Semi-postal

A semi-postal of German Empire issued for WWI victims, 10 + 5 pfennigs, 1919

A semi-postal stamp or semipostal stamp is a philatelic term for a postage stamp issued to raising money for some purpose, usually for charity.^[1] Semi-postals have an additional monetary value (surcharge), devoted to that specific non-postal, charitable purpose and separated from the official postal value with a "+" sign.^[2]

Exampls of semi-postals
Virgin Mary on a 1993 semi-postal of Ukraine
Pomgol, a 1921 famine relief issue of Russia
Drei Könige, a 1982 Christmas stamp of Germany

Semi-postal Media

New South Wales's first semi-postal stamps

Related pages

References

↑ Cabeen, Richard McP. Standard Handbook of Stamp Collecting (1979). New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. p. 455–457. ISBN 0690017731.
↑ Semipostal. Glossary of Stamp Collecting TermsAskPhil; Collectors Club of Chicago. Retrieved 2009-08-22.

Other websites

GAO Report No. GAO-05-953 'U.S. Postal Service: Factors Affecting Fund-Raising Stamp Sales Suggest Lessons Learned'. Reports & Testimonies (updated daily) (2005-09-30)U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO). Retrieved 2009-08-22.^{[dead link]}

[1] Cabeen, Richard McP. Standard Handbook of Stamp Collecting (1979). New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. p. 455–457. ISBN 0690017731.

[2] Semipostal. Glossary of Stamp Collecting TermsAskPhil; Collectors Club of Chicago. Retrieved 2009-08-22.

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