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[guyana1230]

I have this "stamp" or rather piece of paper with an image in reverse, I can't make out where it is supposed to be from or why it is reversed in the first place, any help would be gratefully received.




I can read POSTAGE in reverse at the top and ONE PENNY at the bottom.

[nigelc]

Hi guyana1230,

This has a reversed version of an early "Sydney View" design of New South Wales.

I wonder if it was a toy stamp?

[JanetC]

Around the inner circle reads: AUST. SIGILLUM NOV. CAMB

The stamp is from New South Wales. Unfortunately I don't have a catalog handy to tell you anything more about it. There might be a premium for the reversed stamp.


PS..I put a mirror up to my monitor to be able to read it

[JohnnyO]

Here's the what the stamp looks like not reversed , and its worth alot of cash dates 1850 New south whales scott number 1 ,has 25 known varieties . being reversed it may be worth more or could be a forgerie .I did not see a reversed image in the scott catalogue.

[khj]

While it is based on a real stamp design, as has been mentioned by several...

It is most definitely not genuine -- the fake cancel stops at the frame line and doesn't go into the imperforate margin. It's a cinderella, as nigelc mentioned. The source? That would be interesting to learn.

Nice cinderella. I've not seen it before. Thanks for posting it!

[khj]

When I first saw this, I was reminded of the mimeograph machines of yester-year. The quality is very similar, and I imagine it's not too difficult to do if I understand the process correctly -- simply reverse the stencil when wrapping around the ink roller. And of course, use red ink instead of purple.

For some reason, I have this sudden fear of homework...

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[nigelc]

I guess this could be a transfer which could be wetted to produce an image on paper?

I remember having transfers as a kid which we could use to create pictures on our arms rather like temporary tattoos.

Various firms published stamp transfers in the nineteenth century. I imagine collectors might apply them directly to album pages for decoration.

If you google "Zechmayer" for example you should find examples of perforated sheets of different stamp transfers.

[guyana1230]

Apr 6, 2018 3:47:54 GMT -5 nigelc said:

I guess this could be a transfer which could be wetted to produce an image on paper?

I remember having transfers as a kid which we could use to create pictures on our arms rather like temporary tattoos.

Various firms published stamp transfers in the nineteenth century. I imagine collectors might apply them directly to album pages for decoration.

If you google "Zechmayer" for example you should find examples of perforated sheets of different stamp transfers.

Good idea, but definitely not a transfer, guess this one is going to remain a mystery for a bit longer

[khj]

What I find interesting is the fake cancel. It is not reversed, but clearly added on in the style of a French semicircle precancel or some of the modern printed-on CTO cancels of the late 1990s early 2000s -- point is, cancel does not extend all the way to the edge of the stamp.

[khj]

nigelc, nowadays when you google "Zechmayer", all you get is a bunch of pictures of Wolfgang Zechmayer!

Martyn, I think the Zechmayer transfer is a really good lead worth looking more into. He made several dozens. Although I haven't seen the New South Wales one, I've seen some of the others and they definitely share the same characteristics -- reverse image, rough image, 2 color (one for stamp, one for cancel), cancel is fake and doesn't extend to edge, paper color...

I'm still looking around to see if I can find your exact stamp...

[khj]

Here is an example, not sure if this pic will stay available for viewing as it is not mine...

[guyana1230]

Apr 6, 2018 7:55:21 GMT -5 khj said:

Here is an example, not sure if this pic will stay available for viewing as it is not mine...




Ok now I've seen this maybe it is a transfer, although not like any sort of transfer I've ever seen before, seems as if someone cut it closer to the design, now gently prodding the edges it does look like backing paper as in the picture supplied by khj ,


Also apologies to nigelc, it is looking like you are right