Back of the Book -- Lee's Illustrated Stamp Listopedia

Lee's Illustrated Stamp Listopedia ©1999-2000

Back of the Book

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Back of the Book stamps are special purpose varieties that are usually listed in stamp catalogs after the common types of postal issues. Here are some examples.

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	Airmail - Postage guaranteeing transportation of mail by air. See Airmail Stamps -- Their Images and Symbolism Collecting Airmail International Federation of Aerophilatelic Societies Refresher Course: Airmail Stamps Fulfill Various Postage Rates Links to Aerophilatelic Sites
	Booklet - Format consisting of one or more panes of stamps inside a protective cover. See Questions and Symbols -- Booklet Panes Scout Stamp Booklets Swedish Stampbooklets Refresher Course: U.S. Booklets Can Be Collected in Different Ways
	Duck Stamps - Issued by state and federal governments to raise money for the protection of waterfowl. See Michael Jaffe, Duck Stamp Specialist Linn's Duck Stamps Articles by Bob Dumaine National Duck Stamp Collectors Society U.S. Federal Duck Stamp Program
	Essay - A design that is submitted for a proposed stamp, but not accepted. See The Museum of United States Essays & Proofs
	Newspaper Stamps - Issued to prepay postage on newspapers, periodicals and other printed matter. See The German Newspaper Stamps of 1939
	Postage Due - Applied to items mailed with insufficient postage. See China Imperial Postage Due Issues
	Postal Stationery - Letters, postcards or wrappers imprinted with a non-adhesive stamp. See Linn's Collecting Basics: Postal Stationery Aerogramme Society Bahamas Postal Stationery United States Postal Cards United States Postal Stationery Society
	Revenue - Stamps affixed to documents and merchandise signifying the payment of required tax. The 1871 U.S. documentary stamp pictured is known as the "Persian Rug" due to its intricate design. See U.S. Revenues by David Weisenback Dan Harding's U.S. Revenues Eric Jackson Revenue Stamps Tax Stamps on Playing Cards XTreme Philately -- Revenue Stamp Exhibits by Bruce Baryla
	Semi-Postal - A "charity stamp" that adds an extra charge to benefit a non-postal cause. This Andorra stamp includes a 10c surtax benefiting the Red Cross. See Refresher Course: New to the U.S. but More Than a Century Old Mike Smith's Breast Cancer Research First Day Cover Collection

See also
	Refresher Course: Catalog Prefixes Identify Designated Issues	Scott coding system for back of the book issues.
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7-15-2000