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Could someone please identify this stamp for me with a Catalog number. Thank You! 
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I just noticed that the postmark on the Queen Victoria newspaper wrapper is dated 1912. I have a book that stated Queen Victoria and Edward VII stamps were no longer valid for postage about a year or so after their deaths. Queen Victoria died in 1901 so should this wrapper still have been in use in 1912? |
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mhc99 I just saw your post. Here is a picture of the envelope and yes I believe the postmark says 1912.  |
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Stamp4life, thanks for uploading a scan of the envelope. With regard to the date of the postmark, I have a book entitled "The story of Great Britain and her stamps" by James A Mackay wherein on page 51 he reports about the demonetization of Queen Victoria and Edward VII stamps after the deaths of the monarchs. The following sentences pertain:" Within a year after Queen Victoria's death her stamps had been demonetized and replaced by the Edwardian series." Further in the same paragraph, Mackay also states: "The Edwardian series was gradually superseded and demonetized (i.e. no longer regarded as valid for the prepayment of postage). No such demonetization followed the obsoletion of the George V series and, in fact, all British stamps since the ˝d and 1d of 1911 are still valid for postage." This is why I am wondering about the 1912 postmark on the QV wrapper. |
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I understand this demonitisation was a gradual process and the official last date for accepting Queen Victoria stamps was 30th June 1915. |
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Hi stamp4life,
I'm intrigued why you have hidden the addresses on this cover. I can understand doing this for very recent private addresses but not for a commercial address from 1912.
I assume that the sender was the famous Whitfield King business and that old postal stationery cut-outs were being used up while they still had postal value and to make a favourable impact on his customers. |
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Nigelc, thanks for clarifying thatthe QV stamps/postal stationery were still accepted until mid-1915. Regards Mike |
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| Edited by mhc99 - 05/16/2012 5:24 pm |
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Thanks Mhc for the input & Nigelc for the clarifications. Nigelc, good question! not sure how to answer :) a matter of practice? Yes, the sender is Whitfield King and Co. Interesting to read what you had to say about the cutouts!.
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