U.S.A. Re-entries

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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.

U.S.A.

Scott #467 1917

Foreign Entry

5¢ on 2¢ Plate (1 of 3)

Plate Position 7942UL74

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 9 with the error in the centre, but this one ended up in a pair.

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Look below for my newest acquisition ... in a block of 9, but before that have a look at a block of 12 containing TWO examples together! The latter is not mine.

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.)

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 mine, above), while the one beneath it is pp7942UL84. I regret that this wonderful piece does not belong to me. I found the image online in an auction. (I apologize to the seller, but I failed to record that information.)

U.S.A.

Scott #467 1917

5¢ on 2¢ Plate (2 of 3)

Plate Position 7942LR18

And here it is! I finally acquired one of these beauties in the centre of a block of 9. Sure, the centring is not the best, but who cares! It’s glorious!

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.

And here it is again, lower left in a nice used block of four.

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U.S.A.

Scott #

BEP Souvenir Sheets

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 #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

U.S.A.

Scott #73 1861

2¢ 'Blackjack'

Major Re-entry 1

U.S.A.

Scott #73 1861

2¢ 'Blackjack'

Re-entry 2

U.S.A.

Scott #73 1861

2¢ 'Blackjack'

Re-entry 3

U.S.A.

Scott #73 1861

2¢ 'Blackjack'

Re-entry 4

U.S.A.

Scott #73 1861

2¢ 'Blackjack'

Re-entry 5

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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 #156 1873

1¢ Ultramarine

Major Re-entry

U.S.A.

Scott #230 1893

1¢ Columbian Expo

Major Re-entry 1

U.S.A.

Scott #230 1893

1¢ Columbian Expo

Strong Re-entry 2

U.S.A.

Scott #231 1893

2¢ Columbian Expo

Sharp Re-entry

U.S.A.

Scott #236 1893

8¢ Columbian Expo

Major Re-entry

U.S.A.

Scott #236 1893

8¢ Columbian Expo

Re-entry 2

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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

Re-entry 2

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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

U.S.A.

Scott #286

2¢ Carmine

Major Re-entry

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

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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

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

U.S.A.

Scott #319 1903

2¢ Washington

Major Re-entry

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U.S.A.

Scott #328 1907

Jamestown Expo

1¢ Captain John Smith

Major Re-entry

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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