U.S. Provisional, Dummy booklets, Test Self-Adhesives and facsimiles


Part 1 : Provisional booklets


$1.00 Wheaton
BIA Type Front Cover Back Cover  
Wheaton 1 2 staples left, unprinted unprinted .
  Block of four 25c Paul Revere stamps, one interleaf


$1.00 Wheaton
BIA Type Front Cover Back Cover  
Wheaton 2 1 staple left, white on red unprinted .
  Block of four 25c Paul Revere stamps, one interleaf


$1.00 Wheaton
BIA Type Front Cover Back Cover  
Wheaton 3 2 staple left and right, white on red unprinted .
  Block of four 25c Paul Revere stamps, one interleaf


$1.00 Seattle (yellow)
BIA Type Front Cover Back Cover  
Seattle 1 2 staples left, unprinted unprinted .
  1 Eugene O'Neill stamp in cellophane wrapper


$1.00 Seattle (blue and white)
BIA Type Front Cover Back Cover  
Seattle 2 2 staples left unprinted .
  1 Eugene O'Neill stamp in folded cellophane strip


Many more types of Seattle Vending booklets exist.

Part 2 : Dummy booklets with stapled covers


25c Post Rider Seal (Seal size 25mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover 25c
Dummy IV-b Letter Wilkesville-Oswego Postal Instructions (30mm) .
  Four untagged, unprinted rotary plate panes, Five glassine interleaves
37c Post Rider Embossed Seal (Seal size 24.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Back Cover 37c
Dummy IV-d-2 Letter Wilkesville-Oswego Postal Savings System, line 9 : payable on demand .
  Two untagged, solid purple printed rotary plate panes, Two glassine interleaves

One Dumy IV-d-1 book reported (Strip of two covers not cut into two books)

37c Post Rider Embossed Seal (Seal size 24.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Back Cover 37c
Dummy IV-e Letter Houston-Saint Louis Postal Savings System, line 9 : payable on demand .
  Two unprinted rotary plate panes of (6) and (3), Two glassine interleaves
97c Post Rider Embossed Seal (Seal size 24.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover 97c
Dummy V-a-1 Do Not Moisten Your Stamps Too Much! Letter Your Town 26 - Their Town 14 .
  Four unprinted rotary plate panes, Four glassine interleaves


97c Post Rider Embossed Seal (Seal size 24.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover 97c
Dummy V-a-2 Do Not Moisten Your Stamps Too Much! Letter Your Town 26 - Their Town 14 .
  Four unprinted rotary plate panes, Four silicone interleaves


97c Post Rider Embossed Seal (Seal size 24.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover 97c
Dummy V-c Do Not Moisten Your Stamps Too Much! Letter Your Town 26 - His Town 14 .
  Four solid purple printed, rotary plate panes, Four glassine interleaves

Coil sheet stock was used (all panes appear misperfed/miscut).

$1.00 Small Post Rider Seal (DUMMY rubber handstamp 29*4.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1
Dummy V-d Domestic Postage Rates Letter Your Town 26 - His Town 14 .
  Four FTPO printed, misperfed rotary plate panes, Four silicone interleaves
$1.00 Mr Zip Mail carrier (DUMMY violet or black rubber handstamp 29.5*4.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1
Dummy VI-a-1 Domestic Postage Rates Letter Your Town 20018 - His Town 79373 .
  Four unprinted rotary plate panes, Four silicone interleaves


$1.00 Mr Zip Mail carrier (Hollow DUMMY press printed handstamp 55*7.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1
Dummy VI-a-2 Domestic Postage Rates Letter Your Town 20018 - His Town 79373 .
  Four unprinted rotary plate panes, Four silicone interleaves


$1.00 Mr Zip Mail carrier (Hollow DUMMY press printed handstamp 55*7.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1
Dummy VI-c Buy... Hold Minuteman Letter Your Town 20018 - His Town 79373 .
  Four unprinted rotary plate panes, Four silicone interleaves
$2.00 Small embossed Post Rider seal (DUMMY rubber handstamp 34.5*6.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $2
Dummy VII-a Domestic Postage Rates Mail early in the day .
  Five FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Five silicone interleaves

Some booklets have multiple color felt pen markings along the cover edges.
This was probably made for adjustement purposes in booklet vending machines.

$2.00 Eisenhower Portrait Cover (DUMMY rubber handstamp 29.5*4.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $2
Dummy VII-c-1 Letter Your Town 00000 - His Town 00000 Mail early in the day .
  Five FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Five silicone interleaves


$2.00 Eisenhower Portrait Cover (DUMMY rubber handstamp 34.5*6.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $2
Dummy VII-c-2 Letter Your Town 00000 - His Town 00000 Mail early in the day .
  Five FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Five silicone interleaves


$1.92 Eisenhower Portrait Cover (DUMMY violet or red rubber handstamp 29.5*4.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1.92
Dummy VII-e-1 Letter Your Town 00000 - His Town 00000 Mail early in the day (Clock 31mm) .
  Three FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Three silicone interleaves


$1.92 Eisenhower Portrait Cover (DUMMY rubber handstamp 34.5*6.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1.92
Dummy VII-e-2 Letter Your Town 00000 - His Town 00000 Mail early in the day (Clock 31mm) .
  Three FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Three silicone interleaves
White on brown stamp silhouette (6c,2c) (DUMMY rubber handstamp 34.5*6.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1
Dummy VIII-b Letter Your Town 00000 - His Town 00000 Mail early in the day .
  Four FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Four silicone interleaves

Many booklets have two black felt pen lines along one cover.
This was made for adjustement purposes in booklet vending machines.

Blue on white stamp silhouette (6c,2c) (DUMMY rubber handstamp 34.5*6.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1
Dummy VIII-c Letter Your Town 00000 - His Town 00000 Mail early in the day .
  Four FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Four silicone interleaves


White on claret stamp silhouette (8c,1c) (DUMMY rubber handstamp 29*4.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1
Dummy VIII-d-1 Letter Your Town 00000 - His Town 00000 Mail early in the day (Clock 37mm) .
  Three FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Three silicone interleaves


White on claret stamp silhouette (8c,1c) (DUMMY rubber handstamp 34.5*6.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1
Dummy VIII-d-2 Letter Your Town 00000 - His Town 00000 Mail early in the day (Clock 37mm) .
  Three FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Three silicone interleaves


White on claret stamp silhouette (8c,1c) (Hollow DUMMY rubber handstamp 34.5*6.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1
Dummy VIII-d-3 Letter Your Town 00000 - His Town 00000 Mail early in the day (Clock 37mm) .
  Three FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Three silicone interleaves
85c Air Mail Wings
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover 85c
Dummy Air III-a Do Not Moisten Your Stamps Too Much! Letter Your Town 26 - Their Town 14 .
  Two unprinted untagged, panes, Two glassine interleaves
Unprinted (Press printed hollow DUMMY in black 55*7.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover  
Dummy Air Blank Unprinted Unprinted .
  Two unprinted untagged, panes, Two silicone interleaves
Red on white Stamp Silhouette (10c) (DUMMY rubber handstamp 29.5*4.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1
Dummy Air VII-b-1 Letter Your Town 00000 - His Town 00000 Mail early in the day .
  Two FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Two silicone interleaves


Red on white Stamp Silhouette (10c) (DUMMY rubber handstamp 34.5*6.5mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover $1
Dummy Air VII-b-2 Letter Your Town 00000 - His Town 00000 Mail early in the day .
  Two FTPO printed tagged, miscut panes, Two silicone interleaves

Part 3 : Dummy booklets with folded covers

Unprinted Cover 43*81 mm (Panes 43*112 mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover
Dummy Blank-1 Unprinted Unprinted .
  One unprinted untagged dull gum pane of 8 (scoring between 1st & 2nd row)


Unprinted Cover 43*81mm (Panes 43*137 mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Front Cover Selvage height
Dummy Blank-2 Unprinted Unprinted 6mm . 9mm . 12mm .
  One unprinted untagged shiny gum pane of (10)
Unprinted Cover 43*81 mm (Fluorescent cover)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover Selvage height
Dummy Blank-3 Unprinted Unprinted 12mm .
  One unprinted untagged dull gum pane of (5)

Panes are scored between 2nd and 3rd fold, and sometimes between 4th and 5th fold.

Unprinted Cover 43*81 mm (Fluorescent cover)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover Selvage height
Dummy Blank-4-1 Unprinted Unprinted 12mm .
  Two unprinted untagged dull gum panes of (5)

Panes are scored at various folds

Unprinted Cover 43*81 mm (Fluorescent cover)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover Selvage height
Dummy Blank-4-2 Unprinted Unprinted 12mm .
  Two unprinted untagged shiny gum panes of (5)

Panes are not scored

Unprinted Cover 43*81 mm (Panes 43*135 mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover Selvage height
Dummy Blank-5 Unprinted Unprinted 12mm .
  Two imperforated unprinted untagged dull gum panes


Unprinted Cover 43*81 mm (Panes 43*135 mm)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover Selvage height
Dummy Blank-6 Unprinted Unprinted 12mm .
  Two unprinted untagged dull gum panes of (2)

Panes have one perforation row at the cover fold.
Some panes are mounted inverted, the perf row does not match the cover fold.
Some covers may have printed A1, A2, B1, B2 handstamps.

Flag over Supreme Court ($1.20, Fluorescent cover)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Back Cover
Dummy F10.1 Always use: (3 points) Souvenir Pages (Brooklyn Bridge) .
  One unprinted untagged pane of (5), perf. 10.0


Flag over Capitol ($1.10, Fluorescent cover)
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover
Dummy $1.10 FLAG Always use: (3 points) Souvenir Pages Order Form .
  One unprinted untagged pane of (5)

Panes are scored between all stamps

Seashells - Floating design
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover
Dummy $4.40 Seashell-1 Always use: (3 points) Souvenir Pages Order Form .
  Two unprinted untagged panes of (10)


Seashells - Floating design
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover
Dummy $4.40 Seashell-2 Unprinted Unprinted .
  Two unprinted untagged panes of (10)


Seashells - Floating design
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover
Dummy $4.40 Seashell-3 Unprinted Unprinted .
  Two unprinted untagged panes of (5)
Hummingbirds
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover
Dummy $5.80 Hummingbirds Mr John Q. mailer example Stamped Envelope Agency .
  Two unprinted untagged panes of (5)
'G' Stamps
BIA Type Inner Front Cover Inner Back Cover
Dummy 'G' Flag Mr John Q. mailer example Notice to customers .
  Two unprinted untagged panes of (5)
Daffodil (Cover size 43*81)
BIA Type Number of panes Inner covers printed Stamp image color
Daffodil-1 2 Yes blue .
Daffodil-2 4 Yes blue .
Daffodil-3 4 Yes dark blue .
Daffodil-4 4 No dark blue .
Daffodil-5 2 No (cover size 66*87) black .

Part 4: Self-adhesive and various other sheetlets


25c Stars & Stripes (Overprinted SPECIMEN/FOR ATM TEST)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Dummy Stars & Stripes 25c Flag SA stamps (untagged) DO NOT WET / Do not moisten text .


Liberty Torch (ATM TEST / DEMONSTRATION SHEET)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Dummy Liberty Torch (29c) Liberty Torch SA stamps Self-adhesive Labels (no phosphorescent tagging) .
Snowman (Ashton Potter USA)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Dummy AP 1 (20) Snowman SA stamps Prepared by Ashton Potter Security Printers .
FTPO SA stamps (Black on white)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Dummy FTPO 1 18 FTPO SA stamp labels (wavy die cuts) Self-adhesive Labels - 18 Labels .


FTPO SA stamps (Black on white)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Dummy FTPO 2 18 FTPO SA stamp labels (straight die cuts) Self-adhesive Labels - 18 Labels .


FTPO SA stamps (Magenta on white / blue on white)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Dummy FTPO-3 18 FTPO SA stamp labels (wavy die cuts) Self-adhesive Labels - 18 Labels .


Blue Temple (blue on white)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Dummy FTPO-4 18 Greek Temple stamp labels Self-adhesive Labels - 18 Labels .
Test Label (TC 00056803)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Dummy Test 1 4 different test labels 1997 Madonna Self-adhesive backing .


Test Label (TC 00056788)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Dummy Test 2 4 different test labels 55c Love (Swans) Self-adhesive backing .


Part 5: Facsimile sheetlets


25c Stars & Stripes (printed on cardboard)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Facsimile Flag 1 25c Flag SA stamp facsimiles A partnership for progress .


25c Stars & Stripes with NCR & USPS (printed on paper)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Facsimile Flag 2 (25c) Flag SA stamp facsimiles A partnership for progress .


25c Stars & Stripes with NCR (printed on paper)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Facsimile Flag 3 VOID Flag SA stamp facsimiles NCR Progress through ATMs .
Federal Duck Stamp (printed on thin card stock)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Facsimile Duck Duck stamp empty facsimile Duck stamp text .
Pacific 97 (printed on paper)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Facsimile Pacific97 Pacific97 labels and SF views Avery Dennison Text .
Stampshow 2000 (printed on cardboard)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Facsimile Stampshow 1 Space themes ? .

 

World Stamp Expo 2000 (Self Adhesive)
BIA Type Front Back Cover
Facsimile World Stamp Expo 2000 Space themes Avery Dennison Text .

Last Update: July 6, 2002 DRK - December 23, 2003 REM