These are just a few questions taken from the normal pages. Some of them were posted some time ago and still have not been answered, others received answers but we think they deserve some better info. This page will not be updated as regularly as the others, so check the normal pages in any case (see links to them at the bottom of this page).
 #19 |
This postal card was postmarked in Berlin on Jan. 2, 1945, and sent to
Krakau (Kraków), Generalgouvernement, where it was received on Jan. 8. (Krakau was held by the
Germans until Jan. 18). The postmark was applied AFTER the "V" was
applied so this is not a post-war Hitler-head obliteration. It is not
listed in Michel. Any theories?
Posted by Michael J. McMorrow on 03/12/97 |
 #32 |
I believe this stamp belongs to the 1928 turkish pro Red crescent issue.
It was printed by Thomas de la Rue & Co. Ltd.. What I find strange is the
violet overprint: I was not able to decipher it nor to find it on my catalogue.
I can only say that it seems to cancel the old value. Turkey changed valuta
in 1929, replacing piaster with kurus. Was this stamp overprinted by some local
post office, just like the unofficial stamp duty stamps created by many countries
by adding a 'T' on the stamp?
Posted by Stefano on 12/01/98 |
 #53 |
I am told that this "stamp" comes from Mosul in Mesopotamia. Can
somebody tell me if it was intended for postal use and indicate a time
period?
Posted by Derrick Grose on 11/02/98
The inscription on this stamp translates into excise - 1 piaster. So I
presume it was an excise tax stamp. |
 #77 |
What is this? Where is it from? I have two more similar stamps: an orange
one with 3-16 as value (if it is a value), and a green 2-8 picturing a sort
of sphynx.
Posted by Stefano on 01/04/98
For what it's worth, I found a similar stamp in an envelope of Greek
cinderellas. I probably bought it from a collector who had identified
it as Greek, but as to whether that's correct...?
I believe this to be a pre WWII revenue stamp having to do with libraries. It
is listed in the DeMagistris catalog which lists this revenue stamp as being for the
Opera Nazionale Balilla. I cannot imagine how they were used. They may have
paid the amusement tax on the tickets. |
 #80 |
On this provisional handstamped tax stamp from Hungary one can clearly
read "Porto", but what's above it? To me it looks "A.V. 2". Any idea about
its meaning?
Posted by Stefano on 01/04/98
My copies show "NV2", but I have not idea what it means. |
 #101 | I can't find this stamp anywhere.
Posted by Casper on 05/05/98
#101. The design and printing quality look like Taiwan
circa 1950 but nothing in my catalogue looks remotely like it.
#101 is a chinese stamp... that's all I know |
 #144 | What is this? A stamp
issued by a brasilian private mail carrier?
Posted by Stefano on 17/09/98 |
 #153 | Where are such (local/privat) issues listed?
Posted by Manuel Praest on 24/09/98 |
 #187 | I do not have a clue what this stamp is.
Posted by Andrew Freeston on 19 Nov 98 |
 #201 | Hi -
I have enjoyed looking at the "stuff" displayed
on your site. It is truly an education to see
these things, and to see the explanations that
people have so generously provided. I am attaching
an image of a German stamp that has an overprint.
I thought perhaps the overprint was similar in
purpose to the British commercial overprints (such
as your item #50), but I really have no idea. Any
suggestions would be welcome.
Posted by Dick Foreman on 27 Nov 98 |
 #205 |
I just bought this stamp from an auction. This stamp is from Austria. I don't know from where is the overprint?
Do you have anymore information?
Posted by Rene Gerritsen on 18 Dec 98 |
 #207 |
The "Registration Stamp" is an item I picked up in a club
auction about 8 years ago. (It was buried in a small world-wide
collection, and the price was right!) Riga Stamps has had like
items for sale, but they weren't sure what the story behind them
is. I think they said they'd seen an auction listing for a used
copy on cover. Another customer at the table said it had been
written up some time ago, but he couldn't recall where. Who
knows the story?
Posted by Dick Foreman on 28 Dec 98 |
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