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General Philatelic/Newcomer Cnr : Souvenir Page

 

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upsguy62
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25 May 2016
07:20:18pm
I bought a box lot at an auction and among the other things that I found inside was a collection of Souvenir Pages. I have never collected these before so my knowledge of them is a bit short. While going through and cataloging them, I noticed that the one for the Carl Sandburg Commemorative (Scott #1731) does not have the First Day of Issue postmark on it. Is this rare and how much does it effect the value?
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michael78651

26 May 2016
02:19:15am
re: Souvenir Page

These are announcement sheets of upcoming new issues. They used to be posted in post offices. It became popular to start collecting the sheets and affixing the stamps to them as post offices often received more than one sheet. I did this back in the 1970s.

Then, as the popularity grew, one could subscribe to receive the sheets with a stamp affixed with a first day cancel.

Without the first day cancel they hold little value. If the stamp is in a mount, like what I did, then you have the value of the stamp.

Overall, the popularity for these has diminished as they are bulky to collect. Despite the catalog values, the market values for these sheets is low.

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27 May 2016
12:43:21pm
re: Souvenir Page

Thanks for the education. Looks like these will be relegated to a shelf until I figure out what to do with them.

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dani20
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27 May 2016
01:26:16pm
re: Souvenir Page

You might want to check out the souvenir cards put out by the U.N. Postal Administration.
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Tom in Exton, PA

28 May 2016
08:17:22am
re: Souvenir Page

Little value or not, if you enjoy them put the in an album and look through it from time to time.

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upsguy62

25 May 2016
07:20:18pm

I bought a box lot at an auction and among the other things that I found inside was a collection of Souvenir Pages. I have never collected these before so my knowledge of them is a bit short. While going through and cataloging them, I noticed that the one for the Carl Sandburg Commemorative (Scott #1731) does not have the First Day of Issue postmark on it. Is this rare and how much does it effect the value?

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michael78651

26 May 2016
02:19:15am

re: Souvenir Page

These are announcement sheets of upcoming new issues. They used to be posted in post offices. It became popular to start collecting the sheets and affixing the stamps to them as post offices often received more than one sheet. I did this back in the 1970s.

Then, as the popularity grew, one could subscribe to receive the sheets with a stamp affixed with a first day cancel.

Without the first day cancel they hold little value. If the stamp is in a mount, like what I did, then you have the value of the stamp.

Overall, the popularity for these has diminished as they are bulky to collect. Despite the catalog values, the market values for these sheets is low.

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upsguy62

27 May 2016
12:43:21pm

re: Souvenir Page

Thanks for the education. Looks like these will be relegated to a shelf until I figure out what to do with them.

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dani20

27 May 2016
01:26:16pm

re: Souvenir Page

You might want to check out the souvenir cards put out by the U.N. Postal Administration.
Best,
Dan C.

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Tom in Exton, PA
28 May 2016
08:17:22am

re: Souvenir Page

Little value or not, if you enjoy them put the in an album and look through it from time to time.

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