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Hi,
I've got a number of overprinted Belgium stamps style A108 (i.e. #s 389-399) that I can't identify.
Some have a large bold black "T" on them, and the other have a curved design with a lion/throne in the middle - done in black.
What kind of stamps are these, and from what time period?
Thanks all!
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Mobilman, not easy without a picture, but stamps with a T on it are generally postage due stamps. This is back from the time when the official language of the UPU was French, and the T stands for Taxe.
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Hi, Well, I had already done the Google search and an ebay search with obviously no luck. These are the Belgium "regular postage" stamps with the value printed on a background of their "lion". |
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OK Mobilman, you were well on your way with ebay. Try Delcampe, as they are way better then ebay as far as Europe is concerned. If you go to Belgium and then postage due ( or "portzegels") you will find what you are looking for! There are too many different ones for me to tell what you have! Peter |
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Pictures!?? |
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There were many "T" overprints on regular issue Belgium stamps of 1919. In quite a few varieties too I believe. Most of the Major catalogs do not catalog each and every example but just make a note that they were overprinted. Yvert does list them though - ( Postage Due #s 17 - 25 in the Yvert Catalog) Here are a few of mine:  |
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I've got a couple of those, Thanks for the info. Now I know where to put them. |
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Those images in your ebay link are Pre-Cancels. - There are many varieties. The precancels are all cataloged, with values and types, in the Michel Catalog. I am not at home right, otherwise I would scan a copy of the details in for you. Belgium had precancels for many years, and this is just one variety. Eric |
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Thank you all for the good info.
I assume that in normal mounting in an album, the pre-cancels would be a separate entity. Or, would one mix them in with the regular issues of the same stamp? |
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My Lighthouse albums have separate illustrated pages for the regular issues and overprints. There are so many different overprints you will end up with a conglomeration of stamps if you try to keep them on the same page.. Ken |
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Thank you Ken, that is what I was thinking but did not want to "assume".
Ha, the more in get back into the hobby, the more variations I come up with.
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Here is one of my pages (I use stock books) - These are from the same era:  |
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Posted 05/18/2014 3:06 pm
