Post by tomiseksj on Feb 9, 2014 14:22:15 GMT
On April 8, 1957, Chile issued its only parcel post postal tax stamp, a 15 peso, green, perf. 14 stamp (Scott QRA1) marking the death centenary of Chilean President José Joaquín Prieto Vial, a key figure in Chile's struggle for independence. Per the note in the Scott catalog, "the surtax aided the Prieto Foundation" and "QRA1 was required on parcel post entering or leaving Chile."
Rick Miller's article Revenue or postage stamp, or a bit of both? in the Linn's.com Refresher Course makes this point about the stamp:
Rick Miller's article Revenue or postage stamp, or a bit of both? in the Linn's.com Refresher Course makes this point about the stamp:
Probably the most obscure of the postal tax listings is the parcel post postal tax stamp. Chile's green 15-peso President Prieto parcel post postal tax stamp, Scott QRA1, shown in Figure 8, was required on all parcels entering and leaving Chile during the period of its validity in 1957. The surtax went to the Prieto Foundation, probably to an unnumbered account in a Swiss bank.