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General Philatelic/Identify This? : Taiwan with crossed denomination

 

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Tobbe656
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25 Apr 2015
01:26:19pm
I was at an auction last weekend and in a box i´ve found some Taiwan stamp with crossed denomination. Is it some kind of specimen??

I don´t collect Taiwan so I´m going to sell them. Any menings on the valusImage Not Founde?

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nl1947

25 Apr 2015
02:07:34pm
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

They look like part of the 1991 lighthouse series.
These may have been cancelled to sell to collectors? - someone else may know

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timbres
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25 Apr 2015
03:33:29pm
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Hi Tobbe,

I am interested in this lot, I collect the lighthouses... I agree your stamps is in the 1991 set of 13.
Acording to my Scott 2009 those 5 stamps are value +/- 5$ US in mint condition, but nothing is
tell about those black lines on the face value....

Jacques (timbres: Stamporama ID)

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Tobbe656
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25 Apr 2015
03:37:25pm
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

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I also have theese two.....

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Bobstamp
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25 Apr 2015
04:12:23pm
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Jut a guess: I'm thinking that these were handed out as promotional items in press kits for news media, including philatelic media.

Bob




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timbres
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25 Apr 2015
04:20:54pm
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Those two S.S. are from the same era: 2758a and 2871a cat ,value (Scott 2009) 6.25$ and 2.25$ MNH....but nothing about those lines on value.... (i am intersted on those to...)

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timbres
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25 Apr 2015
04:39:13pm
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

I just post your question (and your images) to a friend in China, hope he can help us to know wath is all about...

Jacques

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khj
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25 Apr 2015
04:59:57pm
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Specimens, demonetized so not valid for postage. They were given out for a variety of reasons/occasions/locations. They also appear that way on their information pamphlets -- I assume so that nobody will try to cut them out and use them for postage.

It's interesting, because unlike the US, older unused postage in Taiwan is automatically demonetized after a certain amount of time anyway.

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michael78651

25 Apr 2015
09:55:57pm
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Members of the Universal Postal Union are required to provide specimens to the UPU of each stamp issue. That is the primary purpose of specimen stamps. As stated, specimens are also handed out for other reasons too.

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khj
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25 Apr 2015
10:08:39pm
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Here are some previously posted on SOR.

Taiwan postage due specimens


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Tobbe656
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26 Apr 2015
12:54:35am
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

OK, it was specimens as I suspected. Since I don´t collect Taiwan it was just a guess from my part.
Thank you all for your input!!

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timbres
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28 Apr 2015
12:34:26pm
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Hi Tobbe, I finaly receved the answerd from my chinese friend... He do not colect the
Thaïwan stamps but he ask one of is friend and he send me this message:

"for Taiwan stamps you send to me. I ask someone who collect Taiwan stamps and they tell me that these are speciman issued by Taiwanese postal administration, and these are issued specially for stamp collectors each year. They tell me that the price of each issue you show me is about 20 yuan in China, but some speciman will be very expensive. Hope these information can help your friend."

hope it give a sens to the others answerd you receved,

Jacques

PS: take in note that the english in not ower first language for my friend and me.....

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29 Apr 2015
07:03:17pm
re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

"... but some specimen will be very expensive. ..."

Another gimmick some countries employ at times to separate the collector or accumulator from as much of his stash as possible is a long multi-issue set with one or two stamps printed in very low quantity and frequently not sold freely. Thus they create the limited printing "Key Issue" which will command a premium.

Since these are specimens produced to be provided to agencies as samples or courtesy gifts in complete sets, there appears to be no valid reason to print any more of one value than of another, so I'd be careful about that possibility

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Tobbe656

25 Apr 2015
01:26:19pm

I was at an auction last weekend and in a box i´ve found some Taiwan stamp with crossed denomination. Is it some kind of specimen??

I don´t collect Taiwan so I´m going to sell them. Any menings on the valusImage Not Founde?

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nl1947

25 Apr 2015
02:07:34pm

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

They look like part of the 1991 lighthouse series.
These may have been cancelled to sell to collectors? - someone else may know

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timbres

25 Apr 2015
03:33:29pm

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Hi Tobbe,

I am interested in this lot, I collect the lighthouses... I agree your stamps is in the 1991 set of 13.
Acording to my Scott 2009 those 5 stamps are value +/- 5$ US in mint condition, but nothing is
tell about those black lines on the face value....

Jacques (timbres: Stamporama ID)

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Tobbe656

25 Apr 2015
03:37:25pm

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

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I also have theese two.....

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Bobstamp

25 Apr 2015
04:12:23pm

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Jut a guess: I'm thinking that these were handed out as promotional items in press kits for news media, including philatelic media.

Bob




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timbres

25 Apr 2015
04:20:54pm

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Those two S.S. are from the same era: 2758a and 2871a cat ,value (Scott 2009) 6.25$ and 2.25$ MNH....but nothing about those lines on value.... (i am intersted on those to...)

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timbres

25 Apr 2015
04:39:13pm

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

I just post your question (and your images) to a friend in China, hope he can help us to know wath is all about...

Jacques

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khj

25 Apr 2015
04:59:57pm

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Specimens, demonetized so not valid for postage. They were given out for a variety of reasons/occasions/locations. They also appear that way on their information pamphlets -- I assume so that nobody will try to cut them out and use them for postage.

It's interesting, because unlike the US, older unused postage in Taiwan is automatically demonetized after a certain amount of time anyway.

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michael78651

25 Apr 2015
09:55:57pm

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Members of the Universal Postal Union are required to provide specimens to the UPU of each stamp issue. That is the primary purpose of specimen stamps. As stated, specimens are also handed out for other reasons too.

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khj

25 Apr 2015
10:08:39pm

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Here are some previously posted on SOR.

Taiwan postage due specimens


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Tobbe656

26 Apr 2015
12:54:35am

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

OK, it was specimens as I suspected. Since I don´t collect Taiwan it was just a guess from my part.
Thank you all for your input!!

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timbres

28 Apr 2015
12:34:26pm

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

Hi Tobbe, I finaly receved the answerd from my chinese friend... He do not colect the
Thaïwan stamps but he ask one of is friend and he send me this message:

"for Taiwan stamps you send to me. I ask someone who collect Taiwan stamps and they tell me that these are speciman issued by Taiwanese postal administration, and these are issued specially for stamp collectors each year. They tell me that the price of each issue you show me is about 20 yuan in China, but some speciman will be very expensive. Hope these information can help your friend."

hope it give a sens to the others answerd you receved,

Jacques

PS: take in note that the english in not ower first language for my friend and me.....

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Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy..
29 Apr 2015
07:03:17pm

re: Taiwan with crossed denomination

"... but some specimen will be very expensive. ..."

Another gimmick some countries employ at times to separate the collector or accumulator from as much of his stash as possible is a long multi-issue set with one or two stamps printed in very low quantity and frequently not sold freely. Thus they create the limited printing "Key Issue" which will command a premium.

Since these are specimens produced to be provided to agencies as samples or courtesy gifts in complete sets, there appears to be no valid reason to print any more of one value than of another, so I'd be careful about that possibility

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