 #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
After the inflation period was over on December 1, 1923 there were literally
box cars full of low valued sheets of stamps. The government actually sold
them in box car lots as waste paper. Various businesses (mostly that had
some philatelic connection) overprinted sheets of stamps and used them as
advertising labels. You can find uses well into the 1930s. |
 #202 |
I have always thought that this was just an unusual kind of cancel, but I have
recently seen similar stamps for sale as an occupation of Russia. I asked the
dealer for more details, he said he only remembered that it was an overprint related
to Northern Russia. I hope that someone can give me more details about this.
Posted by Stefano on 10 Dec 98
This is a cancel. I have seen an exhibit of these special cancels, but
unfortunately cannot remember their purpose.
This isn't an overprint, but a cancel from imperial St. Petersburg.
There were originally eight post offices, each with its unique cancel.
They were designed so the office could be identified by the shape of the
cancel even if the number was not legible. These cancels can be found
in "Russian Postmarks, An Introduction and Guide" by Kiryushkin, A.V.
and P. E. Robinson. |
 #203 |
We have already posted a question relative to this set of stamps, click
here to have a look at the answers so far received
(and follow the link in one of the answers to have more details about this issue).
What I am asking now is if someone is able to read the overprint on this
stamp and if it is related to a geographic zone. I can only read "Edin... Svoboda".
Thanks for any hint you can provide.
Posted by Stefano on 18 Dec 98
Stamp #203: overprint "Unity and Liberty"
This is the "Freedom and Unity" overprint. It is applied to the common type
forgery of this stamp. Note that the picture in the Scott's of this stamp is
the forgery. This overprint was made by someone with an unsold stock of these
stamps. |
 #204 | Hi, I have just discovered
this site, very useful indeed, as it gives me the opportunity to know what
this stamp is. I think that it is not a real postage stamp, since there's no country name on it.
I guess it comes from Yugoslavia. Thanks to anyone able to give more information about this stamp.
Posted by Stefano Moroni on 18 Dec 98
Yugoslavian item, not listed in my Scott, but King Alexander's portrait puts
it pre-WWII.
#204 is not King Aleksandar, it is Karadjordje Petrovic. It must be a publicity/charity item of some sort,
the caption is 'to the memory of the leader Karadjordje'. It was
probably issued by some Serbian patriotic/nationalist group prior to
ww2, from the look of it.
The translation in the previous answer of the inscription is certainly
correct, but the portrait is undoubtedly that of King Alexander (see, for example, the 1931
issue of Yugoslavia). Compare his distinctive, neatly trimmed moustache
with the more natural and profuse moustaches of Karageorge (George
Petrovich, the peasant leader honoured for the centenary of his birth on the
Sebian issue of 1904) and of Peter Karageorgevich (as on the 1920 issue of
Yugoslavia). Alexander was the son of Peter and next in line in the
Karageorgevich dynasty; he was assassinated in Marseille in October 1934
(Yugoslavia issued black edged stamps in mourning). I suspect stamp #204 is
a fascist propaganda issue of about that time, and it would have been
appropriate to honour King Alexander with his dynastic name "Karageorge".
The stamp you have is not an official postage stamp from Yugoslavia. This is a
stamp issued in the sole purpose of supporting building the monument of Karageorge
Petrovic in Belgrade (sometime before WWII).
Eventually, the war started and the monument was never built.
It is definitely Karageorge Petrovich! Igor's answer is correct! |
 #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
The stamp shown is Scott's # OE2. It is a special handling stamp for
printed matter only. The design is SH1
Mercury, 5 Heller, deep green (yellow tint). There are two to the set 2h and
5h. The 1996 Scott value for set never hinged $1.75 US, and the shown value
are $0.28 mint - $0.40 used (US Dollars). |
 #206 |
The 50c Columbian is an item that I've seen several times,
and I finally bought a copy several years ago. The dealer
called it a "Saint Louis Newspaper Punch" - a sort of precancel
paying postage for a bulk mailing (of newspapers) in Saint
Louis, Missouri. I asked about it at the 1998 Precancel Stamp
Society's convention. Most people had seen the item (one man
recalled seeing a block of 6) and agreed that it probably is
some sort of provisional precancel usage, but no one had heard
of its being from Saint Louis. Can anyone tell the "rest of
the story?"
Posted by Dick Foreman on 28 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 |
 #208 |
Attached is the image of a Japanese stamp which I can't
identify from an accumulation which I recently bought. I would
appreciate it if anyone could let me know what it is.
Posted by Don Bowden on 11 Jan 99
This stamp is a Japanese Revenue stamp listed as #208 in the Shimomura catalog. It is
relatively common and low value.
This Japanese revenue stamp was issued 1909 or 1915 depending on watermark, only the latter had one. |
 #209 |
This stamp is perforated NSW G (the G crosses the perforation and is not clearly
visible, actually there are the halves of 2 G's in this stamp): I think it means
New South Wales Government or something like that. My question is: why has this stamp
(and others I have) not been listed along with others from the 30s by my
Yvert et Tellier catalogue? Are they not a prosecution of the official issues
of each australian state? Issues that went on for many years after the different
colonies joined to form Australia.
Posted by Stefano on 14 Jan 99
This perfin is an official punch for the New South Wales Government. These
state usages are usually not recognized by catalogues in the same light
as they would recognize the O.S. (Official Service) perfins used throughout
the South Pacific. They are prolific occurring from NSW and Victoria (V.G.). |
 #210 |
Is this turkish item a postage stamp?
Posted by Annamaria Landini on 18 Jan 99
It's a tax stamp paid to a local town council (the word "belediye" means
municipality) for posting an advertisement or public notice (the word
"ilan" means notice or advertisement; "pul" is stamp; and "ilan pulu" is
advertisement stamp). TC at the top is short for "Turkiye Cumhuriyeti" -
i.e. Republic of Turkey; the value suggests it probably dates from
between 1922 and ca. 1960.
Turkey, general municipal issue for public notices and advertising: one from a set of 12 issued
in 1940-50s. See McDonald, "Revenues of the Ottoman Empire" page 113, #8. |
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