VERY P.; ALL P. .....the new one INHERENT VICE!

[Robin Landseadel]

Take all those "Tristero" stamps at the final auction---The Lot 49,
the thing itself! All those fictive, fraudlent forgeries, are in and of
themselves an inherent vice, being used as postage
  [or "potstage, I'd guess] stamps. So, whatever value as
collectibles the Tristero System Stamps may possess, on top of
that they are also a forgeries, therefore illegal at the moment of
conception, an inherent vice as regards re-assessing if covered
by insurance or for re-sale.

I wonder if there's a flippant nod to "The Recognitions" in CoL49?
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> On Nov 25, 2008, at 10:25 AM, Ya Sam wrote:
>> inherent vice
>> Definition: Hidden defect (or the very nature) of a good or property
>> which of itself is the cause of (or contributes to) its
>> deterioration, damage, or wastage. Such characteristics
>> or defects make the item an unacceptable risk to acarrier or insurer.
>> If the characteristic or defect is not visible, and if the carrier  
>> or the insurer
>> has not been warned of it, neither of them may be liable for any  
>> claima
>> rising solely out of the inherent vice.
>>
>> inherent vice: n. ~ The tendency of material to deteriorate due to  
>> the
>> essential instability of the components or interaction among  
>> components.
>> SAA Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology
>>
>>
>> INHERENT VICE - A loss caused by the inherent nature of the thing
>> insured and not the result of a casualty or external cause.