Telegraph stamp
Telegraph stamps are
Usage
In most countries, the cost of sending a telegram was paid using normal
The first telegraph stamps issued might be those of the
Occasionally postage stamps ran out and telegraph stamps were used for letter postage as an emergency measure, for example in Spain in 1879.
Collecting
Telegraph stamps are regarded by many philatelists as collectable. They are listed in most country specific catalogues though not usually in general stamp catalogs. The French Yvert & Tellier and the latest Stanley Gibbons catalog of British Commonwealth stamps do list these stamps. Telegraph and Telephone Stamps of the World by S.E.R. Hiscocks (1982) and Telegraph Stamps of the World by John Barefoot (2013) are the only catalogues which list worldwide telegraph stamps. American telegraph stamps are also listed and described in detail in United States Telegraph Stamps and Franks by George Jay Kramer. The first American telegraph stamps were issued by the New York City and Suburban Printing Telegraph Co., probably in 1859.
The Royal Philatelic Collection of Queen Elizabeth II has many telegraph stamps as George V was an enthusiastic collector. It includes examples of British and Commonwealth stamps as well as private companies such as Bonelli's Electric Telegraph Co. Ltd., the Electric Telegraph Company and the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company.[4]
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One sideline to the story of telegraph stamps is the
Demise
The telegraph was superseded by the
See also
References
- ISBN 0-340-17183-9
- ^ Bennett, Russell and Watson, James; Philatelic Terms Illustrated, Stanley Gibbons Publications, London (1978)
- ISBN 090684570X.
- ISBN 0-413-77228-4.
- ^ "The Telegraphic Use of Great Britain Postage Stamps" by Andrew Higson & Steve Hiscocks, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, London, June 2007.
- ^ Melville J., Fred (1926). The Mystery of the Shilling Green (PDF). London: Chas Nissan & Co Ltd. pp. 9 & 15.
- ^ "Collecting Telegraph Material" by Steve Hiscocks & Andrew Higson, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, London, January 2007.
Further reading
- Telegraph Stamps of the World by J. Barefoot Ltd, York, 2013. ISBN 0-906845-70-X.
- Catalogue of the Telegraph Stamps of the World by Walter Morley, London, 1900.
- Catalogue de Timbres-Fiscaux by A. Forbin, Yvert & Tellier, France, 1915.
- Indian Telegraphs, 1851–1914 by Ilyas Patel and Dhananjay Desai, India, 1995.
- Telegraph Seals: A World Catalogue by S.E.R. Hiscocks, Woking, 2007. ISBN 0-9508301-3-5
- Telegraph & Telephone Stamps of the World: A priced and annotated catalogue by ISBN 0-9508301-0-0
- The Telegraph Stamps and Stationery of Great Britain, 1851–1954, by ISBN 0-907630-14-6
- United States Telegraph Issues by Joseph and Stephen Rich, United States, 1947.
- U.S. Telegraph Stamps and Franks by George Jay Kramer, United States, 1992.