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Analysis of the Steve Dawson Specialized Collection of U.S. Postal Stationery Forgeries

Bill Lehr, SEP 2003

 

 

 

 Collection Page 1


Items are numbered left-to-right, top-to-bottom.  Collection is housed on three pages.  First digit represents the page, last two digits represent the item on the page.  Die numbers are from the UPSS catalog.  FG indicates forgery, GEN indicates genuine, CTS indicates cut to shape.  Forgery types are from Collector’s Companion to U. S. Postal Stationery, Bill Lehr

 

 

101      Die 2/U3 FG

102      Die 2/U4 FG

103      Die 6/U11 FG

104      Die 6./U12 FG

105      Die 6/U13 FG

106      Die 6/U14 FG

107      Die 7/U15 FG

108      Die 7/U16 FG

109      Die 8/U17 FG

110      Die 12 FG        on white           19 ½ X 25

111      Die 12 FG        on white           21 ½ X 25 1/2

112      Die 12/W21 FG                       22 X 26

113      Die 12/U19 FG                        20 ½ X 25

114      Die 12/U19 FG                        20 ½ X 25

115      Die 9/U26 German FG

116      Die 9/U26 Franklin FG

117      Die 9/U27 Franklin FG

118      Die 14/U28 Franklin FG

119      Die 14/U29 German FG

120      Die 10/U30 Franklin FG

121      Die 10/U30 Washington FG

122      Die 10/U31 Washington FG

123      Die 10/U31 Franklin FG


 

Collection Page 2


 

201      Die 11/U32T2 FG                    20 ¼ X 25

202      Die 11/U33T2 FG                    20 ½ X 25

203      Die 11/U33T2 FG                    20 ½ X 25 1/2

204      Die 15U34T1 FG                     23 X 26

205      Die 15/U34T2 FG                    23 X 26

206      Die 17/U40 FG                        29 X 27

207      Die 17/U41 FG                        29 X 27

208      Die 21/U45 FG                        29 X 24 3/4

209      Die 22/U46T1 or W47T1 FG  22 ¾ X 25 3/4

210      Die 26/U60T1 FG                    23 ½ X 27 1/2

211      Die 26/U60T2 FG                    23 ½ X 27 1/2

212      Die 26/U64 FG                        24 lt X 27 1/2

213      Die 26/U63 or U64 FG            23 ¾ X 27 1/4

214      Die 28 FG                                29 ½ X 27 1/2

215      GEN, CTS

216      Die 29/U68 FG                        30 ¼ X 27

217      GEN, CTS, mounted on card           X 27

218      Die 30/U69 FG                        30 X 27

219      Die 32/U72 GEN                     29 X 27 lt

220      Die 40/U95 GEN, possible phony cancel


 

 Collection Page 3

301      Die 71/U218T2 FG

302      Die 71/U218T1 FG

303      Die 71/U219T2 FG

304      Die 71/U219T1 FG

305      Die 71/U219 GEN

306      Die 71T2 FG

307      Die 79/U250 FG