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This stamp is a taiwanese issue, I think. I can't say anything about the year of issue, too. But
especially I'm interested in the red overprints on this stamp.
Maybe, somebody knows anything about this?
Posted by Andrey A. Pomysov on 17 Mar 2000 ANSWER
This stamp is not from Taiwan but from pre-war China, issued in
1935, a 1 cent surcharge on the original 2c stamp of 1923. It is not clear
in the scan, but there is a red "ct." below the junk; of this there is a
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Just found your site - nice job - have already learned a lot. I have a
US stamp that I am unable to identify. The only Van Buren stamp listed
is Scott # 813 which is an olive green stamp. My stamp is orange. Can
anyone help me. Thank you.
Posted by Arvid Holt on 17 Mar 2000 ANSWER
I have been told that there are two possible causes for the orange
color. One was light exposure and the second, since this stamp was on a
corrugated cardboard box, acid from the cardboard migrated to the stamp,
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Hi... I have three war ration books with stamps from the United States of
America Office of Price Administration all three are from 1943 can anyone
tell me about them. Sorry I have no scanner for a picture.
Posted by Samantha Windman on 17 Mar 2000 ANSWER
I know little about the Office of Price Administration coupons, I do have some of them.
They were ration coupons during the war. You were allocated so many and were able to use
them to buy fuel. The ones I have say they were for fuel and mileage, all my other ration
coupons have no administrative designation, and are for food and sugar and shoes, et cetera.
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My mom found a war savings stamp book that she had during WW Two. She asked me to try to find out if it is worth anything.
I've scanned the the booklet, so have a look, let me know if they are worth anything. Thanks
Posted by Dwight Essex on 17 Mar 2000
ANSWER
The twenty-five cent war savings stamps are listed in E.S.J. Van Dam's
The Canadian Revenue Stamp Catalogue (1994) at $7 Canadian for an
uncancelled
copy. There is a premium for the complete pane with eight different
designs.
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I am looking to complete my collection of the Kaulbach Island. Any help as
to who or where I may go to purchase the items I need would be greatly
appreciated. Thank You.
Posted by John Donati on 17 Mar 2000
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I have a United States Express delivery book that has 248 stamps in it from
1898-1901. They look like postal stamps and it appears they were removed
from the package and stuck in the book when signed for. The date is written
on them in pencil. Any info you have would be appreciated. Thanks for your
time.
Posted by Mikroe52@cs.com on 24 Mar 2000
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I have in my collection many 'recklamische marke' of Germany, 1910-1913
years. I am asking if someone can help me find other collectors for this subject.
Posted by Poliak on 24 Mar 2000
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I have a triangular stamp from Ecuador. It is perforated around the
edge. According to Chris Green in his book the first perforated stamp
came from Ecuador but in 1908. It has a picture of Archer Hanson I
think......do you know anything about this stamp. I have had it for 30
years. .......best regards,
Posted by Deborah Buchorn on 24 Mar 2000
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Hi, Could you please tell me what year or years it only cost 2 cents to mail a letter in the United States? Thanks, Stephanie Posted by Stephanie Perkins on 07 Apr 2000 ANSWER
I do not have the complete information, but do know the following: | ||
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This is an Indian Court fee stamp... the overprint probably identifies the state or province or city... anyone know this stamp, or at least what the Indian overprint says?
Click here to enlarge picture. Posted by Paul S. Luchter on 19 May 2000 ANSWER
I think I may have cracked the overprint on this Indian revenue, with help
from my friend Ron Rice to whom I sent a copy of the jpeg. He clarified the
overprint image (see first attachment), then downloaded a Kannada font and
compared "Kannada" in Kannada (the language and script of Karnataka state -
formerly Bombay State) with the first three characters of the overprint (see
second attachment). I think the comparison is sufficient to establish that
your overprint is in Kannada script and, judging from similar overprints
from other post-Independence states on Indian revenues, probably says
"Karnataka State" in Kannada script. Ron and I both collect Indian Revenues
but we have never seen one overprinted for Karnataka state except in
English, so we are rather excited by your find. | ||
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I know this is Post Sherifan, but as I am getting older, I forget where
things are.
Can someone tell me where this is in Scott?
Posted by Rolf Ziemann on 26 May 2000 ANSWER
The Sherifian (Cherifien, or Cheriffien) post, an official post started in
1892, operated throughout Morocco and in Tangier. These stamps are not
included in Gibbons because they are regarded as a local post issue, and
Scott merely illustrates the design in Volume 2, French Morocco, between
French Offices in Morocco and French Protectorate (p. 950 of 1999 catalogue).
Before 1912 the covers were impressed with hand-struck cachets; on 25 May
1912 these were replaced with adhesive stamps of the type you illustrate, in
six values (1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 mouzounats, or "moussonats"), with narrow
margins. In February 1913 the same denominations were issued in modified
colours, with wide margins. Your stamp is from this second issue. On 1
October, 1913, the Sherifian posts were merged with the French PTT operating
in Morocco, but these stamps remained in use all over Morocco until 1915 and
in Tangier until 1919. | ||
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Can anyone tell me the value of the stamp #1 of Alatyrskij in $ USA?
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Nazi Germany, but what is it?
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I don't have a scanner yet and I have a question about two stamps: the first is a green approximately 2 and 1/4 inch long
internal revenue stamp. The stamp has George Washington's face on it and has a 50 at the top and at the bottom of
George Washington's face. The stamp is hand cancelled with the date Aug, 20th or 29th 1866 and has a X over one of the
fifty's with 4 initials in each point of the X. Please tell me about the stamp and its estimated value!! The second stamp is also an internal revenue stamp but it is only 2 inches long and it is reddish brown - it also has George Washington's face in the middle of two number 25's and instead of a date or signature it is scribbled out over George Washington's face!! Please tell me the value of both of these stamps and their value!! Thanks a bunch!!! Posted by Talitha on 19 Sep 2000 ANSWER
The stamps you refer to have more information that you neglect to note. At the bottom of each in the border below the
portrait is the type of revenue stamp, what this tax was for. These are both from the First Issue of revenue stamps,
1862-1871. The portrait of Washington is by Gilbert Stuart and is on all denominations of the first issue.
The law stated that the stamp could be used only for payment of the tax upon article/instrument specified on the stamp.
These include: Bond, Certificate, Entry of Goods, Insurance, Life Insurance, Power of Attorney, Protest, Warehouse Receipt,
Foreign Exchange, Inland Exchange on the 25 cent, Conveyance, Lease, Mortgage, Original Process, Passage Ticket,
Passage of Will, Surety Bond are additional categories on the 50 cent stamps.
Cancelling was usually done by pen and ink, handstamped ones are 50% more in value, printed cancels are rare and are worth
much more, if the cancel is punched or in any way pierces or tears the stamp, the value is less. It is hard to put a value
on them... it depends on the type of tax, type of perforation (imperf, part perf, perf on old paper, perf on silk paper,
but the common ones are just that, inexpensive. The perf on old paper are the most common and pretty small in value, some
of the categories, such as Foreign Exchange or Probate of Will are valuable. | ||
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Can someone tell me if there was ever a misprint of a state flag stamp
that was made approx 20 years ago? I vaguely remember hearing about one?
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I am new to collecting, but inherited a collection from my grandmother. This stamp is obviously from the United States, and
appears to be a Scott # 553. However, it is not perforated, and I cannot find any reference to an imperf. in the Scott 2001
catalog. I was hoping that someone could give an explanation as to what this stamp might be, or why it does not have any
perforations. Thanks for your help!
Posted by Jay Gordon on 26 Oct 2000 ANSWER
Your imperforated Harding stamp was issued April 4, 1925, Scott's catalog #576. The major reason for these imperforated
stamps was to supply coil vending machines and other affixing machines. They were privately perforated by various companies,
each with distinctive separation holes and slits. Most of these companies stopped before WW I, but this particular one is
found with The Schermack Company of Detroit's Type III perforation of two vertical rectangular slits for the stamp separation.
This was the last private company allowed to do this. This particular Schermack stamp is commonly found precancelled (though
these perfs are not very common, the imperforated ones like yours are more plentiful). This company became the Mail-O-Meter
Company after 1909, but this perf is still known as Schermack Type III and was used until 1927. | ||
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I ask You for help in getting the information about the Howard Hughes
flight envelope.
I couldnt find out anything about this envelope on philatelic web pages.
Posted by A. Semenov on 13 Nov 2000 | ||
 
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