Mexico
Re-entries
The Ultimate Misplaced Entry
My old friend, Dr. Warren Bosch of Illinois, discovered this beauty back in 1993. After some wheeling and dealing, we were able to come to an agreement and made a trade. This stamp now resides in my foreign collection of re-entries.
My thanks to Warren for discovering such a fascinating stamp and for sharing it with me!
Mexico
Scott #150 1884
One Centavo
Sideways Entry!
Plate Position #15 on the sheet of 150.
At first it just looks like a really neat re-entry or misplaced entry, but on closer examination, you can see the real tale. Whether shoddy workmanship on the part of the siderographer, or simply an accident, what we have here is an entry that is rotated a full 90º; in other words, completely SIDEWAYS. From the two adjoining straight edges, it appears this stamp is from the upper right corner of the sheet. This places it in the upper LEFT corner of the steel plate, which means it is most likely the impression that was entered first. Perhaps the siderographer inadvertently placed the steel plate under the transfer roll in the wrong orientation (turned sideways) and began to enter the first impression. Realizing his mistake, if the design had not been rocked in too many times, he may have simply stopped, turned the plate a quarter turn, and started over, leaving the traces of design already transferred to the plate. On the other hand, if the design HAD already been rocked in sufficiently, he would have stopped and attempted to erase the incorrect impression before beginning again with the plate turned the right way. We will likley never know which scenario is correct, but regardless, we have a terrific variety to enjoy. I had read about this type of thing in Baxter’s ‘Printing Postage Stamps by Line Engraving’ but I didn’t really believe it until I saw this with my own eyes.
There is a second copy of this piece shown below the close-ups, Courtesy of Jose Rion, who also posted that the plate position on the sheet of 150 is pp15, putting it in the upper right corner of the sheet that was laid out as 15 X 10.
This indicates to me that the siderographer started to lay down the plate in the upper left corner of the steel plate, and then realized that the plate was turned 90*, so he stopped , turned the plate, and re-entered the first impression on top of the partially entered original entry resulting in this beautiful sideways entry.
Courtesy of Jose Rion
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
^ Courtesy of Jose Rion >
Mexico
Scott #150 1884
One Centavo
Misplaced Entry
This stamp shows doubling that is misplaced a full 1.8mm high. Details are found all over the stamp, too numerous to mention here.
And I have a second copy proving contancy!
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
Mexico
Scott #107 1874-80
Ten Centavos - Black
Major Re-entry 1
This stamp shows doubling over the entire design! It is a sizable shift, but not quite enough to be called ‘misplaced’ (0.4mm).This major re-entry shows a beautiful clockwise twist that doubles almost every part of the design, except the central portrait, although it IS doubled at the base of the portrait. Virtually all of the lettering and all six numerals are strongly doubled, along with all of the frame work. It is an excellent example of a full design major re-entry!
If anyone thinks this should be called a double print, the proof that it is not lies directly below this stamp...An exact duplicate of this re-entry plate position also occurred on the 10c Orange stamp of 1878, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is a re-entry, and not a double print!
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
Mexico
Scott #108 1878
Ten Centavos - Orange
Major Re-entry
This stamp shows an identical major re-entry to the one above, but it is more difficult to make out the details due to its colour. A wonderful find, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is a re-entry, and not a double print!
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
Mexico
Scott #107 1874-80
Ten Centavos - Black
Major Re-entry 2
This major re-entry shows sharp doubling mainly of the upper part of the design, visible in the upper right corner and less so in the upper left corner. The lower portion of the design shows some signs of doubling, but much less obvious.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
Mexico
Special Delivery 1934
E3 10 Centavos
Major Re-entry
Plate Position #3 on the sheet of 30
Beautiful doubling of the UR corner.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
Mexico Airmail Issues
Mexico
Air Mail 1929
C13 20 Centavos
Major Re-entry
This is a lovely counterclockwise twisted major re-entry. The entire stamp design is doubled, the most obvious portion being the upper right corner, including ‘CORREOS-AEREOS-MEXICO’. Doubling is also seen in the upper left corner design, the circle around the Coat of Arms, as well as the lower left corner, including the ‘2’.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
Mexico
Air Mail 1932
C46 30 Centavos on 20 Centavos
Surcharge
Re-entry
This stamp shows a weaker re-entry in the upper lettering, most noticeable in ‘MEXICO’ and a portion of the design below it.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
Mexico
Air Mail 1950-52
C9 and C 35 Centavos
Major Misplaced Entry
The upper left corner of this design shows a full 0.8mm shift to the right and slightly downwards. See the details on the close-up in between the two examples. Note that I have it on the regular issue, C9 1929, and the overprinted issue, C35 1930.
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
Mexico
Air Mail 1950-52
C191 35 Centavos
Major Re-entry
This block of 9 has a beautiful re-entry on the centre stamp that grows stronger as you move from the right to the left side of the design. As well as a close-up of the full stamp, I am also showing a larger close-up of the lettering on the left, along with an identical close-up of the normal lettering.
Note that doubling also occurs in the lettering to the right of 35 CTS, as well as the entire inscription below the design.
^ Enlargement of left side showing the normal lettering ^
^ Enlargement of left side showing doubling of letters ^
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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Ralph E. Trimble
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