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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2015 21:17:27 GMT
Moderator Note: This thread was started in the WW board with a post on 20-May-2021, but later, it was discovered that another thread about encased postage had been started in the U.S. Back-of-the-Book sub-board, despite the fact that it displayed material from outside the U.S. These earlier posts were combined into this WW thread on 31-Jan-2022, which seems to be the place where they correctly belong.
John Gault is said to be the inventor of encased stamps. He fashioned them based on a federal law passed in 1862 that allowed postage stamps to be used as legal tender to alleviate the coin shortage. However, the constant handling of the stamps resulted in their destruction and loss. Gault came up with the idea of encasing them and having companies pay for advertising on them. Stamps in values from 1 to 90cents were encased. The solution was short lived as the government eventually produced fractional currency and his idea though it helped with the coin shortage actually began to create shortages of stamps or so the story goes. Some fine examples - some were brass but many had a silver coating the generally wore off.     A pastille made of sugar, flavoring and mucilage then dried - a great placebo  Coin with silver intact - Cocoaine - the solution for hair loss  Makers of stovepipe hats - stovepipe is also a special type of cancellation   
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2015 21:36:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2015 21:51:58 GMT
Feuchtwanger encased stamps These are rare & unusual. They are named after the coin proposed by Lewis Feuchtwanger for the period known as "The Hard Times" in the US. Lewis was an accomplished man of many talents and member of several prestigious societies. You can read up on his coin proposal  Feuchtwanger coin Feuchtwanger strip, 3 encased stamp in a copper holder named after the likeness to his coin.  |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on May 20, 2021 21:08:08 GMT
Early in the thread for Notgeld (Emergency Money), there is a brief mention of encased postage stamps, but only to say that they are different from Notgeld. In searching TSF, I did find a couple of actual examples of encased stamps posted by other members, and I will include those in this new thread. So what are encased postage stamps? In essence, they are postage stamps put into metal and/or plastic casings similar to coins. In general, they were used as substitutes for coins during times of need, such as the U.S. Civil War (1860-1865) or the German economic crisis (1920s). It also seems typical that these pieces display advertising on one side and the stamp on the other. Several countries have used these at different times, including the U.S., Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, and perhaps others. I don't know all that much about these items, but I was fortunate enough to find one of these pieces recently in one of my worldwide mixed lots (see scan below). Any other members who have examples are invited to post them in this thread.  Encased Postage Piece, Front and Back Front: Germany, Sc138 or Sc162, 10-Pf Olive Green (actual ID depends on the watermark) Back: Advertisement promoting a State Health Insurance Plan for a company which still seems to exist today |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on May 20, 2021 21:09:52 GMT
I wonder if any of you have seen these guys (or should I call them gals?) Called "Timbres Monnaies", the 5c and 10c stamps were encased in aluminium and used as small change in 1920 due to a shortage of copper coins. Vast amounts of copper and brass were used up and dumped in the mud of Flanders and the Somme 1914-1918.  they were sponsored by business like large department stores and banks    I quoted this post made by Alex ( vikingeck ) in the France: La Semeuse thread, and I have added it to this new one as well. These examples from France seem to be in beautiful condition. |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on May 20, 2021 21:17:52 GMT
Here is an unusual one During/after the US civil war, coinage (metal scarcity) became difficult to produce and encased stamps replaced coins This one is from 1940 and was made by the Harvey Dolan Co. as advertising The stamp is a reproduction  Here is a nice US example from the 1940s originally posted by former member marking , which appeared in the Cinderella: Stamp Dealer Advertising thread. |
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Post by vikingeck on May 20, 2021 21:59:10 GMT
Wow ! For a brief moment I thought that US one was the real McCoy ! But it is only a reproduction ..
The real ones are rare and EXPEN$$$$IVE
The French ones are available on eBay and Delcampe for €5 to €20 . I have also had similar 1920s ones from Italy.
Spain has also used stamps pasted to circles of card but not encased .
They all relate to times when copper was scarce due to vast amounts used in WWI munitions and more valuable as scrap metal than as copper coins.
In WW2. Denmark used small advertisements on card with a low value stamp pasted on and the whole encased in cellophane, as small change.
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