bowery post office BOWERY POST OFFICE

This New York City post is believed to have been a genu.ine post, althou.gh no au.thentic stamps nor handstamps for this post are known to exist. lt was su.pposedly operated by Abraham Van Winkle from arou.nd 1850 to 1852.

S. A. Taylor created two bogus stamps for this post in a wide variety of colors. The second bogus is differentiated fr om the first by the gridded backgrou.nd behind the flower ornaments on the left and right sides.

BOGUSl BOGUSl BOGUSl TAYLOR - FORM 7 TAYLOR - FORM 7 TAYLOR - FORM 7 2¢ BISTRE BROWN 2¢ BROWN ON WHITE ON G~~RJ>J"cfwN SC ON ORANGE S C

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I I- ~"~ . BOGUSl BOGUSl BOGUSl TAYLOR - FORM 8 TAYLOR - FORM 8 TAYLOR - FORM 8 2¢YELLOW 2 ¢ PURPLE ~Jiflf~I ONWHITE ONYELLOW

BOGUSl BOGUSl TAYLOR - FORM 10 TAYLOR - FORM 10 2¢BLACK ONBru&"-:IJ'~x\}y BLUE ON PALE GREEN V LAID BOWERY POST OFFICE

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BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 TAYLOR • FORM 15 TAYLOR - FORM 15 TAYLOR - FORM 15 TAYLOR· FORM 15 2¢BLACK 2;BLACK 2 ,i ULTRAMARINE ON ORANGE BUFF ON VIOLET BLUE ~N~~Il_?n ON WHITE V LAID

BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 TAYLOR- FORMAA1 TAYLOR - FORM AA1 TAYLOR - FORM AA1 2¢DULLBLUE ONWHITE 2; iW'~lJ!i,EN 2'bl~,l~&iP

. • • • 2i •- • 2 ~ BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 TAYLOR • FORM AA1 TAYLOR - FORM AA1 TAYLOR - FORM AA10 TAYLOR -FORMAA10 2¢RED 2¢MAROON 2¢BROWN 2¢BROWN ONWHITE ONWHITE ONYELLOW ONWHITE

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BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 TAYLOR • FORM AA20 TAYLOR - FORM AA20 TAYLOR - FORM AA20 2;BLACK 2¢BLACK 2¢BLACK ON BLUE GRAY ON PINKISH ON PALE PINK V LAID BOWERY POST OFFICE

BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 TAYLOR TAYLOR TAYLOR TAYLOR 2¢DARKBLUE 2¢BLUE 2 ON WHITE ONWHITE 2¢'g~~i:t~UE ¢ mt~8.~ y

BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 TAYLOR TAYLOR TAYLOR 2¢PINK 2¢ ~~&1;ET o~\¼}ifPTE ONWHITE

BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 TAYLOR TAYLOR TAYLOR TAYLOR 2¢YELLOW 2¢ORANGE 2¢ DARK BROWN 2¢VIOLET ON WHITE ONWHITE ON WHITE ONWHITE

BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 BOGUS1 TAYLOR TAYLOR TAYLOR TAYLOR 2~BLACK 2~BLACK 2¢BLUE 2¢BLUE ON VIOLET ON LIGHT BLUE ON LIGHT BLUE VIOLET ONYELLOW BOWERY POST OFFICE

BOGUS2 BOGUS2 BOGUS2 BOGUS2 TAYLOR - FORM B3 TAYLOR - FORM B3 TAYLOR - FORM BB2 TAYLOR - FORM BB2 2¢RED 2¢RED 2!!VIOLET ON SALMON ON BRIGHT BLUE 2'i:>~fEl1:r?JJT ON LIGHT BLUE

BOGUS2 BOGUS2 TAYLOR - FORM BB3 TAYLOR - FORM BB3 2¢ DULL PURPLE ON YELLOWISH ~JWi~I

BOGUS2 BOGUS2 BOGUS2 BOGUS2 TAYLOR TAYLOR TAYLOR TAYLOR 2¢BLACK 2¢GREEN 2jiBLUE GREEN 2¢ BLUE GREEN ON LIGHT BLUE VIOLET ONBUFF ON YELLOWISH ON CREAM

BOGUS2 BOGUS2 BOGUS2 TAYLOR TAYLOR TAYLOR 2¢BLUE 2¢ BLUE VIOLET 2¢VIOLET ON PALE PINK ONPINK ON PALE PINK