Post by Admin on Jul 18, 2015 17:59:22 GMT
I copied this post from another thread along with comments about it, Admin.
July 17th, 1936
Large-sized cover from ПОТИ, Georgia (Poti, bilingual Georgian / Russian postmark) to London, 27/7/1936. From State Bank of USSR at Poti (violet seal of bank) to Lloyds bank. Registered with black “R” hanstamp and dotted “R” in circle. Also “PAR AVION” rectangular handstamp. Franked at 2R 20k with 20k definitives.
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rod222 replied
Large-sized cover from ПОТИ, Georgia (Poti, bilingual Georgian / Russian postmark) to London, 27/7/1936. From State Bank of USSR at Poti (violet seal of bank) to Lloyds bank. Registered with black “R” hanstamp and dotted “R” in circle. Also “PAR AVION” rectangular handstamp. Franked at 2R 20k with 20k definitives.
Never seen a single blue diagonal Registration envelope before.
It was obligatory for Registration to be paid for, when this Blue line was present,
if there was insufficient franking, then postage due stamps would be adhered to meet Registration costs.
Also was not aware the "clock dial" registration hammer was in use, so early in 1936
I thought they were a 1970's device.
I presume the "D"=day, and others "N" for night, or "E" for Evening for the 12 hr dial face.
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Thank you, Rod, for the very useful information.
Were the envelopes with the blue diagonal line a Soviet or British invention? I have never heard of them before!
Read more: thestampforum.boards.net/posts/recent#ixzz3gGbEH85s
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Rod replied
Never seen the diagonal Blue line before Vasia, must be Russian design only, unless further information comes to hand.
Registration Lines (Blue and Red) as History to the British Postal System
I am unsure of what the UPU regulations were / are.
