JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Nov 15, 2021 18:34:44 GMT
I bought this for my Oranges Philately collection.
However I have no idea what it might be.
Can someone familiar with the French language or Algeria postal history educate me, please?
Jeff
I've found several similar on eBay but I am not clear on the use.
Similar to Cash on Delivery remittance perhaps? |
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tobben63
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Post by tobben63 on Nov 15, 2021 19:01:57 GMT
Hello Jeffs I have no knowlegde of French or fruits / oranges but the stamp is issued 1950. Here is a link to Colnect with some information. |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Nov 16, 2021 6:25:09 GMT
"Valeurs à recouvrer" means "Monies to recover". The "R Alger - Strasbourg" sticker indicates that this was a registered letter sent from the post office on Rue de Strasbourg in Algiers, as confirmed by the postmark. The sender is "L'écho d'Alger", which is a newspaper name. The letter is going to Mostaganem, a coastal city about 150 km east of Algiers, a little before Oran. I would speculate that the newspaper was using these means to get the post office to act as a debt collector to a subscriber who was late in paying his dues...
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khj
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Post by khj on Nov 16, 2021 7:12:00 GMT
Yes, the "Valeurs à Recouvrer" were printed form/envelopes that were used to collect/pay bills through the postal service.
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Nov 18, 2021 2:01:09 GMT
hrdoktorx and khj Thank you for your input. I see these are fairly common in the French area. I found some pages online with descriptions translated from French to English, but I had difficulty in understanding the translation. I think this particular item is a worthy addition to my Oranges Philately collection with the single Algeria citrus stamp. Thanks again, Jeff
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