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Can someone explain to me what this surcharge means ?
And the value for these stamps ...
Many thanks and have a good sunday
Benedicte
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They are not surcharges. They are pre-cancels. Years ago, especially in the late 1930a and early 1940s, large shippers used pre-canceled stamps to save the Post Office time and labor cancelling stamps on their shipments. The value of a pre-cancel depends on the stamp and the city of the pre-cancel. New York cancels are perhaps the largest volume of pre-cancels and therefore don't have much value. Of course, there are always exceptions to every rule.
Jim
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Thank you very much Jim and have a good sunday !
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For this one, is it the same, Jim ?
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I am not sure about this stamp. It is a Revenue stamp, not a postage stamp. Maybe some Revenue collectors on this site can tell you more about it. I don't collect Revenues.
Jim
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Hi Benedicte,
Your cyan-colored stamp is a revenue stamp. The marking on the stamp is actually a cancellation from the company that used the stamp (American Express).
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Benedicte,
the value of the two stamps w NYC precancels will be little or nothing. the 50c stamp is badly damaged and will hold no value at all.
the interesting thing for new collectors of US stamps is that they represent two types of precancels: Bureau and local.
There are many who avidly collect precancels
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Benedicte, Greetings:
http://www.precancels.com/ ... The Precancel Stamp Society
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
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Thank you very much for your help ! have a good week and see you soon !
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05:10:02am
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Hello ! I need help ...
Can someone explain to me what this surcharge means ?
And the value for these stamps ...
Many thanks and have a good sunday
Benedicte
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re: United States ...
They are not surcharges. They are pre-cancels. Years ago, especially in the late 1930a and early 1940s, large shippers used pre-canceled stamps to save the Post Office time and labor cancelling stamps on their shipments. The value of a pre-cancel depends on the stamp and the city of the pre-cancel. New York cancels are perhaps the largest volume of pre-cancels and therefore don't have much value. Of course, there are always exceptions to every rule.
Jim
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08:00:32am
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re: United States ...
Thank you very much Jim and have a good sunday !
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08:01:24am
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re: United States ...
For this one, is it the same, Jim ?
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re: United States ...
I am not sure about this stamp. It is a Revenue stamp, not a postage stamp. Maybe some Revenue collectors on this site can tell you more about it. I don't collect Revenues.
Jim
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re: United States ...
Hi Benedicte,
Your cyan-colored stamp is a revenue stamp. The marking on the stamp is actually a cancellation from the company that used the stamp (American Express).
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re: United States ...
Benedicte,
the value of the two stamps w NYC precancels will be little or nothing. the 50c stamp is badly damaged and will hold no value at all.
the interesting thing for new collectors of US stamps is that they represent two types of precancels: Bureau and local.
There are many who avidly collect precancels
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re: United States ...
Benedicte, Greetings:
http://www.precancels.com/ ... The Precancel Stamp Society
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
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02:44:28am
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re: United States ...
Thank you very much for your help ! have a good week and see you soon !
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