These are called "Add-on" cachets, something fairly new to the hobby, I believe, where old stamped envelopes are imprinted with a new image. Cachet expert Phil Marks clued me in after I unknowingly picked up a couple for resale a year or so ago. The seller of the Ruth has a tiny "Add-on" listed under the image, although I don't know how the postmark got on there--maybe that's new, too. They are practically worthless, and the buyer of the Ruth really got hosed. These are made with the intention to deceive, I think.
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