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  LINNS.COM: The website of the world's largest weekly stamp newspaper-Linn's Stamp News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Cilicia was occupied by the British and French from Turkey in 1918.
Stamps of the Russian Levant overprinted with the name of the city were used by the Russian postal service in Constantinople from 1909-14.
Stamps of Italy and Greece were overprinted by the Italians for use on the island.
www.linns.com /reference/entities/entity_c.asp   (6244 words)

  
 eBay: Stamps Listings Guidelines!
Postal History [689] - Stampless covers, adhesive stamps on cover and used postal stationery where the focus of interest is the origin, destination, postal rate, and/or other postal markings.
Postal History [3514] - Stampless covers, adhesive stamps on cover and used postal stationery from any country that does not have its own appropriate category (currently the US, Australia, Canada, and GB have separate categories) where the focus of interest is the origin, destination, postal rate, and/or other postal markings.
Examples of postal history: stampless covers; most 'classic' era stamps on covers showing various rates, usages, and destinations; registered covers; covers with postage due markings/stamps; special delivery covers; crash covers; forwarded covers; etc. Note: Philatelicly inspired covers (material designed to be collected) belong in the "Philatelic Covers" category, not the "Postal History" category.
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 AskPhil -- Stamp Collecting starts here.
Elsass: (Ger.) overprint on stamps of Germany, occupation of Alsace, WWI, 1940.
Embossed revenues: revenue stamps that are raised in low relief in relationship to the surface of the paper on which they are printed; applied to 18th and 19th century documents by New York and Massachusetts, to pay taxes.
Encased postage stamp: a stamp within a protective covering that was used as a coin, invented by John Gault, started in 1862 when there was a shortage of change due to the Civil War.
www.askphil.org /b25e.htm   (7154 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : List of people on stamps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Since 1840, when the Penny Black featured a profile of Queen Victoria, it has been a tradition worldwide for nations to honor individuals on their postage stamps.
The usual practice is for the stamp to feature a portrait of the person, either full-length or head alone.
However, the mere depiction of a work of art (such as for a Christmas stamp) is not considered to be honoring the artist.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /List_of_people_on_stamps   (337 words)

  
 AskPhil -- Stamp Collecting starts here.
Paid to destination: prior to postal agreements between countries, the total postage on a piece of mail from one country to another was made up of two parts, revenue to the country of origin and the other to the country of destination.
Paxos: stamps of Greece with Italian overprint for island of Paxos is fraudulent.
Plebiscite stamps: temporary stamps issued by a town or district while their national or political future is being determined by a vote of the people.
askphil.org /b25p.htm   (10507 words)

  
 Glossaire de termes philatéliques, lettre c-cm
Cancel(l)ation: mark placed on a stamp by a postal authority to deface the stamp and prevent its reuse; usually indicates location and date; can be a pen mark, perforations or manuscript, bars, or holes punched in stamps, and pieces torn out of Afghanistan stamps.
Center line block: a block of stamp from the intersection where the vertical and horizontal guide lines cross of the sheet of stamps; on early U.S. issues, the center line block is considered the most valuable block on a sheet of stamps, excepting the plate number blocks.
Christmas stamps: special postage stamps issued for use on mail during the holiday season, first stamps for use on greeting cards were issued by Austria in 1937.
france-timbres.net /utilitaires/glossaire/b25c_cm.htm   (7107 words)

  
 Turkish Stamps
Because of speculation with Turkish currency, stamps overprinted in Turkish currency were issued on 1 April 1885.
Istanbul had a British Army PO in 1918-20 and a civilian PO with overprinted stamps was open from 1920 to 1923.
Stamps of Italy were used in Istanbul because of shortages caused by collectors.
www.efilateli.com /en/pullarimiz.en.php   (1528 words)

  
 Palestine - Introduction (E)
A summary list of Palestinian and non-Palestinian postal offices and their post marks may be of use.
After the separation of Transjordan the EEF stamps had to be localized by the newly established civil administration.
Stamps from the Pictorials issue were also used to produce Coils and Booklets.
www.zobbel.de /stamp/pal_poste.htm   (645 words)

  
 Stamps Of Palestine - Introduction (E) - Postal Rates: Postcards
The material for private cards to be used as postcards must be ordinary cardboard or paper not thinner than that used for the thinnest cards issued and sold by the Postmaster General for use as postcards and stout enough not to hinder manipulation.
The righthand half of the address side is reserved exclusively for the postage stamp and the address.
Due to lack of stamps, civilians were allowed to use the Army and Field Post facilities free of charge.
www.zobbel.de /stamp/pal_62.htm   (373 words)

  
 ReadLiterature.Com - Book Club - Turkish Literature - Ince Memed / Memed My Hawk by Yasar Kemal - Turkish culture ...
Its history is ancient; this was the area of the Hittite empire (c.
This stamp was never used in the mail, but it was repeatedly modified as governments changed, and the existing stock of postage stamps were "overprinted" to reflect new purposes.
The French seized existing stocks of postage stamps and overprinted them to show that they were now valid under the new regime.
www.readliterature.com /BC_incememed_part_two.htm   (1816 words)

  
 Sale 2953: US and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
stamps, covers, stationary, a die proof on card, and more, originally collected with the intention of establishing an exhibit on the topic, Very Fine.
Scandinavia Collection, several hundred mnt and used stamps presented via a series of three volumes (2 Lighthouse hingeless albums and a Scott Specialty Series album), all with slipcases, coverage spans from 1872 to 1977, includes representation from Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, with potential for future growth, Fine-Very Fine.
Worldwide Accumulation, approximately 1,000 plus predominantly used stamps stored in two stockbooks, key strength of the accumulation is in issues of Iran which makes up one of the stockbooks in itself, balance includes representation from Jordan, Algeria, Yemen, Greece, Malaysia, Singapore, Mongolia, Tunisia, China, and Columbia, Fine-Very Fine.
www.hrharmer.com /sales/2953/HTML/2953_25.html   (2881 words)

  
 Announce
De Nederlandsche Postzegelveilung B.V. René Dresken announces the launching of their On Line "e-COSTA" auction site http://www.ecosta.com Worldwide Postage Stamps and Postal History (and coins) are offered continuously and throughout the year.
The auction includes Postmasters' Provisional Postal History, and gem quality Postage Stamps and Revenues.
His stock consists of worldwide rarities, postal history, collections, and accumulations, all of which will be presented as lotted sections in the special name sale catalogue.
www.stampsofindia.com /infobase/a704.htm   (730 words)

  
 CompuStamp CompuStamp Resources
Africa Colonial Stamps & Postal History - dealers in fine Africa, British Africa, German Colonial and Topical Stamps, plus a fine Postal History selection.
Triple S Postal History On The Web - Tom Gates and Bill Bean founded Triple "S" Postal History in 1974.
Postal History Collecting - Existing to serve the needs of postal historians, it is maintained by John Tollan.
storesense.neoverve.com /compustamp.com/Page.bok?template=links   (158 words)

  
 CompuStamp Storefront
This is an extensive collection of postage due stamps from the British Commonwealth, as well as postage due stamps from other countries including Andorra, Chile, Guadeloupe, and more.
This is a collection of more than 30 items of NE Rhodesia picture postcards and postal cards used from the rare post office of Abercorn.
This is an excellent collection of Sierra Leone postal history dating from 1858 through KGV.
storesense.neoverve.com /compustamp.com/StoreFront.bok   (673 words)

  
 Philatelic Source
Select from the choices below to search for a stamp or cover.
If the catalog number is left blank, or the selected choice is unavailable, display will begin with the first available stamp.
Also, be aware that not all dealers have coded their material for variety and/or topic.
www.stampfinder.com /Psrc/Psrc.cfm   (108 words)

  
 B.J.'s Stamps - Stamp Collections for Sale
These are like Maxi cards, the stamp photo on front, but no embossed stamp on the back.
Postal History lot of many typed 1950s aerograms.Seems to be from Christian teacher or missionery and talks extensively about life and conditions in Israel in the 1950s.
Stamps in the first album are mostly hinged, later albums are mint, never hinged.
www.bjstamps.com /collections.asp   (5500 words)

  
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 List of people on stamps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In a few cases, the person being honored is represented by an image relating to the person's life.
However, the depiction of a work of art (such as for a Christmas stamp) is not considered to be honoring the artist.
List of people on stamps of Lubeck (1859-1865)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_people_on_stamps   (355 words)

  
 Middle East   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
You may find varieties of stamps and philatelic material in our extensive price lists, special offers, and auction lots.
For your convenience, we utilized the popular postage stamps catalogues of Scott, Stanley Gibbons, Michel, and Higgins and Gage for Postal Stationeries.
All stamps are guaranteed to be genuine unless otherwise noted.
www.persiphila.com /Mideast/middle_east1.htm   (89 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - Turkey, European, Stamps items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Turkey (C) - Starter pack of 32 mixed stamps
Note: Bid counts and amounts may be slightly out of date.
See each listing for international postage options and costs.
stamps.listings.ebay.co.uk /Europe_Turkey_W0QQloglZ1QQsacatZ65182QQsocmdZListingItemList   (201 words)

  
 Shop eBay Canada Store - Ballston Philatelics:: W W Postal Stationery, Foreign Postal History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Unusual worldwide postal history including scarce stamps and covers, Postal Stationery, Aerogrammes, Postcards, War Covers, Maritime Mail, Postage Dues, Stamps and Cancellations for the discriminating collector.
JAPAN - 1941 4 Sen Booklet Stamps, Seoul, Korea U.S. SIAM - THAILAND HandG 36 1918 Used 3 Satangs Postal Card
SIAM - THAILAND HandG 41 1918 Used 3 Satangs Postal Card
stores.ebay.ca /Ballston-Philatelics   (345 words)

  
 H.R. Harmer Inc.
The Seely Hall Collection of Alaska Postal History {1105...}
The Jack Kiefer Collection of Andrew Jackson Postal History {1398...}
United States Postal History Collections and Accumulations {1552...}
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