Registration Labels - Do You Collect Them?

Does anybody collect these? I had to look up Kodiakanal but like everything else - it can be found in Wikipedia.

I'm sure Rod has had something to say on this in the past, a few others too. I only collect them on cover.

I don't seek them out per se, but, those that do come my way I keep and place them in a special binder.

Chimo

Bujutsu

I have quite a few...from the "indiscriminate buying" days of my youth. These are the most interesting, I think. Most of these are from one shoebox lot. As the original post indicates, most of these towns can be found by "Googling". But a couple are mysterious.

Anyone known about "MEXIQUE UPU" ?

Or, what about "CAMP P.O. L - 42" ?

And "SHANGHAI S.O. 20" (2nd scan, 2nd line) ?

Any Response will be appreciated. Thanks, Bob

Basically, a bottomless pit, collecting these fellows, but good fun.

I have Gadzillions (Thanks to Ryan, SCF member)
still sorting.
1. Collecting my own country...Australia, I have been outbid, on say a page of 50
knocked down for $30 so there is value for some countries.

My main collections are Germany, Croatia and Australia




Guess : Shanghai SO=Sorting Office Number 20

Lots of new Registration labels posted here (above) I have not seen before.



Germany (6 pages thus far)

Typo : should be Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal is a city in the hills of the Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu

Only when they are stamps too.

Panama Scott F27


Robert

Tamil Nadu in India.

bookbndrbob,
"Mexique U.P.U." The official language for U.P.U./international mail is French, so we get the Frenchified "Mexico"; it is from Mexico. "U.P.U." is there to indicate international mail, there were/are different labels for domestic use.

"SHANGHAI S.O. 20": "S.O." I'm guessing is sud ouest (south west). That's a French looking label so the guess is from French offices in Shanghai.

Personal opinion: Registry labels are best left on the cover when found. Off cover it is sort of like collecting 2 x 4 cut square cancelations. You only keep a small portion of the entire story they can tell.

Thanks hy-brasil!

Hoosierboy, those are my sentiments exactly. Especially in the case of provisional registration labels, some very nice covers were destroyed, and we are left wondering exactly what they were in many, or most cases.

We are still a few months away from being able to offer a standardized data base structure that would allow for the creation of data bases specific to a given cover topic, like registration labels. The use of a standardized structure for basic "core" data fields found on all covers allows custom reports to draw data from many data bases.

Many cover topics have unique data elements. A one size fits all approach would result in an input screen with many unused fields. The multiple data base approach allows each data base to be tailored to the needs of a given topic. Collectors of broader topics such as by state, city, or county will be able to find topical data.

Two resources need to be present to support a topical data base. First, it takes collectors willing to load cover images and related descriptive information into the data base. Second, each data base needs to be supported by a management team knowledgeable in the topic who are wiling to review, edit as needed, etc. information submitted.

Best regards,

Russ Ryle

Rod22 - Your database and album page of German registration labels is really helpful. You mentioned that you have 6 pages of these. Could you share the scans with me/us? Have you found a reference for these anywhere, a book or article maybe? If not, seems your collection/catalog might be it. I have a bunch of these unused labels that my grandmother had for reasons that died with her in 2003. I'll see if I have any that you are missing.

Best wishes,
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Eric,
I'll post what I have, I have given away duplication, and as a "worldwide stamp collector" I am no specialist.

I'll post in a more relevant thread, I like to be organised, our member "Postmaster" is my go-to authority
(German stamps for English speakers)

I am not sure this is within his focus.

Pop over to here, and "subscribe" to the thread, and you will be notified
when I add my scans to the thread.

Welcome to SCF

https://goscf.com/t/8094

Here are the GDR registration labels I mentioned. As you can see, they are se tenant. From on of your other posts I found that SbPA = self-service post office (vending machine).

I don't currently have access to Michel. Any help with #'s would be greatly appreciated. I have dups for most of these and will send them to whomever provides the most help.

Eric,

All of those are of the 1968 type, so all are a variation of Michel (MiNr) 2.

There are 6 perforation varieties (MiNrs 2 A, C, D, E, F, G) and 4 print types (Type I, II, III, IV) for these, though most post codes (PLZ) are only found in 1 perf type and 1 printing type.

Perforation varieties (Perf C is, by far, the most common):

2 A -- vertical perf 9 1/2
2 C -- vertical perf 12 1/2
2 D -- vertical perf 12 1/2 : 9 1/2 : 12 1/2
2 E -- vertical perf 9 1/2 : 12 1/2: 9 1/2
2 F -- perf 10 3/4
2 G -- perf 10

The printing types are as follows:

I -- fat numerals
II -- skinny numerals
III -- small numerals
IV -- very small numerals

All of yours appear to be Perf C (double check this). If that's indeed the case, you have the following:

PLZ 801 az -- Perf C, Type II
PLZ 901 Z -- Perf C, Type II
PLZ 7013 d -- Perf C, Type II
PLZ 7017 -- Perf C, Type I
PLZ 99-3 cs -- Perf C, Type II
PLZ 86-1 gz -- Perf C, Type II
PLZ 95-19 px -- Perf C, Type II
PLZ 102-2 c -- Perf C, Type II
PLZ 12-1 k -- Perf C, Type I

Cat value of all is €2-€4.