major Re-entry
Plate Position Unknown
This beautiful, extensive major re-entry was sent in by Peter Lenk, showing sharp doubling of the entire bottom two-thirds of the design. The doubling extends all the way from the bottom up to at least the 'E' of UNITED.
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
U.S.A.
Scott #306 - 2
8¢ Black
Major Re-entry
Plate Position Unknown
Here is another major re-entry that was found on cover by Peter Lenk, showing doubling across a lower strip of the design. The doubling extends through 1732 MARTHA WASHINGTON 1802, as well as the outer scroll and leaves to the right.
This stamp is the top of a pair owned by George Norton, Curator of the Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History (www.spellman.org) who was showing some rare private carrier covers when Peter discovered the re-entry.
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
U.S.A.
Scott #319 1903
2¢ Washington
Major Re-entry
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A.
Scott #328 1907
Jamestown Expo
1¢ Captain John Smith
Major Re-entry
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A.
Scott #344
2¢ Carmine
Strong Re-entry
Plate Position Unknown
This imperf pair shows a lovely re-entry of the left stamp showing mainly in the upper frameline and U.S. POSTAGE, but also at the bottom in TWO CENTS and the bottom of the portrait oval.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A.
Scott #499
2¢ Carmine
Major Re-entry
Plate Position Unknown
This re-entry shows a marked doubling of the '2' in the lower right corner. The ribbon element above it exhibits doubling, as does the 'TS' of CENTS. The lower inner frameline is doubled, as is the bottom right corner of the outer frame. Doubling is also seen in the ribbon above the '2' on the left, along with some of the lines on the neck.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A.
Scott #530a 1918
3¢ Washington
Kiss Print giving appearance of a Double Impression
They are a great many of these, so there must have been some problem with the drying of the ink or removing the paper from the press.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A.
Scott #548
1¢ Green
Strong Re-entry
Plate Position Unknown
This re-entry is more subtle than the one above, but if you look carefully at the UL corner you will see doubling of the frame, '20' of 1620, and the ornament below the 20. On the right side, the vertical frameline is doubled out into the right margin.
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
U.S.A.
Scott #557c 1924
5¢ Blue
A Major Re-entry
Plate 15571, Position 86, Upper Left Pane
As documented in The American Philatelist, Vol. 89, No. 11, November 1975, pp1019-1021, this amazing complete Double Transfer was not even discovered until 1974, when a copy was cherry-picked out of an APS Circuit Book. It was on a Canal Zone overprinted stamp, Sc. #86, and when first discovered it was thought by some to be a double impression. This was proven to be untrue when a member of the APS expert committee found a pair in his own collection, one with the double transfer and one without.
The upper illustration is one that was prepared for use in the AP, while the lower one is a scan taken from the AP page.
Unfortunately, I do not have a copy of the real thing to scan for you.
Naturally, this is WAY up there on my Want List!
U.S.A.
Scott #598
1 1/2¢ Harding
Re-entry
There is doubling in the 'U' of UNITED STATES at the left.
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
Courtesy of Peter Lenk
U.S.A.
Scott #610
2¢ Harding
Major Re-entry
Position Unknown
This is an amazing double transfer visible in the upper half of the design, with magnificent doubling in much of UNITED STATES POSTAGE, the portrait oval, profile, inner framelines and dates.
This is an extremely scarce re-entry of major proportions.
Courtesy of Larry Cohen
Courtesy of Larry Cohen
U.S.A.
Scott #712 1932
Washington Bicentennial
7¢ Washington
Plate 20563 UL 1
Major Re-entry
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A.
Scott #720 1932
3¢ Washington
Plate 21285 UR 72
Major Re-entry
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
U.S.A.
Scott #741 1934
National Parks Issue
2¢ Grand Canyon
Plate 21255 UL or UR 4
Re-entry
Re-entry above ^ Normal below v for comparison
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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Ralph E. Trimble
Specialist
in BNA Re-entries
retrimble@rogers.com