France-Test Stamps -Sans Valeur -Training Employees

Still working on a large lot recently purchased,found information about these on line and thought I share this with you.

Interesting floortrader. This is the first time I have seen test stamps from France.

Chimo

Bujutsu

CHIMO----I changed the title by adding SANS VALEUR. This is to make it easier for people who search the internet will find this chatroom .

This is a training cover:

Nice cover ,but how did it get into regular mail ,I thought they were test stamps for training staff.

I don't think it went in the mail.

Floortrader

This was probably a test cover. I can think of two possible scenarios:

1) The student was shown the dummy cover and asked to determine if the proper postage had been affixed : 8g air mail registered letter to Canada.

2) Student was presented with the envelope and asked to determine the air mail registered rate would be. The student would affix the stamps and cancel them.

This cover never left the training centre.

This is how postal clerks would be trained!

I too have never seen french training stamps. sure that colors and denominations all mean something. will look further into these stamps. any stamp community members have advice into where to start? thanks bruce

If you are serious about collecting and researching these timbres fictif then you need
"Les Timbres Fictifs Surcharges a L'Initiative des Cours D'Instruction" (30 pages A4 1995 G Gomez)
and
"Catalogue Specialise des Timbres Fictifs" (64pp A4 1994,Gomez, Gilles and le Baron)

They contain all that you are ever likely to need.

I do not feel that I have the right to divulge his email address to the world, but go to http://fr.rec.philatelie.narkive.co...-france-2008

Also go to http://mfossati.pagesperso-orange.f...-frfram.html

GLENN