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General Philatelic/Identify This? : what is it.

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avro748

29 Dec 2017
05:45:50pm

hello all.this one has me puzzled, any idea's welcome, picture front and back, came in a world wide bag. regards ken.

londonbus1

29 Dec 2017
06:01:37pm

re: what is it.

It's a British Test stamp for (coil) vending machines. Commonly known as a 'Poached Egg'.

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londonbus1

29 Dec 2017
06:12:14pm

re: what is it.

Most of the info about them can be found at Glenn Morgan's excellent 'Stampprinters'.

http://www.stampprinters.info/1936%20Poached%20EggTesting%20Label.pdf

avro748

29 Dec 2017
06:53:26pm

re: what is it.

hello londonbus1. thank you for such a fast response, read the link very good article, puzzle solved, the knowledge shown by the collectors on this site is great, thank you again. regards ken

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avro748

29 Dec 2017
05:45:50pm

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hello all.this one has me puzzled, any idea's welcome, picture front and back, came in a world wide bag. regards ken.

londonbus1

29 Dec 2017
06:01:37pm

re: what is it.

It's a British Test stamp for (coil) vending machines. Commonly known as a 'Poached Egg'.

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londonbus1

29 Dec 2017
06:12:14pm

re: what is it.

Most of the info about them can be found at Glenn Morgan's excellent 'Stampprinters'.

http://www.stampprinters.info/1936%20Poached%20EggTesting%20Label.pdf

avro748

29 Dec 2017
06:53:26pm

re: what is it.

hello londonbus1. thank you for such a fast response, read the link very good article, puzzle solved, the knowledge shown by the collectors on this site is great, thank you again. regards ken