Petroleum-related
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Proofs or imperfs:
Benin (Scott C332) deluxe sheet printed on card stock
France Bordeaux derrick (Scott 774, PSW 3) - artist-signed die proof, red color
France Bordeaux derrick (Scott 774, PSW 3) - artist-signed die proof, light green color
France Bordeaux derrick (Scott 774, PSW 3) artist-signed die proof, purple color
France Hassi-Messaoud drilling rig (Scott 922, PSW 6) - artist-signed die proof, black color, deckle edging, control seal
France Hassi-Messaoud drilling rig (Scott 922, PSW 6) - artist-signed die proof, deep olive brown color, control seal
Gabon offshore drilling (Scott 198, PSW 1) - artist-signed die proof, black color, deckle edging, control seal
Hungary (Scott 1474) sheet-margin imperforate single
Iraq 50 fils revenue (design similar to Scott 715-17) used single
Japan (Scott 1230) - specimen (mihon) overprinted
Liberia (Scott 851-52) imperforate sheet-margin pairs
Libya 1978 imperforate gutter strips with other stamps in set
Libya 1984 partial multi-color imperforate proof sheet from printer's files
Madagascar/Malagasy oil storage tanks, large black proofs on thin paper (Scott 294, PSW 1)
Mexico petro-revenues - a mixed lot of about 40 petro-themed revenue stamps, some with intact stamp and talon, some just the stamp, some just the talon; used with a variety of overprints; some duplication but mostly different; denominations generally 1 peso or less (but one 100 peso stamp).
Monaco oil spill on bird (Scott 805; PSW 2) - artist-signed die proof, black color, deckle edging, control seal
Paraguay (Scott 454-56, 458) imperforate blocks of 4
Paraguay Scott 457 missing color error
Qatar (Scott 579) imperf composite printer's proof of full set of 4
Romania (Scott 860) inverted overprint (used)
Sharjah (PSW S7i) imperf gutter pair with another stamp from set
Tonga (Scott 668) bromide proof from printer's files
USA - West Virginia bank check of 1902 with beautiful vignette of oil well and flare
US illustrated advertising cover 1 - 1881, Buffalo New York, oil derrick in vignette
US illustrated advertising cover 2 - ca. 1880, beautiful oil field vignette, cover slightly reduced at left but does not cut into vignette
US illustrated advertising cover 3 - 1924 Marietta Ohio with derrick in design
Vietnam 1990's revenues - 2 denominations available either as singles or blocks of 4; some perforation damage as typical for these poorly perforated issues
last revised: 22 April 2003
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