 #491 |
I don't know where this stamp is from. Can you help? Thanks.
Posted by Arthur Richards on 06 Dec 00 |
ANSWERS:
This stamp is from Nepal, the 4 annas value in the first issued design of
which there were many printings between 1881 and 1930. I suspect yours is a
late printing because of the blurred impression. Those are certainly the
only reasonably common ones of this value. They were used chiefly on
telegraph forms rather than for postage.
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 #492 |
I just came across your site coincidentally at the same time I was sorting out a few stamps I have from Chefoo (Treaty Port).
I realize that the stamp I've scanned is a Chefoo First Issue 1/2cent and is listed in Chan as LC1. I cannot find a totally
imperforate stamp such as this listed in either Chan or Ma and would like to know if anyone could help me? Any assistance
would be greatly appreciated!
Posted by Donald L'Heureux on 06 Dec 00 |
ANSWERS:
The reason that this item is imperforate is that it is merely a postal stationery cut out from a wrapper used for sending
newspapers etc.
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 #493 |
A French airmail stamp that I have been unable to
locate. Since I have rather a poor scan capability, I will give a graphic
description as well as the attached. Attached stamp is printed in dark blue ink, with the "50" in the tablet
printed in black. The stamp appears to depict a view of "La Baule". The
inscription across the top of the stamp says "Soc. de Propagandes
Aeronautique". Across the bottom of the stamp is a date "2 (**?**)
Septembre 1922. The unknown word appears to be "auff". Any assistance as to history of this fantasy stamp(?) would be
appreciated.
Posted by Bob Ukena on 06 Dec 00 |
ANSWERS:
There are (at least) two more varieties of this stamp. I have the same design type in a 1F and a 2F variety, orange-brown
and red, respectively.
Your stamp is listed in Sanabria's 1937 catalog of airpost stamps. It is
from a set of 6 semi-official airmail stamps issued in 1922 for the
LaBaule Aviation meeting. The meeting took place from September 2 - 11 and included
flights from La Baule to St. Nazaire and Bourget. Two of the values were
also surcharged 25c, and there are two known color errors. The 50c stamp
that you have is the second value in the set, and according to Sanabria,
there were 12,000 printed.
This is not a fantasy stamp. An Air Meeting was held at La Baule, in France from 2nd to 11th September, 1922.
These are private stamps used at the Meeting. They comprise 25cts violet (12,000), 50cts blue (12,000), 75cts green (6,000),
1F orange(4,000) and red (error), 2F (4,000) red and orange (error) and 5F blue (2,000). An overprint of 25cts plus three
bars was applied to the 1F orange and 5F blue. Reprints exist from the defaced plates, showing the defacement lines and
without the figures of value. The numbers in brackets are the totals issued.
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 #494 |
An austrian older issues : is this a proof or just a (common ?) reprints. The 25 c value is officially non-existent if I can trust my Yvert & Tellier catalogue.
Posted by Henk Wallays on 07 Dec 00 |
ANSWERS:
This would appear to be a postal stationery cutout.
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 #495 |
This would appear to be some type of Bulgarian
revenue stamp.
Posted by Ron McKean on 12 Dec 00 |
ANSWERS:
The #495 is not a revenue stamp. It is a regular Bulgarian stamp which
belongs in the 1917 series for the liberation of Macedonia, but was never
issued. The Michel catalog lists it as no. "V". It is also mentioned but not
pictured in my Scott catalog.
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 #496 |
A stamp that I hope you would consider including with the
others. At the bottom of the stamp has Karnten which my stamp guide says
Austria, over print for Carinthia. My Scott's catalog refers me to
Austria and Jugoslavia, but thats were the trail ends. This image is one
of a set of 4. Also in the set are 1K, 2K and 5K all of different
designs. Any ideas.
Posted by Doug Dike on 12 Dec 00 |
ANSWERS:
This stamp is catalogued in Michel Europa Katalog West.
It is an unissued local issue and has 7 values.
The issue has been printed against the order of the "Wiener
Generaldirektion", and have been created due to "national politics or
private interest" (Michel writes this to all similar issues in the first
Austrian Republic 1918 - 1938).
This one is in the Austria Spezial Katalog. It's a local issue of Karnten (Carinthia).
1920 sept/oct Private Propaganda stamps for Karnten (not for issue trial stamps)
They were printed twice : | |
 #497 |
Is this a fake chicago penny post?
Posted by John Northrup on 21 Dec 00 |
ANSWERS:
From the illustration, this would appear to be the very common reprint of Chicago Penny Post produced by Hussey. These are
usually on thin hard paper.
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 #498 |
Two stamps (or newspaper labels ?) which I have trouble to identify. It seems they come from Austria
but I cannot find them in my standard Michel catalogue. Can you or any of your readers help?
Posted by René Karla on 21 Dec 00 |
ANSWERS:
The languages are german (Austria) and Czech. The inscription says: "Post office value stamp - Price per piece 1 Kreuzer".
Stamp is older then 1892, when Krone system was introduced.
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 #499 |
A cutout from a (pre-franked ?) envelope (?). Inscription seems to be in hungarian and polish. Maybe one of your readers can help?
Posted by René Karla on 21 Dec 00 |
ANSWERS:
The languagues are Hungarian and Croatian. The inscription says: "Post office envelope for money list (?) Value 1 kreuzer".
It means stamp is older then 1892, when Krone system was introduced.
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 #500 |
Any information on this stamp inscribed 'Haifa' in three languages? It
is not a 1948 Interim Period stamp.
Posted by G. Kock on 11 Jan 01 |
ANSWERS:
This is a municipal revenue stamp from Haifa, Israel. I do not know the date. It is probably in Bales catalog.
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