US Locals - Broad-Way P.O.

 Founded in 1848 byJames C. Harriot, this post was purchased by Beryamin Lockwood and Joseph E. Dunham around 1854. Lockwood, who owned several posts at the time, continued the post until it closed around 1860.

The Broadway post office issued two different stamps of the same design. The first were printed in gold on black glazed paper; these are the most scarce of the two stamps. The next stamps issued were printed in black on white paper.

Genuine issues

Key features

The dash between "POST" and "OFFICE" has a dot on each end

A swirl of dust, consisting of fine lines arrayed in a whorl, rises from the track behind the

locomotive

There is a small puff of steam from the whistle spout.

The "S" of "POST" is ;lower than the other letters

The 2nd "F"of "OFFICE" appears to lean slightly forwards

Forgeries

Forgeries of the first issue are rare, the following are attributed to Scott & Taylor

George Hussey's forgeries of the "Broadway Post Office" stamps are known in two styles, listed as Forgery A and Forgery E. The main difference between the two types is the lettering "BROAD-WAY" clearly being lower in the first Forgery A

Forgery A

There is no steam puff coming from the whistle spout.

The dash between "POST" and "OFFICE" has no dot on each end

There is a white space in the cowcatcher.

There are no whorls  of smoke or of dust behind the locomotive

The engineers left shoulder is high and  clearly visible

Forgery E

The puff of steam coming from the whistle spout is outlined.

The double lettered "P" in "POST" touches the inne1 frame line.

The engineer's right hand is lower on the throttle than in forgery A.

The bumper at the front of the locomotive is longer than in forgery A.

There are six short horizonal lines in the cowcatcher

A partial sheet of E forgeries

Forgery B Taylor

Found in the usual Taylor bogus colors

The engineer is wearing a flat topped hat.

The dash between the "T" of "POST' and the "O" of "OFFICE" has a large dot over it

There is a short bumper at the front or the locomotive

Heavy smoke between "O" & "A" and large space between letters

Forgery C Scott

There is a strong puff of smoke from the whistle spout

The smoke from the locomotive goes hack in fairly straight lines

The lines of shading are very heavy

Forgery D Unknown

Very crude forgery

No shading lines in background

There is only a single frame line around the stamp

The stamp is in a square frame

Forgery F Unknown

Very crude design

A checkered locomotive There is no railing around the engineer. There is a lot or smoke from the whistle spout.

Forgery G Moens

The engineer is unshaded.

Lower letters touch the frame line

The boiler chamber on the engine is unshaded

Unknown Forgery

Short top letters with "R" top cut off

Background of dots & dashes

Engineer heavily shaded

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