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Post by ronbreznay on Jun 27, 2018 1:44:57 GMT
Postal note stamps were the original micropay. They were issued on Feb. 1, 1945, to send amounts of money under $1. There were 18 stamps (PN1 to PN18). They were in nine single-digit denominations (1 cent to 9 cents) and nine double-digit denominations (10 cents to 90 cents); that way, any amount from 1 cent to 99 cents could be made up by using one or two stamps. These stamps were attached to Postal Notes and canceled by the postal clerk. They were discontinued on March 31, 1951.
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tomiseksj
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Post by tomiseksj on Jun 27, 2018 11:30:05 GMT
There is an article about postal notes and the associated stamps beginning on page 2 of the April-May 2017 issue (V1.4) of the Forum's Newsletter. Here are the stamps that were used to support the system: |
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Post by doug630 on Jun 28, 2018 1:48:51 GMT
Does anyone have a cover that inadvertently used Postal Note(s) as postage, and it got through? Do they exist on first day covers, along with the then-current 3c postage, I mean?
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Post by ronbreznay on Jun 29, 2018 15:56:13 GMT
First day "covers" exist of these stamps, but they are postal notes that were canceled on the first day they were made available, which was Feb. 1, 1945.
There may be actual covers with these stamps, along with postage stamps, but I haven't seen any. If there are any, they are probably scarce as, initially, mint stamps were not sold to the public. The stamps were affixed directly to the postal notes by a postal clerk when they were purchased.
After the stamps were discontinued, unused stamps were offered for sale to collectors by the POD. This was on or after July 2, 1951. |
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Post by doug630 on Jun 29, 2018 18:42:22 GMT
Good answer, thank you. I assume the clerk handed you the card with stamps already affixed; you take the card home and soak them off and glue them on an envelope, presto, an unusual cover. Just sayin'
I might add, the first time I looked at the illustration of all denominations above, I thought they were all mint. Now I see that most of them have a very very light purple cancel.
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Feb 16, 2020 22:31:13 GMT
Here is an example of a "first day" postal note, issued on February 1, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia.  |
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