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Posted 05/27/2016   02:25 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add flipacoin to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I'm not sure how common or uncommon it is bit I've only found one Parcel Post stamp on a postcard out of thousands that I've sorted.



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Posted 05/27/2016   06:56 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add blcjr to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Originally intended for parcel post use only, their use for regular postage was approved July 1, 1913. The cancel is hard for me to read, but it looks like Aug 14, 1913, so that would put it in the right period. I imagine these are not all that uncommon. Too bad it is not a "first day" as those bring very nice prices. But I still think it is a great find!

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Posted 05/27/2016   12:16 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add ikeyPikey to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Not something you see every day!

https://goscf.com/t/47132 ... Parcel Post Stamps on First Class Mail
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Posted 05/27/2016   12:46 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add flipacoin to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you gentlemen!It's a keeper for sure, I'll keep my eyes out for more of these!
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Posted 05/27/2016   5:23 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Walter Anderson to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I save those whenever I find them and have a few of them. I need to dig them out and check the dates.
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Posted 05/27/2016   5:32 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add ikeyPikey to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
... I need to dig them out and check the dates ...


Extra points if the date precedes legalization.

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey
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Posted 05/31/2016   9:32 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add stallzer to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
They are actually pretty common. Here is one of the few I have.


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Posted 06/09/2016   02:59 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add GregAlex to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Here's a Parcel Post 2¢ usage on cover from Syracuse.

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