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General Philatelic/Identify This? : United States ...

 

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thaisballtrap

25 Nov 2018
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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25 Nov 2018
06:08:32am
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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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thaisballtrap

25 Nov 2018
08:00:32am

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Thank you very much Jim and have a good sunday !

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thaisballtrap

25 Nov 2018
08:01:24am

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For this one, is it the same, Jim ?


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25 Nov 2018
12:10:31pm
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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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smauggie
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25 Nov 2018
12:27:26pm
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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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25 Nov 2018
01:06:35pm

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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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ikeyPikey
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25 Nov 2018
05:17:08pm
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Benedicte, Greetings:

http://www.precancels.com/ ... The Precancel Stamp Society

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

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thaisballtrap

26 Nov 2018
02:44:28am

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Thank you very much for your help ! have a good week and see you soon !

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thaisballtrap

25 Nov 2018
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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Cactusjack

25 Nov 2018
06:08:32am

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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thaisballtrap

25 Nov 2018
08:00:32am

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re: United States ...

Thank you very much Jim and have a good sunday !

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thaisballtrap

25 Nov 2018
08:01:24am

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For this one, is it the same, Jim ?


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Cactusjack

25 Nov 2018
12:10:31pm

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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smauggie

25 Nov 2018
12:27:26pm

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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25 Nov 2018
01:06:35pm

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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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"Save the USPS, buy stamps; save the hobby, use commemoratives"

juicyheads.com/link. ...
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ikeyPikey

25 Nov 2018
05:17:08pm

re: United States ...

Benedicte, Greetings:

http://www.precancels.com/ ... The Precancel Stamp Society

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

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"I collect stamps today precisely the way I collected stamps when I was ten years old."
thaisballtrap

26 Nov 2018
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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