Any Magyar word meaning sample post. This is found as an overprint on the Hungarian 1946 1 filler stamp releases. The overprints were applied during Hungary's financial collapse after World War 2.Money was losing its value so fast that a stamp costing a certain amount one day might have increased 20 times overnight.The overprint denoted postal duty and the stamps were then sold at the rate in force on that day. A Payer This is an inscription found on postage due labels of Luxembourg from 1907 to 1946. The inscription means 'TO PAY' in French. A Payer te Betalen A joint inscription in French and Flemmish meaning 'TO PAY'. It appeared on the Belgian postage due stamps from 1895 to 1959. It also appeared on releases from the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi from 1923 - 1924. A Percevoir This is a French inscription meaning to collect and appeared on French postage dues from 1859 to 1943, as well as issues of the French colonies from 1884.The first Belgian postage dues stamps, (1870), also bore this inscription. Apurimac A department in Peru where in 1885 a provisional issue was released by overprinting a 10 centavos Arequipa stamp 'ADON. PRAL CORREOS DEL DEPTO. DE APURIMAC ABANCAY'.There was no reason for this issue and many specialists regard this issue as bogus. AR AR stands for aviso de recepcion meaning acknowledment of receipt.In certain South American countries stamps were issued as a prepayment fee for the registration of a package. In the first Colombian issues the sum was covered by two stamps, one bearing the letter A forthe Spanish anotacia or anotando and refering to the registration. The other bore the letter R forthe Spanish registro and referedto the notification of receipt. Arab Postal Union This represents 13 Arab postal administrations, all of which are members of the United Nations and the Universal Postal Union.It has a training institute providing courses in postal techniques.The main aim of the union is to improve Arab national postal services through staff training. Arbe A small island, (now known as Rab), which is situated off the Yugoslav coast.The island was invaded in 1920 by Gabriele D'Annunzio, (Italian novelist and poet), who with a small force of volunteers occupied the port of Fiume. Fiume issues overprinted ARBE were used on the island during the short period of occupation. D'Annunzio's private army was forced out of its possition by the treaty of Rapallo at the end of the year. Arbeiter und Soldatan – rat See Aachen workers council Arc roulette A method of seperating stampsby a series of minute semi-circular slits. Archer, Henry An Irish man who invented the first officially adopted machine for perforating sheets of stamps.Archer left Ireland in 1829. In October 1847 he explained his invention to the Postmaster General, (the Marquess of Clanricarde). In 1848 The treasury authorised Archers plan and on the 23 November he was granted a provisional patent for his machine.After several abortive tests and setbacks, (including a Parlimentary inquiry), the treasury paid Archer £4,000 for his invention, his patent rights and expenses.Many of the trials that were made at somerset house were made with damaged sheets of stamps. As such many of the unused examples can be found with gum (or other irregularities) on the face of the stamp.For his original trials, Archer required sheets of stamps. Rather than use official postage stamps, he produced his own stamp like labels. These labels were surface printed and featured as the central design a portrait of Prince Albert. Arctische Post This is an inscription on a label released from Spitzbergen for use on mail carried by Captain W Bada during his Arctic expedition in 1897.The label which had no postal value was lithographed in violet and gold. Ardatov A town on the river Tescha in central Russia. Stamps for the Zemtov post were first issued here in 1878. These were in two values, 3 and 5 kopeck. Between 1878 and 1911 twenty more issues were released also in 3 and 5 kopeck values.
Money was losing its value so fast that a stamp costing a certain amount one day might have increased 20 times overnight.
The overprint denoted postal duty and the stamps were then sold at the rate in force on that day.
The first Belgian postage dues stamps, (1870), also bore this inscription.
There was no reason for this issue and many specialists regard this issue as bogus.
In certain South American countries stamps were issued as a prepayment fee for the registration of a package. In the first Colombian issues the sum was covered by two stamps, one bearing the letter A forthe Spanish anotacia or anotando and refering to the registration. The other bore the letter R forthe Spanish registro and referedto the notification of receipt.
It has a training institute providing courses in postal techniques.
The main aim of the union is to improve Arab national postal services through staff training.
The island was invaded in 1920 by Gabriele D'Annunzio, (Italian novelist and poet), who with a small force of volunteers occupied the port of Fiume. Fiume issues overprinted ARBE were used on the island during the short period of occupation. D'Annunzio's private army was forced out of its possition by the treaty of Rapallo at the end of the year.
Archer left Ireland in 1829. In October 1847 he explained his invention to the Postmaster General, (the Marquess of Clanricarde). In 1848 The treasury authorised Archers plan and on the 23 November he was granted a provisional patent for his machine.
After several abortive tests and setbacks, (including a Parlimentary inquiry), the treasury paid Archer £4,000 for his invention, his patent rights and expenses.
Many of the trials that were made at somerset house were made with damaged sheets of stamps. As such many of the unused examples can be found with gum (or other irregularities) on the face of the stamp.
For his original trials, Archer required sheets of stamps. Rather than use official postage stamps, he produced his own stamp like labels. These labels were surface printed and featured as the central design a portrait of Prince Albert.
The label which had no postal value was lithographed in violet and gold.
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