Parcel Post Stamps - stamps issued for use on Parcel Post, beginning January 1, 1913.
Parcel Post Stamps: Special stamps created for payment of parcel post fees.
Part-Perforate: A stamp with all perforations missing on one or more sides, but with at least one side perforated.
Parcel post stamps: Dedicated stamps for parcels.
Part-perforate: A stamp with partial perforations missing especially in sides.
Pen cancelled: Stamps cancelled with a pen or marker.
Parcel Post Stamps - Stamps created specifically for paying parcel post fees.
Part-perforate - A stamp with all perforations missing on one or more sides.
Like Italian parcel post stamps, parcel cards usually came in two sections. One section was retained by the post office, and the other was delivered to the recipient to notify him to pick up his parcel at the post office.
Paketmarken: (Ger., Swed.) parcel post stamps.
Paketpost: (Ger.) parcel post.
Pakhoi: city in province of Kwangtung, China; 1877: became a treaty port, 1902, Feb.1: post office opened, 1903, Apr.
Parcel post stamps were made valid for ANY postal duty. The Department instituted the policy of supplying precanceling equipment and cash allowances to cover the cost of precanceling to "authorized" postmasters.
issued parcel post stamps that portray a mail train as well as an employee of a railway post office. In 1974, Zambia issued a series of 4 stamps as commemoratives for the centenary of the Universal Postal Union.
Another advantage of a Specialized catalog is its inclusion of detailed listings such as these, for the Railway Parcel Post stamps of France.
Chemins De Fer. A designation (Belgium) for parcel post stamps.
Chiffre Taxe. An inscription appearing on the postage due stamps of France.
Cliche. A single stereotype of a stamp design.
has offered me new opportunities for growing my knowledge about stamps and how I collect. I have expanded my U.S. collection into a used U.S. collection and a mint U.S. collection, as well as a specialized collection of parcel post stamps on covers.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Local, Cover, Postage Due
  
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