I've created these tables to summarize the key characteristics of the US Bank Note issues. The first table covers the first design types.
I'm pushing the table down a bit to be visible with the blog format.
As long as I have some blank space, I'll point you to two excellent sites I use to help with identification:
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This second table covers the later design types. They look similar enough that people often get confused.
This is a suggested explanation for the Japan, 1984-1985 electronic mail stamps. During the same time period, FedEx introduced something called Zap Mail. FedEx would send your message via their fax system to one of their locations near the recipient and then deliver it in hard copy. The service did not last long because the cost of fax machines declined rapidly and became pervasive in most businesses and many homes. People could accomplish the same thing without paying FedEx. These stamps were probably for a comparable service offered by the post office.
ReplyDeleteOh, interesting. When would the stamp be applied in this scenario?
DeleteCheck out this website. It describes something called Intelpost. The stamp must have been applied at the receiving-end post office. http://stampsjoann.net/intelpost/intelpost.html
DeleteThis webpage has an example from Japan. I enjoy your videos. Our approach to stamp collecting is eerily similar--right down to Spellman mystery boxes and the Napoleon Russian Campaign graphic on the wall.
That's it! Although that Japanese envelope isn't quite right. Hmm. But that is the pointer I needed. That logo for intellepost is exactly the same as on the stamp.
DeleteThank for your help. I love those mystery boxes and the Napolean's march poster.