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Europe/Germany : Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

 

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CaliforniaBob

20 Dec 2017
06:25:02pm
Here is a cover to Germany bearing Scott #231. How did it make it to Germany with only 2 cents postage?

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Rgbrito

20 Dec 2017
06:40:05pm
re: Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

It appears to be a newsletter. I would guess the cost of sending that item was probably less than the regular first class postage. I will try to dig a little deeper into this. Very good point you make: How did this cover make it to Germany?


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Rgbrito

20 Dec 2017
06:51:48pm
re: Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

I did a little research and found that a "Printed Matter" cover from the USA to Germany carried a 1 cent Columbian commemorative (blue) stamp. For those who wish to follow this further, take a look at this website on Postal History of the USA (this company actually is in the business of providing philatelic products); Good hunting:

https://www.postalhistory.com/results.asp?group=20&sort=3&cs=qd


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Rgbrito

20 Dec 2017
07:38:06pm
re: Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

Actually this person overpaid for sending Printed Matter to Germany. It appears that the correct postage rate to mail Printed Matter from the USA to Europe was 1 cent. If I am wrong I would like to be corrected.


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21 Dec 2017
01:49:26pm

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Robert,

you are correct; this is Printed Matter, going at 1c per 50gram rate. The rate was in effect from 1875 (the birth of the UPU) until 1932, when it was increased 50% to 1.5c per 50g

I doubt it was overpaid; instead, I would venture that it was a double rate mailing, something over 50g, which is still quite small for many newspapers.

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Stampme

22 Dec 2017
01:41:47pm
re: Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

I also wondering when the mid-winter expo was held since there is no month/day date in the cancel? Looks like it was canceled at the Worlds Fair Station, too.
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22 Dec 2017
05:24:22pm
re: Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

Third class and printed matter cancels were mute cancels, meaning they did not ever include the date (or at most the year as in this example). The customer was not meant to expect any specific time for the mail to get to its destination. Mail of this kind was sent to it's destination whenever there was space available in the mail truck/rail car/ship, with registered mail, first class and special delivery mail taking priority.

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CaliforniaBob

20 Dec 2017
06:25:02pm

Here is a cover to Germany bearing Scott #231. How did it make it to Germany with only 2 cents postage?

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Rgbrito

20 Dec 2017
06:40:05pm

re: Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

It appears to be a newsletter. I would guess the cost of sending that item was probably less than the regular first class postage. I will try to dig a little deeper into this. Very good point you make: How did this cover make it to Germany?


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Rgbrito

20 Dec 2017
06:51:48pm

re: Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

I did a little research and found that a "Printed Matter" cover from the USA to Germany carried a 1 cent Columbian commemorative (blue) stamp. For those who wish to follow this further, take a look at this website on Postal History of the USA (this company actually is in the business of providing philatelic products); Good hunting:

https://www.postalhistory.com/results.asp?group=20&sort=3&cs=qd


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Rgbrito

20 Dec 2017
07:38:06pm

re: Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

Actually this person overpaid for sending Printed Matter to Germany. It appears that the correct postage rate to mail Printed Matter from the USA to Europe was 1 cent. If I am wrong I would like to be corrected.


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21 Dec 2017
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re: Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

Robert,

you are correct; this is Printed Matter, going at 1c per 50gram rate. The rate was in effect from 1875 (the birth of the UPU) until 1932, when it was increased 50% to 1.5c per 50g

I doubt it was overpaid; instead, I would venture that it was a double rate mailing, something over 50g, which is still quite small for many newspapers.

David

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Stampme

22 Dec 2017
01:41:47pm

re: Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

I also wondering when the mid-winter expo was held since there is no month/day date in the cancel? Looks like it was canceled at the Worlds Fair Station, too.
Bruce

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smauggie

22 Dec 2017
05:24:22pm

re: Strange Columbian Cover to Germany

Third class and printed matter cancels were mute cancels, meaning they did not ever include the date (or at most the year as in this example). The customer was not meant to expect any specific time for the mail to get to its destination. Mail of this kind was sent to it's destination whenever there was space available in the mail truck/rail car/ship, with registered mail, first class and special delivery mail taking priority.

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