US: EFOs and Varieties

Here is a nice 554 double transfer on OSTAGE on a red Washington Stamp

It would be nice seeing a copy of the entire stamp, rather than just the area of interest. French in his book, "Encyclopedia of Plate Varieties on US Bureau-Printed Postage Stamps", lists something similar. He codes this as 14129, UL 28, and you can see screenshots below. Not quite the same, but a full stamp scan would help.

Sorry, 

I wrongly assumed that "French" Loran "Cloudy" French was common knowledge since one response above "Partime" actually

clipped a pic and reference from French's book.   It is one of my favorite references...

My copy is well loved, drab green, well-worn embossing,
w/o any hint of a dust jacket. French’s book identifies the
“True” PLATE VARIETIES which change the appearance of
the postage stamp. One of the best features of the book is
that French seeks to identify the original source of the
variation (i.e., who first identified it) as well as the plate(s) it
is found on and if available he will even identify the stamp
varieties position on the plate(s).
French identifies the list of types of plate varieties: Die Flaws,
Engravers Errors, Relief Breaks, Extraneous Transfers,
Layout Dots/Lines/Arcs, Foreign Transfers, Dropped
Transfers, Double Transfers, Triple Transfers, Short
Transfers, Twisted Double Transfers, False Start Double
Transfers, Shifted Transfers, Inverted Plate Numbers, Double
Punch Marks, Cracks, Gripper Cracks, Tension Cracks,
Scratches/Gouges/Plate Damage, Chrome Stains, Recutting,
Stoned/Burnished, Worn Plates, Re-Entries.

1893 50c Columbian Stamp with punch holes Newspaper Bundle Cancel - A newspaper stamp is a special
type of postage stamp that was used to pay the cost of mailing newspapers and other periodicals. Although many types were
issued in the 19th century, typically representing rates reduced from regular mail, they generally fell out of use in the mid-20th
century, as mail services began to arrange bulk handling directly with publishers. If/when publishers ran out they were known to 

I wish they wouldnt call them Pre-cancels.  I dont think its accurate.

Used on Newspaper bundles, I have seen Blocks of the 50c and singles of $1
up for Auction over the years.  In Rick Millers article, "Extra! Extra! Read all about U.S. newspaper stamps", Rick states that "A receipt was issued to the publisher, and the stamps were affixed to the receipt stub maintained by the post office and were canceled, initially by punching and later by pen cancellation."

The 1893 issues were perfect timing being the year before the new "Newspaper Stamps" issues were sent out for bid and produced again (i.e. there was a shortage of Revenue Stamps)

Variety of the day Multiple DTs, Enjoy!

Something I search for at Shows Nice DT