Actual postage stamps containing errors can be valuable. What about a postmark which includes a mis-spelling? I have one from several years ago which says “Merry Chirstmas from Bakersfield.” Could it be worth a few bucks to a collector?
Could be worth a little bit to a collector. I got a few pounds on Ebay for a postmark my parents saved ages ago, in which the date was upside down, so it read Oct 31 8861. Don’t expect a fortune, though!
Incidentally, what’s the correct spelling? Enlighten a clueless Brit!
Yes, I know. It’s late. For some reason I assumed it was “Bakersfield” that was spelt wrong…
No, no. You were right the first time. It’s pronounced “Bakersfield”, but it’s spelled “Festering Wasteland”.
Valuable? Not likely. SOMEONE would be willing to buy it, I’m sure, but I doubt it would be considered a collectible. At best someone might like to get it just as a curiousity. I’ve never heard of collectors collecting the postmark except as a sign of the country-of-origin or for first-day-of-issue stamp cancellations.
Thanks all, especially Jpeg Jones who gave me my best laugh of the day. You’ve been there, eh?
When the post office said they were doing away with all local postmarks, since the mail would be handled first at regional centers, a LOT of collectors complained. So, they relented and you can request a local postmark by going to the counter.
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