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Hello! I have a great interest in experiments and patents related to reuse-prevention in US postage and revenue stamps, but I've only recently become aware of the use of security underprints (burelage) in foreign stamps. I'd like to know which country was the first to issue postage or revenue stamps incorporating burelage or similar security devices, and when. Thanks!  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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The first two countries that come to mind is Venezuela and Danzig , Venezuela had Bluish Winchester Security paper ,Danzig had it in the 1920 issue with both violet and gray burelage . |
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Denmark issued the first postage stamps with burelage in 1851 followed by Hannover in 1855. |
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 World War I British Honduras. Not the earliest, but some of the prettiest. |
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Hannover,1856,Michel # 10/12  1 Thaler = 30 Silbergroschen |
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So much ,for calling it Secrurity Printing even the forgers know how to do it  |
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Know you asked for oldest, but can't resist showing the Mexico Exporta series with their attractive burelage pattern. Even with varieties based on differences in the pattern. Sc 1135a, 1987  Also from 1987, Sc 1136a, CV $125, (the regular Sc 1136 @ CV $3.60) as the burelage lines arch differently.  |
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Burelage can change the shade of a stamp ,so a collector has to decide how it effects their collection . Here are the shade changes done on Venezuela air post stamps . Above I mention Venezuela and Danzig only because I worked on then during the past two years   |
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Russia's Consular Air Post stamps of 1922 are some of my favorites. The one below is CO8. These are heavily faked so beware. The base Consular Service Fee stamps are minimum value so adding the overprints is attractive to unethical people. Great burelage!  |
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Thanks to everyone who posted images, info, and links. Great stuff, very interesting!  |
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I appreciate seeing the images of the more modern stamps as well. The burelage/moire thread is a real eye-opener as well (thanks @rod222).
@floortrader, re what you said about working on those stamps for the past two years, were you putting together an exhibit of burelage stamps? |
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Denmark 1851 used burelage on both the issues. You actually differentiate the two printers by the type of burelage used. They might be the first...
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ESSAY-PROOF ----- No I don't exhibit at National Stamp Shows , Those scans are part of my worldwide collection . I prefer to spend my free time and money on building that decent size worldwide collection |
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Posted 01/06/2023 7:06 pm
