Local postal surcharge labels are a class of labels applied widely to Chinese internal mail between January 1987 and February 1999. They have also been called Additional Charge Labels and Added Charge Labels.[1]
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Local on Cover
Locals on cover that can be authenticated as valid uses are especially prized, as the area abounds with bogus material, and most locals were either not cancelled at all, or their cancels do not tie them to the cover.
Locals: Stamps valid within a limited area or within a limited postal system. Local post mail requires the addition of nationally or internationally valid stamps for further service. Locals have been produced both privately and officially.
Local Promotion/Service - for outstanding service and innovation to the hobby on the local level; requires at least five years of service - up to ten awards each year; ...
Local Stamps Those whose validity and use are limited in area to a prescribed district, town or country.
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Local Letter - a letter mailed within a city at a rate sometimes less than the regular first class rate. Such local letters are of two types: those mailed in cities with carrier service and those mailed in cities without carrier service.
Locals - Stamps produced by either public or private sources and are only valid within a limited area.
Local Precancels - Stamps cancelled by a local post office.
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Local Stamps
Frequently confused with carriers' stamps, local stamps were privately produced stamps to pay for private postal service fees that either supplemented or competed with official postal service.
Local Sections of the PSS
Besides joining the PSS, there are also local precancel clubs which hold local trading sessions and meetings. This is the best way to meet fellow collectors, and learn about precancel collecting.
If your local library has no books on stamp collecting, you can borrow some from the huge collection of the American Philatelic Research Library through interlibrary loan or by becoming a member of the American Philatelic Society.
Local city government issue - a stamp issued for use in only one city or area
Local official stamps - stamps that franked official correspondence for one year to determine the amount of mail sent by designated provinces ...
Other "locals," or private post adhesives followed, the most important in the United States being the New York Postmasters' Provisional of 1845, which was used as a pattern for the first governmental stamps of 1847.
Zemstvo -- A local stamp issued by Russian municipal governments or zemstvos, in accordance with an imperial edict of 1870.
Zeppelin Items -- The stamps issued for, or in honor of, zeppelin flights, and the cacheted covers carried on such flights.
Philatelists of America, The American Philatelic Society or, better yet, a local club in your area (or area of interest) is a good gateway to becoming informed on our subject.
13 Zone Partigiana Piacenza: town and province in Northern Italy; stamps of Italy overprint for local use, 1944.
3¢ Hawaiian Blue: cinderella used in movie The Truth About Charlie, a remake of the movie Charade.
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Penny Post - A local post, one penny being charged for letters delivered within its environs.
PercEen arc - Rouletted by lines of small curved arcs.
PercEen scie - Rouletted by lines of zig zag cuts
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Back to index MailMinder MailMinder is a service which offers the option of having mail held for up to twelve weeks at a local Delivery Office while you are away from your usual address. Customers can specify a day for delivery resumption.
You can always find stamps in your own mail box, or you can ask a local business to let you have stamps from their mail. But when you want to remove a stamp from an envelope, you will need to soak the stamp off.
For example, Scott expects you to pay around $250 for the complete set of 7 catalogs (excluding the classic catalog) every year. For those with a limited budget, you should try:
a) Your local library.
How many members of your local stamp club participate in the "big league" stamp auctions? I'll bet there are relatively few, if any. Most of us buy stamps to fill spaces and try to buy from a dealer we trust.
See if you can find a local stamp club. There are usually very knowledgeable people in the club who can assist with what you want to do--maybe even offer to evaluate your stamps free of charge.
From 1971 to 1984, local postal labels were issued by the Kaulbach Island Local Carriage Service on mail that was transported to and from the island to the mainland.
Many of the 19th century stamp cancels were produced locally by postmasters before cancels were standardized by the Post Office.
And if you have a local stamp shop with a good reputation, you might even be able to trade there. But, be careful about trading with people you don't know very well.
CINDERELLA: A stamp-like label not valid for postage. Sometimes, revenues and local post stamps are considered Cinderellas.
COIL: Stamps issued in rolls, rather than sheets. Coil stamps have straight edges on two opposite sides.
Many large cities ( and some small ones ) have shops that sell stamps and coins. You can check out your local phone book.
Cinderellas include a wide variety of stamp-like labels, seals and bogus issues, as well as revenue stamps, local post issues and other similar items.
Any word, inscription, or device placed on a stamp to alter its use or locality, or to serve a special purpose.
Pair:
Two unsevered stamps.
There are several reasons for this decision: (1) new stamps can be purchased from their local post office, (2) stamps are readily available - they come on letters you receive, and (3) a sense of patriotism.
These collectors will know the names of all the local Postmasters from the past (and the present day Post Shop managers), when the post offices changed their date stamps, made certain deliveries, used stamps in error, ...
Back-Of-Book: Stamps that are normally listed in the back of the catalogue after the regular stamp issues. This might include air mail, special delivery, semi-official, official, postage due, local issues, stamped envelopes, post cards, ...
forward—To redirect mail to the intended recipient's new delivery address in cases where PS Form 3575, Change of Address Order, or other written or personal notice has been filed with the local post office.
normal canceling. The indication of stamps being precancels is applied by a post office before the stamps are sold. Precanceled stamps are used by volume mailers who hold a permit to use them. U.S. precancels fall into two categories: 1) Locals have ...
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