 #321 |
I'm clueless about these Unesco stamps. Any idea what they could be?
Posted by Steven de Hoog on 04 August 99 |
ANSWERS:
Merely Fund raising stamps for UNESCO. They exist for many different countries where they were sold, if I remember rightly,
in the 50's. I remember buying some at the time in United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, where they cost 6d each. | |
 #322 |
I'd like to have some information about these albanian stamps.
Posted by Walter Gori on 24 August 99
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ANSWERS:
The only issues I know of, that use the name "Shqipnija" were issued
during the German occupation in WW2. Both before and after that, they
used a different name.
This, combined with the image, makes me suspect this in an unofficial
issue of that period.
# 322 Albania bogus - It is a bogus air mail set of Albania. Probably of early 1950, offered as
"unissued set". | |
 #323 |
I have this very tiny stamp, which I think is from Mexico but can
find no listing. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Posted by Marios Theodossiou on 24 August 99 |
ANSWERS:
This stamp is Spain "Mutualidad de Correos" #129 in the Galvez catalog.
The use of this stamp was considered 'voluntary' to raise funds for those
less fortunate. I use quotes because there was certainly a degree of
social pressure to use fund-raising stamps like this during and after the
Spanish Civil War. I do not specifically know what the funds from the sale
of this stamp were used for, though the numbering of the "Mutualidad de
Correos" stamps is a continuation of the numbering used for the orphan
stamps and would suggest that is what the funds were used for. This stamp
was issued in 1956, making it one of the very last of the Spanish 'charity
issues' to be issued.
This is related to your weird stamp #213. The site devoted to windmills on Spanish stamps:
http://web.jet.es/plopezp/filatelia/filaespa.htm stamp# 323's
mate, the 10¢ stamp of exact same design and
purpose but with windmills instead of the cottage, is just below stamp #213,
which they replaced...The purpose is essentially the same as explained under
#213... 1960's issue; duty free for mail personel...
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 #324 |
This Liban stamp is the last stamp that the Yvert et Tellier catalogues list under
"Grand Liban", however only with the purple overprint and not with the black
overprint. Can anyone determine what the black overprint is about and where
it is listed?
Posted by Casper Boks on 30 August 99 |
ANSWERS:
#324 seems to be Scott Lebanon #RA2.
This is Gibbons Lebanon T363: Palestine Aid. No.T289 overprinted with Type
T56 (i.e. a postal tax stamp from 1948). The additional overprint is
translated as "Palestine stamp". Catalogued in Gibbons Stamps of the World
(1997 edition) at 18 pounds mint, 2.40 pounds used (just slightly less than
without the extra overprint). Also in Michel (Asien), No.2 under
"Zwangszuschlagsmarken". | |
 #325 |
I have searched all likely sections of my catalogue but I can't find this
one. I probably did not look properly, but the stamp looks nice enough to
put on our site anyway. Can anybody help?
Posted by Casper Boks on 30 August 99 |
ANSWERS:
#325 is a Greek revenue. These are found in Scott overprinted in black
or brown creating postal tax stamps, but no listing for this red ovpt,
or a 15 lepta for that matter.
The SG Balkan catalog (1998) states that "type C43 with surcharges higher
than 30 lepta are fiscal stamps".
I assume that 'phoros kapnou' translates as 'smoking tax'; maybe these stamps were stuck on the
packets of cigarettes. My Gibbons specialized Balkans catalogue says of this
issue that those with surcharges higher than 30 lepta are fiscal stamps, so
this seems to be the answer. It still leaves the question of the
abbreviation "D.O.E.", which is probably the body imposing the tax.
Not a postage stamp but a stamp you put on some documents to be handed to the police or
other governmental institutions in order to obtain a new ID card. | |
 #326 |
This is the first of what I call my Mandschuria Mysteries ... although I am not even sure they have anything to do with Mandschuria. They came in
a lot with mainly revenues, so I just want to check if these are also revenues.
Posted by Casper Boks on 1 September 99 |
ANSWERS:
I don't think #326-329 can be Manchuria as the currency is in "cents"
non "fen".
This great wall revenue stamp was a basic turn of the century China revenue,
many printings and types 1¢ brown, 2¢ green (and I have one 50¢ & one $1
issue) with literally hundreds, maybe thousands of anti-bandit overprints
and local post office overprints, etc, etc, for provinces, departments,
etc... Even with a catalogue (I have pages xeroxed) many remain for me
unidentified... there is a separate variety for Shanghai that I am always on
the look-out for. | |
 #327 |
Mandchuria Mystery #2. The inverted Nazi-like cross is quite intruiging -- maybe not so much anymore if you know
why it's there. I am sure someone knows....right?
Posted by Casper Boks on 1 September 99 |
ANSWERS:
#327. I would guess this also to be a Chinese fiscal stamp. The
swastika shown on it was an Asian symbol long before it was
misappropriated by the Nazis.
Stamp # 327 is a Chekiang Province revenue, the reverse swatstika overprint means
"use limited for World Red Cross Organization".
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 #328 |
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Mandschuria Mystery #3. This stamp has some writing on the back. If it turns out to be a postal item,
Stefano will get the second one of course .... that is how we work.
Posted by Casper Boks on 1 September 99 |
ANSWERS:
Stamps of this type are Chekiang Revenue Stamps. I haven't found the
overprint on the front yet, but on page 197 of my Chinese Revenue catalog, the overprint
on the reverse side is shown, also on the reverse side. This is a seal
impression and reads: "Chekiang Province Revenue Tax".
The overprint on the front says "August/Affix
to Bonds Only/No other use allowed". |
 #329 |
This is Mandschuria "little baby brother" Mystery #4. I am sure the story to this one must be similar to the one for its big brothers.
Posted by Casper Boks on 1 September 99 |
ANSWERS:
#329 is from Kiangsu Province, "On Lottery Tickets Only", 1926, depending on
middle character, it may be July... | |
 #330 |
I found the stamp shown in this picture but I don't have any
information about it. Could you help me?
Posted by Marco Lazzeri on 1 September 99 |
ANSWERS:This looks like a cut square from Chilean postal stationery of the 19th century. The pattern is definitely right, but by not saying 'correos' maybe is cut from stamped revenue paper or item?Paul Hartman (13 Sep 99)
Your first guess is right. It is, indeed, merely a postal stationery cut out. | |
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