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Discounted Stamps~was discounts on Civil War Revenues
Many Brazilian definitives issued between 1942 and 1947 have three close-spaced vertical green lines on the back. These were applied to stamps supplied to non-governmental postal agencies at a discount of 5%, thus preventing their being cashed in at face value. Persia faced a similar problem in 1911 and came up with the same answer. As an experiment, stamps were supplied to posting stages between Resht and Teheran at a discount of 10%, in lieu of payment to heads of stages, and these stamps were overprinted "Relais" and its Persian equivalent. Similarly, Turkey between 1905 and 1914 overprinted many of her stamps with the Arabic symbol for "B," standing for "Behie" or discount. These were supplied to business firms at a discount of 20% for use on foreign correspondence in order to win back custom from the many foreign postal agencies established in Turkey. Finally, we must not forget our own stamps bearing perfins. This practice was permitted by the G.P.O. because, in the last century, it was possible to cash small quantities of unused stamps at face value and business firms wanted to prevent their staff engaging in fiddles. |
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"Rodney" wrote in message ... Many Brazilian definitives issued between 1942 and 1947 have three close-spaced vertical green lines on the back. These were applied to stamps supplied to non-governmental postal agencies at a discount of 5%, thus preventing their being cashed in at face value. Persia faced a similar problem in 1911 and came up with the same answer. As an experiment, stamps were supplied to posting stages between Resht and Teheran at a discount of 10%, in lieu of payment to heads of stages, and these stamps were overprinted "Relais" and its Persian equivalent. Similarly, Turkey between 1905 and 1914 overprinted many of her stamps with the Arabic symbol for "B," standing for "Behie" or discount. These were supplied to business firms at a discount of 20% for use on foreign correspondence in order to win back custom from the many foreign postal agencies established in Turkey. Finally, we must not forget our own stamps bearing perfins. This practice was permitted by the G.P.O. because, in the last century, it was possible to cash small quantities of unused stamps at face value and business firms wanted to prevent their staff engaging in fiddles. Nor should we forget the Machin stamps with stars and the letter D (at different times) printed in blue edible ink (yes!) over the gum to indicate stamps sold at a discount from face value. Douglas |
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| Nor should we forget the Machin stamps with stars and the letter D (at | different times) printed in blue edible ink (yes!) over the gum to | indicate stamps sold at a discount from face value. | Douglas Thanks Douglas, deposited in the repository of knowledge. What can be more pleasant than stamping, a cup of Lipton's whilst watching the Aussies and the Poms have a go at each other at Trent Bridge? How do we know it was edible? are you hiding some tasty juicy facts? |
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Douglas Myall wrote:
"Rodney" wrote in message ..... Nor should we forget the Machin stamps with stars and the letter D (at different times) printed in blue edible ink (yes!) over the gum to indicate stamps sold at a discount from face value. How about those odd Hungarian stamps from the '20s with the little triangle of holes punched in them ... they were discounted stamps, except they weren't. They were available for face value - unpunched stamps cost extra. I guess it was a 10% service charge for not deliberately damaging your stamps. Ryan |
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A copy of such a stamp with the perfined triangle can be seen at: http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/Langenbe...erfin-mp10.jpg Blair |
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The purpose of this was to prevent speculation in Hungarian stamps
by so treating the centre tow rows of every sheet. This it was assumed, would make them unattractive to speculators laying up complete sheets would be left with unsaleable stamps on their hands. In considering this, the ingenuity has not been applied to the interest of the post office, but the collector.......interesting. Alan Sterckx......."Stamp Collecting" I have growing collection of these, (only definitives were punched) and have a list of issues punched as supplied by Mr. Jay Carrigan some time ago if you need them. | How about those odd Hungarian stamps from the '20s with the little | triangle of holes punched in them ... they were discounted stamps, | except they weren't. They were available for face value - unpunched | stamps cost extra. I guess it was a 10% service charge for not | deliberately damaging your stamps. | | Ryan |
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