2d Pictorial with typed overprint

[Hobbit123]

I show below a 2d pictorial with 'O S /VIC.' typed on it centrally. It has a machine cancel (apparently) so has been through the post. I am presuming that it has no status and is a cheap and crude attempt to create something 'scarce'. I do not remember how I came to own it - only that I did not create it.

2d Pictorial curiosity.jpg (56.09 KiB) Viewed 201 times

It begs the question: "Why would someone bother to create such an obvious fake item?"

Any thoughts?

[admin]

I've never seen anything like it. I can hardly imagine that the Vic State Government would overprint a Tas stamp "OS" appart from any other obvious problems. I have never heard of a seemingly typed "OS" overprint.

Pete

[Ross Ewington]

I have seen something similar (or maybe that stamp) before ...I assume that the overprint is on top of the cancel.

[Hobbit123]

Ross

Yes, it would appear to be. As so often, it is hard to tell.

Patrick