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A J 's Encyclopedia of Stamps and Philatelic Links

Specialized Collecting: Cinderellas to Locals

A Cinderella Primer
by Bonnie and Roger Riga
Just because it's not 'postage' doesn't mean it's not interesting! - aj


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Tonya Harding
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  • GREECE, 1831 - The Tesserakontalepton - 'The Nine Pearls Variety' By Sergio Sismondo
    "...The "Lepta 40" stamp is from Greece and the reason for its issuance has generated some debate. ..."

    "Perhaps you can find a stamp which resembles the ones in the block pictured here. It is time to look into that Cinderella stockbook or cigar box where so many treasures, both large and small, have been tucked away through the years. ..."

  • Christmas Seal & Charity Stamp Society Home Page

    The First U.S. Christimas Seal
    The major purpose of the Society is to promote and improve the hobby of collecting tuberculosis charity seals, other (non-tuberculosis) charity seals, fund seals (not charity), and non-fund seals of the world.

    Annual dues for members residing in the US: $10.00, $12 Mexico, Canada, $17 the world.

    Christmas Seal and Charity Stamp Society
    c/o Mrs. Florence H. Wright
    PO Box 18615
    Rochester, NY 14618-18615

    email: FHW-33@Worldnet.att.net

    Now, here's a Cinderella story..
    The Story of the Atomic Bomb Stamp
    "In December 1994, one of the most unusual events in postal stamp history occurred. A planned U.S. Atomic Bomb Stamp was cancelled less than twenty days after it was disclosed. The stamp was a full color portrait of the atomic bomb's mushroom cloud with..."

    They offer a 'cinderella' (fake) version here and discuss:

    Unusual Event, Unusual Stamp, Unusual Preservation
    Atomic Bomb Facts


    McCore Company
    1486 E. Stanley Drive
    Sandy, UT 84093 USA

    Tel: (801)523-8417
    mccore@intermountain.com

  • Uncle Sam's General Store : U.S. product tax stamps 1862-1965; an exhibit.
    "...I have managed to show examples of all six Proprietary revenue series in actual use. But that's just a cover for my enjoyment of the fascinating range of interesting packaging and the long-forgotten brands and products that used to be found on store shelves, stamp-taxed by Uncle Sam."

    brucebaryla@ciociola.com

    The Functions of Local Stamps
    "Local stamps (often called cinderellas) are issued for use on limited transportation routes or in limited areas, and not for international recognition. Many countries have issued local stamps, often they have preceded regular stamps, and these are of great interest to philatelists. Local stamps were frequently used in connection with mail carried in the early days by steamship companies or organisations carrying letters.

    Although necessary and useful, they are not ordinarily regarded as postage stamps...

    An excellent Cinderella collector's group in the USA is the:
    Poster Stamp Society,
    run by Walter Schmidt, E-mail

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