 #C1 |
This item says Saint Josephus" and "2" and nothing more. Any clues?
Posted by Paul S. Luchter on 28 September 99 |
 #C2 |
France? "5Francs" "Co-op", the sun rising, and
"Concour!/des/Devises/Cooperative!" Was this a communist label, a fund
raising stamp, or what? French? Date? Any clues?
Posted by Paul S. Luchter on 29 October 99 |
ANSWERS:
What you believed to be exclamation marks on C 2 are in reality
letters "S". This label might have been issued on behalf of a
customer cooperative running retail shops (used to be very popular
between the world wars and is becoming increasingly so again in
Europe). | |
 #C3 |
"Colegio de Huerfanos de Telegrafos" "Aportacion Voluntaria": Is this some sort of free frank/duty free stamp similar to those for mail personel, but for telegraph personel? Spain I presume... Date of issue? Posted by Paul S. Luchter on 29 October 99 |
ANSWERS:
C3 is meant for the "College of the Orphans of Telegraphers",
i.e. to support a school for them with "voluntary contributions"
(or so I would translate the text in the lower right corner).
Spanish Telephone & Telegraph charity seal. No postal validity. | |
 #C4 |
"Bon Ton...Steel Shank...Our Best...C½": Is this a label from a shoe? What is this?
It is very attractive but quite puzzling, no?
Posted by Paul S. Luchter on 29 October 99 |
ANSWERS:
A label from the early 19th century or late 18th centruy which
was most likely applied to the products of BON TON steel shanks.
C4 is probably a product label... I
wonder if the C 1/2 is a shoe size?
From the design I would guess around 1910.
The BonTon Stores, Inc., founded in 1898, operates
73 leading quality fashion department stores offering
a broad assortment of women's and men's
apparel, home furnishings, cosmetics, accessories
and shoes. The stores are located in secondary
markets throughout the Northeast USA.
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 #C5 |
This is the coat of arms of St. Petersburg. I have a different revenue from there
where all the words in the oval are the same except the one on upper right where
the last 3 letters are slightly diff... Can any one read this, know what it is and when it was used?
Posted by Paul S. Luchter on 29 October 99 |
ANSWERS:
C 5 is a 1865 fiscal stamp of the St. Petersburg City Office (Gorodskaya
Uprava, on the stamp it is the genitivus [...oy ...y], of course)
with a value of 3 silver kopeks.
The stamp is indeed from St. Petersburg.
it's from 1865, it's one of a serie: | |
 #C6 |
The following seal has no words except the following latin in the banner
at the bottom:"per crucem ad lucem"... (And if the scan makes it hard to see,
sitting on top of the upper left of the outside shield is a bishops mitre-hat
with a cross on the side...
Posted by Paul S. Luchter on 02 November 99 |
ANSWERS:
C6 I can only wager a translation of this one "Through the Cross to the Light".
C6 The translation of the latin text is correct. However, the emblem above
the coat of arms is a cardinal's hat (not a bishop's mitre). It looks like
a a letter seal used by a cardinal, but you'd need to research the coat of
arms and motto to find out who! | |
 #C7 |
I think the seal with the train is from the Netherlands...is this correct?
Does anybody know the charity organizations name and the year of this issue?
Posted by Paul S. Luchter on 02 November 99 |
ANSWERS:
The seals with the cross with the double horizontal bar have most
probably been sold on behalf of an organization concerned with the
fight against tuberculosis. This "Lothringian cross" in red has
also appeared on Belgian "welfare stamps".
This rail stamp is a railroad Cinderella. Issued by the railway workers union.
There are more of those, different designs but all showing railcars. Difficult to say which year.
Some are mentioned in a book called 'Spoor en post' available from the ASNP library.
From Green's Catalog of the Tuberculosis Seals of the World:
Netherlands #261, red and black, 25x25mm., roul 13.5 value .15cents
Issued by Netherlands Association of Railway Workers to Fight TB
(their first issue was 1937 and last listed one in 1971).
I now have an old catalog of TB worldwide seals and think this one is 1965. | |
 #C8 |
I was wondering if you could help me identify this Christmas items...
I am not sure what the "Santa Claus Post" item is, who issued it or when-do you know of it?...
Posted by Paul S. Luchter on 02 November 99 |
ANSWERS:
I actually saw this at Rigas Stamps page list under "U.S. Fantasy"... listed as
for year 1908... "Hoxin #1", there were others as well up to about 1912...
though if Hoxin is a catalog or a company or a charity I don't know...
C#8 is Santa Claus Post label. Most or all produced by Dennison, a
commercial label maker. There is a catalog on this subject also. These
are very desirable tied to postcard. Most come from panes that may only have
several 'Santa Claus Post' seals and the rest would be Christmas labels.
The catalog is written by Larry Hixon and last revised in 1990 (many items have
been found since or earliest known dates changed) still it is very good
basic information on a very interesting subject. These have a usage period from
1908 to 1920's but most found in 1908 through 1912. | |
 #C9 |
A 1921 diamond shaped seal... what country issued this one? What organization?
Posted by Paul S. Luchter on 02 November 99 |
ANSWERS:
This is a USA Christmas seal. National Tuberculosis Association.
This is the only seal issued in
diamond shape, all others are rectangular.
There are 3 types with minor differances,
(printed by 3 printing companies).
Catalogued by Scott as #WX28, X29, and WX29A,
25 cents each in 1997 catalogue. | |
 #C10 |
A tall stamp with no words on it-possibly a pharmaceutical tax-paid?
From where? When? A true mystery...
Posted by Paul S. Luchter on 04 November 99 |
ANSWERS:
C 10 is probably a banderole from a package of pharmaceutical
products. It seems to be cut at the upper end, maybe it bore
some inscription there, and it is probably kind of a tax seal
similar to those on cigar boxes.
I don't know about this stamp, but it probably has to do with some tax as these are the symbols of the ancient greek god HERMES ,
messenger of the other gods and protector of thiefs and merchants.
In the (old) Amsterdam stock exchange designed by Berlage there is a statue of the
running Hermes. | |
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