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"Transfer of philately to the Liechtenstein Postal Service"
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"Dag T. Hoelseth" wrote in message
... http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/fl-po...l?newsid=12548 ... Dag T. Hoelseth Interesting link, Dag, thanks! "Collecting stamps is not as popular as it used to be. The decrease in the number of subscriptions with the Official Philatelic Service indicates that the once broad-based movement of stamp collectors has shrunk significantly. In addition, the postage stamp trade is now largely confined to rare stamps, while recent stamp editions are no longer sold by traders. In 1982, the Official Philatelic Service still counted 92,724 subscribers who regularly received the newest Liechtenstein postage stamps. Since then, the numbers have diminished steadily, with a dramatic decline especially after the turn of the millennium: In 2004, only 48,335 subscribers remained. The downward trend is illustrated by the fact that cancellations of subscriptions are four times as high as new subscriptions. The decrease in net profit from the stamp trade is also dramatic. In past decades, revenue from the sale of postage stamps constituted a considerable share of the State budget. In 1997, net profits were still 6 million Swiss francs, diminishing continuously to about 1 million Swiss francs by 2004. In the 2005 fiscal year, the estimated profits amount to approximately 350,000 Swiss francs." This means that the profit shrank in the last 8 years to about 6 per cent when compared with the beginning of the period. The consequence is clear: in several years kiss good bye the nice Liechtenstein stamps, like those on: http://www.values.ch/Countries/Liech...bens-venus.htm -- Victor Manta ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philatelic Webmasters Organization: http://www.pwmo.org/ Art on Stamps: http://www.values.ch/ Romania by Stamps: http://www.marci-postale.com/ Communism on Stamps: http://www.values.ch/communism/ Spanish North Africa: http://www.values.ch/sna-site/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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"Victor Manta" skrev i melding ... "Dag T. Hoelseth" wrote in message ... http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/fl-po...l?newsid=12548 ... Dag T. Hoelseth Interesting link, Dag, thanks! "Collecting stamps is not as popular as it used to be. The decrease in the number of subscriptions with the Official Philatelic Service indicates that the once broad-based movement of stamp collectors has shrunk significantly. In addition, the postage stamp trade is now largely confined to rare stamps, while recent stamp editions are no longer sold by traders. In 1982, the Official Philatelic Service still counted 92,724 subscribers who regularly received the newest Liechtenstein postage stamps. Since then, the numbers have diminished steadily, with a dramatic decline especially after the turn of the millennium: In 2004, only 48,335 subscribers remained. The downward trend is illustrated by the fact that cancellations of subscriptions are four times as high as new subscriptions. The decrease in net profit from the stamp trade is also dramatic. In past decades, revenue from the sale of postage stamps constituted a considerable share of the State budget. In 1997, net profits were still 6 million Swiss francs, diminishing continuously to about 1 million Swiss francs by 2004. In the 2005 fiscal year, the estimated profits amount to approximately 350,000 Swiss francs." This means that the profit shrank in the last 8 years to about 6 per cent when compared with the beginning of the period. The consequence is clear: in several years kiss good bye the nice Liechtenstein stamps, like those on: http://www.values.ch/Countries/Liech...bens-venus.htm I fear that as well, but as Liechtenstein still makes a net profit, I hope they will continue issuing stamps like the one you are referring to (also more princely stamps, please!). Another matter if stamps as we know them have a future at all? -- Dag T. Hoelseth http://www.geocities.com/dagtho/ |
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"Dag T. Hoelseth" wrote in message
... "Victor Manta" skrev i melding ... "Dag T. Hoelseth" wrote in message ... http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/fl-po...l?newsid=12548 ... Dag T. Hoelseth snip for brevity This means that the profit shrank in the last 8 years to about 6 per cent when compared with the beginning of the period. The consequence is clear: in several years kiss good bye the nice Liechtenstein stamps, like those on: http://www.values.ch/Countries/Liech...bens-venus.htm I fear that as well, but as Liechtenstein still makes a net profit, I hope they will continue issuing stamps like the one you are referring to (also more princely stamps, please!). Another matter if stamps as we know them have a future at all? -- Dag T. Hoelseth I hope too. Your question is surely pertinent. I have an answer to it, but personally I don't like it, so that I won't elaborate this time. One reason is also that Tracy isn't here (for the moment, as I deeply hope) to contradict me. -- Victor Manta ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philatelic Webmasters Organization: http://www.pwmo.org/ Art on Stamps: http://www.values.ch/ Romania by Stamps: http://www.marci-postale.com/ Communism on Stamps: http://www.values.ch/communism/ Spanish North Africa: http://www.values.ch/sna-site/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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