Strange U40 Cut Square (Please Help)

Roy F

I am really new to stamps. I inherited a few thousand from my Grandpa and am slowly going thru them. This one puzzles me and I would really appreciate some clarity. I believe it to be Scott U40 and have looked at many examples. I can’t for the life of me find one as crude looking as this one. It looks very irregular to me in comparison to the clean lines of the examples I am viewing. Any ideas as to why this one is so imperfect. The numbers are not centered, Thank you very much. All help greatly appreciated. God Bless!
lines are crooked, etc.

Roy F

All the ones I am finding online looks more cookie cutter like this one for example. Wondering why mine is so different.

Martin Glaenzer

Since yours is cut way closer to the logo/colors etc... I would assume it was crudely hand cut at one time or another

Roy F

Thank for your help. I appreciate it. I am more referring to the ink itself. Mine is very different from all examples I see online.

Michael Hynes

The UPSS catalog does say that "This die exists in various shades of green".

Ted Tyszka

To answer your question, Roy, this stamped envelope has been forged, and I strongly suspect this is a forgery.

Roy F

I didn’t realize the shade varies. I was more curious about why numbers, shaded area, and design look less than perfect.? I have around a bakers dozen of these. This one stands out as different. That means it’s a forgery?

Roy F

For example, check out the 1’s in the one I possess. They look completely different. In the cleaner example I pulled of the internet everything is uniform.

Roy F

My great grandpa started this collection. It was passed down to my Grandpa and then to me

Michael Generali

That doesn't mean that your great grandfather and grandfather didn't have "weeds" in the collection. I agree with Ted that this looks like a crude forgery.

It may not even be the same bust. I can't tell for sure from the small image. How then? Take an albino from a cheap cut square and print/draw the design for an expensive cut square.

Roy F

I appreciate all of you very much. Wow, well I tell you what, they weren’t very damn good at it. Holy Cow a kindergartener could have done better. What do y’all do with this sort of thing? Toss it?

I have another stamp I would like to ask a question about, but I haven’t been able to upload any photos on here since this morning. Not sure why.

Ted Tyszka

No, don't toss it.Keep it for a forgery reference.

Roy F

Good idea Sir