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Post by gillian on Jul 7, 2020 8:54:35 GMT
Following on from Zeebanker's question about names on stamps, I would be interested to know why certain stamps of past eras did not have the names of their countries of origin on them in English but now they do? Not complaining, just wondering.
Gillian
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salentin
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Post by salentin on Jul 7, 2020 9:40:42 GMT
I think your assumption is not correct.I can think of very few countries only,where English is not the official language, but where stamps are inscribed with their names in English."Republic of China" (Taiwan) f.i. is one of the few.
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Post by ajkitt on Jul 7, 2020 9:46:05 GMT
Following on from Zeebanker's question about names on stamps, I would be interested to know why certain stamps of past eras did not have the names of their countries of origin on them in English but now they do? Not complaining, just wondering. Gillian Yeah, I noticed that too. I think I always assumed it was by UPU agreement? Or perhaps they do it to capture a broader collector market? |
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Post by ajkitt on Jul 7, 2020 9:51:47 GMT
I think your assumption is not correct.I can think of very few countries only,where English is not the official language, but where stamps are inscribed with their names in English."Republic of China" (Taiwan) f.i. is one of the few.
I think there's a tendency to have multiple scripts, if not English. Japan has "Nippon", for example. But Bulgaria, Mongolia, Laos, Vietnam... there really do seem to be several countries that now include text on their stamps that make their origin more easily identifiable to readers of latin script. |
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Post by gillian on Aug 11, 2020 23:04:51 GMT
I think your assumption is not correct.I can think of very few countries only,where English is not the official language, but where stamps are inscribed with their names in English."Republic of China" (Taiwan) f.i. is one of the few.
I don't know what you assumed my assumption to be, but i didn't say a lot of countries had their names inscribed on their stamps in English, just certain stamps of past eras. Gillian |
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Post by daniel on Aug 12, 2020 1:28:20 GMT
ajkitt is correct it is a UPU requirement, for the purpose of international recognition, that all countries show their name in Roman letters, not necessarily in English, on their stamps. Initials are also acceptable but, again, in Roman letters. Of course the one exception is Great Britain. This exception is shown as a footnote: 'An exception shall be granted to Great Britain the country which invented the postage stamp' (note, there is no UPU requirement to show the monarch's head). The UPU was established in 1874 and this regulation would have applied to its members. Regulations are renewed on a regular basis.
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