IIRC there were specific dates when fiscal stamps like that were valid as postage, due to postal stamp shortages. Any chance that's the case for that 1c?
Great question Billsey! It had never occurred to me, but makes a lot of sense, I did question myself, the CDS that appeared unusual, but had no solution.
I do not recall reading any literature on Postal / Revenue / Telegraph use, needs some research.
For consideration. Telegraph strikes, 3 with normal "Telegraph and Star" cancellations 3 with CDS (Circular Date stamps)
Postal fiscal stamps are revenue stamps that have been authorized for prepayment of postage. In the Scott catalogs, they are listed after the regular postage stamps and before semipostal stamps. Their catalog numbers are prefixed with the letters AR.
In the late 19th century and until 1914, Chile authorized the use of eight revenue stamps for postal use (Scott AR1-AR5 and AR10-AR12).
Chile also authorized four of the 1891 series of National Coat of Arms telegraph stamps printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. for postal use (Scott AR6-AR9).
Although these were not revenue stamps, to avoid creating a separate category for postal telegraph stamps, the Scott catalogs list them as postal fiscal stamps.
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