Scott U312 full corner, UPSS Die 88 fancy cancel, green on amber paper

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

U312

Stamp Type

Postal Stationery

Condition

Used

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

People - Politicians

Year of Issue

1890

Item Description

40x42mm. This is a full corner used cut square, but the top has been slit. It is Scott U312 green indicium on amber paper. The United Postal Stationery Society (UPSS) identifies this as Die 88. The watermark cannot be determined on this copy. The fancy cancel is a purplish star within a circle and probably originated in Indiana or Ohio.

Inking problems are common on the U312/Die 88 stamped envelopes/cut squares and have resulted in a long list of inking varieties. In addition, several die varieties have been identified. This cut square displays a few oddities that may be related to inking problems rather than being die varieties.

This item has never been mounted in a collection. It was among 11-12,000 cut squares that were bound by string and thread in bundles containing 100 cut squares each. They were collected in the early 1890s from businesses at Union City, Indiana, and possibly across the state line in Union City, Ohio. Most of the readable postmarks are from 1891 to 1893, with the majority from 1892. The deteriorated condition of the top and bottom cut squares in each bundle indicated they must have been bundled at the time of their collection. I unbundled them in 2000.

An ongoing study of the Die 88 type indicium is presented online. Contact me if you are interested in finding that website.

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Item Location

Indiana, United States

Ships To

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Yes

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