Nashville
Provisionals
(Genuine Issue and Forgeries)
The Postmaster at Nashville, Tennessee, after preparing a 3c stamp that was not issued, did proceed to issue 5c and 10c Provisionals in 1861.
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Nashville 3c Provisional
This stamp (Scott catalog #4AX1) was prepared, but not issued, by Nashville, Tennessee postmaster W.D. McNish prior to June 1, 1861.
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Genuine |
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typeset in strips of five (five different subtypes) |
Genuine
characteristics: a. all have small break in top frame line above "N" |
Genuine
colors seen: a. carmine |
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Illustration of the Five Subtypes |
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frame breaks in corners differ slightly |
Forgery Type 1. |
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typographed on wove paper, produced by J.W. Scott |
Type
1. characteristics: a. no break in frame line at top |
Type
1. colors seen: a. red on white (shades) b. red on bluish c. black (catalog illustration) |
Forgery Type 1. illustration from
1888 Scott's catalog
Nashville 5c Provisional
These stamps (Scott catalog #61X1 to #61X5) were issued by Nashville, Tennessee postmaster W.D. McNish in 1861.
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Genuine |
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photograph of sheet of twelve (five different subtypes) |
Genuine
characteristics: a. all have small break in top frame line above "N" |
Genuine
colors seen: a. carmine |
Forgery Type 1. |
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lithographed from Moens catalog of 1864 |
Forgery Type 2. |
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maker unknown, matches illustration in 1863 "Stamp Collector Review" (Liverpool) |
Type
2. characteristics: a. long, upturned top stoke to numeral |
Type
2. colors seen: a. red brown on wove (rare) |
Forgery Type 3. |
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typographed on wove paper, produced by J.W. Scott |
Type
3. characteristics: a. no break in frame line at top |
Type
3. colors seen: a. red on white (shades) b. red on bluish c. black (catalog illustration) |
Forgery Type 3. illustration from
1888 Scott's catalog
Forgery Type 4. |
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typographed on wove paper, produced by J.W. Scott |
Type
4. characteristics: a. no break in frame line at top |
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4. colors seen: a. red on white (shades) b. red on bluish c. black (catalog illustration) |
Reference for genuine: The New Dietz Confederate States Catalog And Handbook, 1986
Richard Frajola (September 18, 2001)