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Does anybody have any idea of which country
is this? Is it a fake stamp? Or a never issued one? What does B stand for: Belarus, Buriatia, Bashkiria? |
ANSWERS:It is a stamp from White Russia, though it was not put into use. It was probably a propaganda label. This information came from Scott catalog.Gregory J. Vaughn
This is an issue for Belarus, but the Michel catalogue calls it a
private fake stamp. It is mentioned there in the chapter about "Russland - Post
der Buergerkriegsgebiete 1918/23" (Russia - Post in the territories during the
civil war 1918/23).
#1. "White Russia". In 1940 they were listed in Stanley Gibbons'
catalogue as follows:
By 1974, Stanley Gibbons' position had changed, thus: The following information is from the International Encyclopedia of Stamps, vol.6, pp.1964-65, (c.1972).
An independent Byelorussian state was pronounced in March 1918 by an
administration in Minsk known as Rada, but it existed only for nine
months until the establishment of the Byelorussian Soviet Republic. The
military administration of Rada, known as BNR (Byelorussian National Republic)
[This is the inscription at the foot of your stamp] lasted for several decades.
The short-lived Rada government in Minsk issued three stamps in 1918
[These are the three illustrated as Weird Stamps Nos.296, 294 and 295
respectively]. The special section (Asobny-Atrad) [This is the inscription at the top of
No.1] issued five stamps in Riga in 1920 for use by troops under the
command of General Bulakh-Balakhovic in the region of Dzvinsk. Although
these stamps were regarded for a long time as private speculations, there
is evidence that they were postally used through the assistance of other
administrations, including Latvia, which recognized the republic. During
the 1971 British postal strike the Association of Byelorussians in Great
Britain organized a private postal service and issued its own stamps. It
also used some of the 1920 BNR stamps, surcharged ZBVB POST and the
value, 10p.
This item has a much more debated life. Let me quote :
A somewhat different story is told in the Rossica Journal by W.Lesh in an article entitled
"Balachovka, the Asobni Atrad Issue of the B.N.R.". The activities of Stanislav Nikadzimav
Bulak-Balachovic are outlined as he rose through the ranks to Colonel under General Rodzianko,
set against a backcloth of the military activities of the White and Red Armies, with the frequently
changing front in Belarus, and the corresponding North Western Army and OKSA stamp issues".
The stamp posted was an unissued imperf sample of issues proposed by
general Bulakh-Balakhovitch in 1920 during his brief anti-bolshevik
campaign of little value unless used. | |
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Same as above. It might be of some help knowing that the three guys' names are Duarte, Sanchez and Mella. Posted by Stefano on 22/10/97
Duarte, Sanchez & Mella were three famous men in Dominican Republic
history. This is not a postage stamp as it has no country name inscribed.
I have two different denominations of this stamp. It is definitely a revenue stamp.
Not in Forbin of course because it is from the 30's.
Names are right. Revenues from Dominican Republic issued in
green in 1911 and red in 1914. Seven values: 5c, 10c, 20c, 25c, 50c & 1 peso. |
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This one doesn't seem to be in any of the Chinese or Taiwanese sections. What do the two central characters mean? Posted by Casper on 23/10/97
This stamp is probably a fiscal stamp because the three figures in the
middle are images of old Chinese money.
Blue Chinese postal savings definitive stamp. The two central characters
mean (read from right to left) the figure "10" and "dollar". So it just
means 10 dollar like the value tablet show.
This stamp shows coins of the Chou Dynasty, printed in typography by
Central Trust in Chungking and issued in 1944. Perf. 13. The series is 6
values: 50 c. grey, $1 green, $2 brown, $5 red, $10 blue (stamp shown) and
$20 orange.
I agree with Ingolf Kapelrud. #3 was probably a Chinese postal saving
stamp of the Chinese Republic before the Civil War of 1949. The top line
says something to the effect of "Nation Building Fund Stamp". |
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I have got two stamps from this serie. Are they from Egypt? Which
catalogues list them? They are not on Yvert et Tellier catalogue. Where can I find them?
Are they postage stamps?
Posted by Casper on 24/10/97
This is definitely Egypt.
The stamp shown is an egyptian parcel post tax stamp used in the 50´s.
They came in two denominations. A 1 Mill green and 5 Mill purple.
The stamp in question (#4) is an Egyptian General Revenue, in use from
1939-49. According to the "Catalog of Egyptian Revenue Stamps" by Peter R.
Feltus (first edition, 1982), this 1m green stamp is the low value in a set
of 10, printed in photogravure by the Survey Department of Egypt,
watermarked "crown and arabic F", perf 13 X 13-1/4. It's numbered "General
Revenue #26". |
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These are probably not postage stamps. Does anyone know what they are?
Posted by Casper and Stefano on 24/10/97
This is a complete set (as far as I have information about it) of the
Manchukuo Postal Savings issue from the period 1932-1945.
#5, #5A have same face value of 10 cents.
#5 was issued on the1st of march 1943, and
was used until january 1945 when it was replaced by #5a
These postal savings stamps are listed in the Japanese Sakura Catalog as
numbers S1 (issued 1.3.1941) and S2 (issued sometme 1945). Value JPY 300 and
120. |
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This could be a Jordan stamp or maybe Iraqi. Any clues?
Posted by Casper on 24/10/97
This is a postage stamp from Iraq, commemorating the second anniversary
of the revolution. It was issued on July 14th, 1960 and is listed in the
Michel catalogue as #298.
We must have been blind. It's also listed in Yvert et Tellier as #298. |
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Would this be Saudi Arabia, or maybe Turkey? Is it a postage stamp, anyway?
Posted by Casper on 27/10/97
The stamp pictured is most likely from Turkey; the tughra and crescent
combination is the clue. The inscription "Timbre" usually indicates that
it is a fiscal or revenue issue, i.e., a tax stamp.
This is indeed a Turkish (Ottoman) revenue stamp from 1899. McDonald
catalogue Proportional Fees number 171. |
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This stamp simply must be from Siam or Thailand, but it isn't in the
catalogues. What is it?
Posted by Casper on 27/10/97
#8 - A 1952 revenue stamp from Thailand, R51 in "Revenue Stamps of
Thailand" edited by Peter Collins. |
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It is clear that is has to do with Syrie-Grand Liban. But again, it's not
there. Is it perhaps an unofficial stamp?
Posted by Casper on 27/10/97
#9 is a seal of the of the Syrian Red Crescent Society (i.e.Red Cross) |
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These must be from early Japan, since the values are in Rin and Sen. Are they postage stamps?
Have they ever been used to send mail?
Posted by Casper and Stefano on 27/10/97
These are most likely revenue stamps. They are from Japan.
#10, and #10A are Japanese Revenue Stamp, #10 is for document stamp and #10A is
the income stamp.
#10 is stock revenue stamp (revenue stamp required on issued stock
certificate) and #10A is government revenue stamp of Japan and thus
cancelled by personal (or company) stamp of black and red in order to
show it was used. |
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