Surcharges are specifically related to the face value of a stamp. For example, if there is a postal rate increase, some countries choose to revalue a stamp of a different denomination by printing a new value on the top of, or adjacent to, ...
Local postal surcharge labels issued at Ankang in Shaanxi Province.
Local postal surcharge labels are a class of labels applied widely to Chinese internal mail between January 1987 and February 1999.
Surcharge:
An overprint which alters or restates the face value or denomination of the stamp to which it is applied.
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Surcharge: An overprint that changes or restates the denomination of a stamp or postal stationery item.
Add a $5 surcharge to fees above.
Addresses outside U.S.:
Additional fees for non-U.S. addresses may apply.
Stamp sold at a surcharge over postal value. The additional charge is for a special purpose. Usually recognized by the presence of two (often different) values, separated by a "+" sign, on a single stamp.
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5: German catalogue abbreviation for gold overprint or surcharge. 6: with eagle and United States of America; Pennsylvania Custom House revenue seal. 7: Gourde, currency unit of Haiti. 8: Guarani, currency unit of Paraguay. 9: Gum Disturbance.
(ii) A postage stamp bearing a surcharge which, usually after deductions for overheads, is donated by the postal authority to a charity featured in the design of the stamp ...
Face - Face value, the price at which a postage stamp was first sold; in the case of charity or surcharged stamps, the total amount payable, as distinct from its catalogue value or market value..
CHARITY STAMPS - are stamps with a surcharge on them which goes for a cause. The OVERPRINTED - refugee relief is printed later on the stamp has been used for the cause of refugee relief in India.
By eliminating all errors of color or cliche, overprints, surcharges and provisionals of every description, there are just under a hundred major varieties, including papers and shades, throughout the world that list at $1,000 and over.
Nonmachinable - First-Class Mail letters that are square, rigid or have one or more nonmachinable characteristics are subject to the nonmachinable surcharge.
Remainders - unsold stamps of a discontinued issue that are normally destroyed but can be overprinted, surcharged, or revalidated for postage.
Offices in China - U.S. postage stamps surcharged for use by the U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai, China. Issued in 1919 and 1922. Scott are prefixed with K.
CHARITY STAMP - (i) An adhesive label, not intended for postage use, issued in support of a charity. (ii) A postage stamp bearing a surcharge which, usually after deductions for overheads, ...
Charity Stamps Stamps that are sold at more than the inscribed face value usually with a printed or overprinted surcharge. The extra is used for charity work.
Christmas Seals Charity labels used to raise funds for various groups.
Usually overprinted or surcharged stamps with the country name, or currency, or both, of another country in which the satellite post office is located.
Bisecting was extensively practiced in foreign countries and usually under postal direction, some administrations even furnishing the stamps already surcharged with the "emergency" value for bisecting by postmasters.
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Overprint: Any printing over the original completed design of a stamp. An overprint that changes the value of a stamp is also called a surcharge.
Double Printed: A stamp color that is printed twice by error. The double print is visible by the out of registration of the colors. The same is applicable for a double surcharge.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Overprint, Catalog, Official
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