The Infamous Craven Peyton Letter of 1803

[lee]

Think I could  put this up for auction if I wrote in large letters on the back of the envelope and letter in ink facsimile of Fake. thanks, Lee

[msgtdavid]

Can you identify what type of paper your example is on, also is there a watermark?

[annadryl]

The item itself has to be marked as a reproduction or copy. But is a reproduction or copy really "infamous"? They can be mass produced.

[lee]

David, Printed on artificially-aged paper. Sorry no watermark detector.

[lee]

From what I've read they made between 30,000 and 50,000 of these. I've just never came across one before.

[msgtdavid]

Question was what type of paper, not that it was artifically aged, you had already mentioned this.

[lee]

sorry Dave don't know the answer, it was made from trees.

[msgtdavid]

Understand you cannot identify type of paper, OK

[jaywild]

The paper is laid--the chain marks are clearly visible.  The paper is also made of wood pulp, thus the oxidation (browing) due to acidity.  Wood pulp paper did not exist prior to the American Civil War.

Here is an example of laid paper typical of the 1800 era, and how it ages.  The discoloration is soil from having been kept in a file for many years.

[msgtdavid]

The type of paper could not be identified from my monitor, sorry I asked!  Please excuse my question.

[lee]

Jaywild, thanks for your answer, my knowledge of stamps compared to most others on this board is quite limited. David sorry for my snippy remark. Lee