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Help Needed With ID And The Back Side Number Meaning Of Espana Stamp

 
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Posted 06/24/2016   04:32 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Robi13 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message



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Edited by Robi13 - 06/24/2016 04:50 am

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Posted 06/24/2016   05:12 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add SWH to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Robi13, do you have a worldwide catalog? If not, I suggest you use http://www.stampworld.com/, an online catalog with decent worldwide coverage. Many of the stamps you ask to ID are easily found if you put some effort into it.

The numbers on the back of this Spanish stamp are control numbers used to prevent fraud. A common practice in Spain, Spanish colonies and Central and Latin American countries.
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Posted 06/24/2016   05:17 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Cursus to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Just a control number on a worthless stamp.
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Posted 06/24/2016   05:37 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Robi13 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Got it thanks a lot
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Regardless if it is a worthless stamp or not, the Spanish issues all had these control numbers. The numbers were to keep track of sales for the post office department only.

Hope this helps?

Chimo

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Posted 06/27/2016   1:34 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Robi13 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Many thanks for the clear answer
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What I forgot to mention in my last posting on this topic is that most of the Spanish colonies stamps also had a control number on the back as well.

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Posted 06/28/2016   9:20 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Jad to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Hi, Thanks from me too, I have a lot of these & was interested in this input. Saves my hunting time ;)
ATB...Jad
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