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General Philatelic/Identify This? : A few I couldn't I.D.

 

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whitebuffalo
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26 Oct 2017
06:50:58pm
Just finished mounting a couple of thousand stamps, but couldn't seem to find any info on these five.

I thought I had seen a thread about what I think is the Iranian O/P,(#4) but couldn't seem to find that either.

Any help greatly appreciated.

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26 Oct 2017
07:05:13pm

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Believe #4 is an Iran Postal Tax stamp. Scott #RA2

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26 Oct 2017
07:18:49pm
re: A few I couldn't I.D.

#1 Mexico revenue
#2 is a French Charity stamp/Cinderella "The Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism"
#3 is a French revenue stamp.
#5 is Turkey Scott 42 I believe.

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26 Oct 2017
08:05:22pm
re: A few I couldn't I.D.

#4 is a 2.25r value, and without the overprint was a stamp that collected tax on telegrams. It is not a postal tax stamp. It is a telegram tax stamp, and thus not listed by Scott.

With the overprint, I do not have information on what the overprint is for.

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26 Oct 2017
11:31:37pm

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Michael,

Your ID is much better than mine. But, I am curious. How do you tell that it is a 2.25r value? Is it because of the color or is it written in the Arabic symbols? After looking in Scott, I realized that the color on #4 did not match the colors for RA1 - RA11.

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27 Oct 2017
12:31:23am
re: A few I couldn't I.D.

The four Arabic symbols at the right end of the bottom line are the value, "2/25"

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27 Oct 2017
04:18:00am
re: A few I couldn't I.D.

As for no.2, Google is your friend. There is a useful page on Wikipedia about the Légion des volontaires français contre le bolchévisme - all you have to do is look it up. Additionally, these stamps have been discussed a few times in Stamporama before - try using the search facility.

I realise this advice is less useful when trying to identify stamps with hardly any familiar lettering at all, as with the other four.

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27 Oct 2017
08:05:52am
re: A few I couldn't I.D.

Thanks for the info, guys!

Ian, before I ever ask for help here, I always believe that I've exhausted the resources I have at hand. Even then, I'm not typically looking for the full story, only a leg up to a path I can follow to further my own research.

Thanks again for the help,


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27 Oct 2017
08:32:32am

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we've discussed the LVF stamps several times, including here: https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_main.php?action=20&id=4183#24438 and even written articles about it: https://stamporama.com/articles/display_article.php?id=RAdTEHE8XTX0.

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27 Oct 2017
09:12:54am
re: A few I couldn't I.D.

David, that's a beautifully written article, I enjoyed it very much. Thanks for the link!

When doing the initial research, I was looking only for information on the stamp itself, not content of the subject matter. Lesson learned.


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27 Oct 2017
09:48:17am

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WB,

of course, I just remembered this because I learned about LVF from SOR myself. Liz and Lee helped school me, then Bob I had even more background, naturally.

I know more about the unit than I do about its postal history. I'd love to learn more myself

David

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27 Oct 2017
12:05:30pm
re: A few I couldn't I.D.

Yep, Google is our friend, but so is SOR.


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26 Oct 2017
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Just finished mounting a couple of thousand stamps, but couldn't seem to find any info on these five.

I thought I had seen a thread about what I think is the Iranian O/P,(#4) but couldn't seem to find that either.

Any help greatly appreciated.

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26 Oct 2017
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Believe #4 is an Iran Postal Tax stamp. Scott #RA2

Mel

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26 Oct 2017
07:18:49pm

re: A few I couldn't I.D.

#1 Mexico revenue
#2 is a French Charity stamp/Cinderella "The Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism"
#3 is a French revenue stamp.
#5 is Turkey Scott 42 I believe.

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26 Oct 2017
08:05:22pm

re: A few I couldn't I.D.

#4 is a 2.25r value, and without the overprint was a stamp that collected tax on telegrams. It is not a postal tax stamp. It is a telegram tax stamp, and thus not listed by Scott.

With the overprint, I do not have information on what the overprint is for.

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26 Oct 2017
11:31:37pm

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re: A few I couldn't I.D.

Michael,

Your ID is much better than mine. But, I am curious. How do you tell that it is a 2.25r value? Is it because of the color or is it written in the Arabic symbols? After looking in Scott, I realized that the color on #4 did not match the colors for RA1 - RA11.

Mel

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27 Oct 2017
12:31:23am

re: A few I couldn't I.D.

The four Arabic symbols at the right end of the bottom line are the value, "2/25"

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27 Oct 2017
04:18:00am

re: A few I couldn't I.D.

As for no.2, Google is your friend. There is a useful page on Wikipedia about the Légion des volontaires français contre le bolchévisme - all you have to do is look it up. Additionally, these stamps have been discussed a few times in Stamporama before - try using the search facility.

I realise this advice is less useful when trying to identify stamps with hardly any familiar lettering at all, as with the other four.

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27 Oct 2017
08:05:52am

re: A few I couldn't I.D.

Thanks for the info, guys!

Ian, before I ever ask for help here, I always believe that I've exhausted the resources I have at hand. Even then, I'm not typically looking for the full story, only a leg up to a path I can follow to further my own research.

Thanks again for the help,


WB

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27 Oct 2017
08:32:32am

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re: A few I couldn't I.D.

we've discussed the LVF stamps several times, including here: https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_main.php?action=20&id=4183#24438 and even written articles about it: https://stamporama.com/articles/display_article.php?id=RAdTEHE8XTX0.

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whitebuffalo

27 Oct 2017
09:12:54am

re: A few I couldn't I.D.

David, that's a beautifully written article, I enjoyed it very much. Thanks for the link!

When doing the initial research, I was looking only for information on the stamp itself, not content of the subject matter. Lesson learned.


WB


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09:48:17am

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WB,

of course, I just remembered this because I learned about LVF from SOR myself. Liz and Lee helped school me, then Bob I had even more background, naturally.

I know more about the unit than I do about its postal history. I'd love to learn more myself

David

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27 Oct 2017
12:05:30pm

re: A few I couldn't I.D.

Yep, Google is our friend, but so is SOR.


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