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I have seen a couple of example of GB stationary (stamped envelopes) cut squares used as stamps on the envelopes... also, MICHEL Specialized Germany listed very rare examples for some of the German States used that way...
However, what is about US? Are cut squares (or even cut outs?) have ever been used that way?
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I know if you have the original whole envelopes you can use them just add postage to correct rate and the stamps that can be cut out of souvenier type sheets can be used. I guess if you had a cut square on a letter with a bunch of other stamps it would most likely get through because the postal employees are not experts at what has been issued so its easier to let it go. |
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It can, and did, happen but as far as I know it was not 'legal' (in USA) to do. Here are two examples where postal stationary was cut out, pasted on a normal envelope, and then mailed. (Look closely and you can see where they were trimmed and reapplied.) Don APS #094826   |
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| Edited by 51studebaker - 04/24/2016 5:04 pm |
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I do not believe the use of cutout postal stationery stamps was ever legal in the US, however some other countries did permit the practice. |
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It was illegal in the US (but permissible in GB). While some mail got through, others were returned for postage.  Illegal usage of cut squares is quite collectible. |
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Thank you for the answers!
Nice examples... that is just I was asking about. Cut-outs instead of cut-squares are probably because the senders initially thought those will be harder to be noticed by postal stuff... so, they already knew that day are doing something not allowed, but they still do that.
On the Jenny2U example it has been used a cut- square, an easy visible, so it has been sent back. |
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Giving it a moment's thought, it is curious that it would have been illegal. One can easily imagine scenarios where there was no perfidy involved, eg, salvaging the postage from a damaged envelope. It seems mean-spirited ... Cheers, /s/ ikeyPikey Edited to add: https://goscf.com/t/37738 ... Government "re-use paranoia" and other word pictures |
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| Edited by ikeyPikey - 04/25/2016 07:30 am |
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My guess is that the concern was preventing re-use of this postage when cancellations were on the envelope but may have missed this part of it. |
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Stamped envelopes and postal cards were considered to be cancelled when marked anywhere on the face. Revenue protection, therefore, prevents the use of postal stationery cutouts. However, there are numerous examples of successful use of cutouts on items that went through the mail. They are one of the Os of EFO, oddities. |
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