- Precancel Stamp Society
2021年4月6日 · Precancels are postage stamps that have been canceled before being used on letters or packages. Typically they are stamps cancelled with two lines, and the city and state where they were mailed. I like them because of the many ways you can collect them, and the affordability of most of them.
stamps could be precanceled at the same time that they were produced, thus eliminating costs and gaining productivity. The first Bureau precancel of this type was produced in May, 1923 for New York City. The stamp was the perforation 0 issue of the current sheet stamp of 9 - …
PSS Publications for Sale - Precancel Stamp Society
Printed catalog lists and prices all 45,924 precanceled U.S. stamps issued between 1908 and 1921 from Alabama to Montana. Color section identifying the stamps, and illustrating precancel rarities of this period. PDF downloadable version is also available below.
Free Precancel Albums, Files, and Software - Precancel Stamp Society
Free Classic Precancel Albums for Download. Now you can download an album containing spaces for every precanceled stamp issued before 1908. There are two types of albums available for download via the links below, depending on collecting interest.
U.S. State Precancel Catalogs - Precancel Stamp Society
After the general catalogs became to large and expensive, the precancel world cataloged precancels by state. Typically collectors collect their state, and this was the rage at the time. State
U.S. General Precancel Catalogs - Precancel Stamp Society
General precancel catalogs list every stamp seen with every precancel. Over the years these types of listings became larger and larger. So much so that a single volume could not contain them all, and the price for the catalogs became too much for collectors to take.
What Is My Precancel Worth? - Precancel Stamp Society
With few exceptions (mainly rare US stamps such as Scott #596, or #544), the value of a precancel depends first on the town it comes from AND on the style of TYPE. Therefore one must learn how to identify types to be able to get started in the evaluation.
Styles & Devices - Precancel Stamp Society
Virtually all U.S. precancel devices are multiple-subject, with the legend (town and state) so sized and spaced to fit once horizontally on each stamp in a sheet of regular- issue U.S. postage stamps.
Getting Started - Precancel Stamp Society
These excellent resources will help you get started in the interesting and rewarding area of precancel stamp collecting. ABC’s of Precancel Collecting: An excellent overview Tips, Techniques, and Tools , Goes beyond the ABC’s, By Larry Patterson
U.S. Bureau Precancel Catalogs - Precancel Stamp Society
Catalog of US Bureau Cancelled Stamps Edition/Date Editor Pricing Publisher Copyright Pages Original Price 1 - 1926 George W. Linn Fred W. Allen Weekly Philatelic ...