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  • Does the position stamps have been stuck to an envelope reduce or incre

    From jcwky72@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 26 22:58:20 2018
    I would like to know whether the way stamps have been stuck to an envelope give different values to the cover?
    That is if the stamp/s have been stuck to the top right corner gives more value to the envelope compared to having been stuck to the top left corner or bottom right/left corner or even stuck on various places such on top & bottom of envelope or even on
    other side of the envelope.

    The reason I am asking this is I found at a local post office in my country (Mauritius), the proper place to stick stamps are to the top right corner.
    But I have seen numerous( majority) of used envelopes I have obtained from companies mail have the stamps stuck haphazardly ( in any place what ever, top , bottom, middle, & both on front & back )

    So I am wondering whether it is better to cut off stamps from such envelopes or leave them on for added value.

    Thanks for your help in advance

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  • From jcwky72@gmail.com@21:1/5 to jcw...@gmail.com on Sun Aug 26 23:06:10 2018
    On Monday, August 27, 2018 at 9:58:21 AM UTC+4, jcw...@gmail.com wrote:
    I would like to know whether the way stamps have been stuck to an envelope give different values to the cover?
    That is if the stamp/s have been stuck to the top right corner gives more value to the envelope compared to having been stuck to the top left corner or bottom right/left corner or even stuck on various places such on top & bottom of envelope or even
    on other side of the envelope.

    The reason I am asking this is I found at a local post office in my country (Mauritius), the proper place to stick stamps are to the top right corner.
    But I have seen numerous( majority) of used envelopes I have obtained from companies mail have the stamps stuck haphazardly ( in any place what ever, top , bottom, middle, & both on front & back ) Some time the stamps are stuck upside down

    So I am wondering whether it is better to cut off stamps from such envelopes or leave them on for added value.

    Thanks for your help in advance

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  • From jcwky72@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 26 23:07:30 2018
    Some time the stamps are stuck upside down

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  • From Sir F.A. Rien@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 27 08:43:44 2018
    I would like to know whether the way stamps have been stuck to an envelope give different values to the cover?
    That is if the stamp/s have been stuck to the top right corner gives more value to the envelope compared to having been stuck to the top left corner or bottom right/left corner or even stuck on various places such on top & bottom of envelope or even
    on other side of the envelope.

    The reason I am asking this is I found at a local post office in my country (Mauritius), the proper place to stick stamps are to the top right corner.
    But I have seen numerous( majority) of used envelopes I have obtained from companies mail have the stamps stuck haphazardly ( in any place what ever, top , bottom, middle, & both on front & back ) Some time the stamps are stuck upside down

    So I am wondering whether it is better to cut off stamps from such envelopes or leave them on for added value.

    Thanks for your help in advance

    On the issuance of the Penny Black and Tuppenny Blue there were no
    specific instructions on the user placing the stamp. The Mulready
    sheets and envelopes had the 'stamp' central!

    Most followed the 'upper right corner' as that's where the Postal
    Authorities had been placing the sending offices mark, well
    somewhere close to there!

    With the stamps placed on the back or below, ther clerks could and
    did mis-mark the letter as UNPAID, only to be [usually] corrected
    before delivery. UNPAID letters were assessed -=twice=- the postage.

    Without hunting I can't remember when the GPO began 'requiring' all
    stamps to be in the UR for British mail. However exceptions
    continued as when too many stamps were needed for postage, then they
    went over onto the back.

    The -=orientation=- of the stamp was used to convery messages. Look
    on line for this information - example - Sideways, head to the
    right, could mean love & kisses.

    Torn envelopes are worth less than cut or slit, but except for
    common mail OF TODAY, without any indicia, logo, art, etc. the
    difference is minor. First and foremost -=condition=- is the major
    part of value.


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  • From David E. Ross@21:1/5 to jcwky72@gmail.com on Mon Aug 27 08:18:44 2018
    On 8/26/2018 11:07 PM, jcwky72@gmail.com wrote:
    Some time the stamps are stuck upside down


    This might indeed be special. I have an envelope that has three U.S.
    1-cent stamps on it, upside down. At that time, U.S. stamps
    denominiated for less than 10-cents had a leading zero in the
    denomination. Thus, 01 became 10. The envelope was mailed at a time
    when the postage rate for such an envelope was something in the range of 20-center to 30-cents. This envelope is collectable because it was
    delivered through the mail with insufficient postage, the result of a
    poor decision on the design of the stamps.

    --
    David E. Ross
    <http://www.rossde.com>

    Too often, Twitter is a source of verbal vomit. Examples include Donald
    Trump and Roseanne Barr.

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