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British Newspaper Stamps?

 
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Posted 08/25/2017   10:10 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Karoliens to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
are these newspaper stamps?
and do newspaper stamps in general have some value?
i seem to have alot, france, germany, belgium, austria (is mainly the only country where I can identify mine) (and no, I do not own any crazy high valued ones) Hongary (magyar kir) ,..
that is, if these are newspapers


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Posted 08/25/2017   10:14 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Petert4522 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
They look like cut squares from stationery

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Posted 08/25/2017   12:36 pm  Show Profile Check GeoffHa's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GeoffHa to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Yes, cut-squares - Britain has never issued separate newspaper stamps.
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Posted 08/25/2017   3:59 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add scotzm to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
...."are these newspaper stamps?"
You would not be wrong to think of the first one as a "newspaper" stamp. The 1/2d (halfpenny) rate was introduced in 1870 to cover printed papers (formerly Book Post) and the stamp impression would have been on newspaper wrappers at that time...books were 1/2d for first 2oz then ½d for additional 2oz up to total of 5 pounds in weight. Newspapers were 1/2d per copy no matter the weight.

Your second cut piece is from a postcard.
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Posted 08/25/2017   5:17 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Mutilated stationery pieces, or "cut squares" Lovely crisp Postmarks.

The first is a Newspaper wrapper, common, with a Postmark Time Code FxP = 6pm

2 nice pieces.

Newspaper Wrapper

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Posted 08/25/2017   6:07 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Ringo to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Yes, these are newspaper wrappers. They are rather nice, I think. Some have dates incorporated into the design - don't know why. There are numerous variations around.




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Edited by Ringo - 08/25/2017 6:09 pm
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Posted 08/25/2017   6:12 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Some very nice "Postmarks ~printed matter" there Ringo.
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Posted 08/25/2017   6:13 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Ringo to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
These are not newspaper wrappers. I believe 1d (one old penny) was the standard postcard rate, and these were printed onto postcards as a form of pre-payment.





This type also exists:

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Posted 08/28/2017   10:18 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Karoliens to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
hi everyone, sorry for my late reply
computer decided to be a bit of pain...

but thank you all, for the information.
i find them gorgeous.
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