that's not quite correct; it's called "on piece," it being an element of the cover, but not the entire cover. And it is a "seal," but usually referred to as an "official seal," to help distinguish it from the seals issued by charity organizations.
And Randy is quite correct that it should be kept intact; it's far more valuable with the reason for its existence than just a cancelled seal. it would have been even better had the prveious owner kept the entire cover intact.
you;re asking all the right questions, Blair
David
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"Save the USPS, buy stamps; save the hobby, use commemoratives"
I'm gaining a lot of knowledge from the experts here and I am EXTREAMLY thankful for it. My collection is growing and as it does so that information makes it much more enjoyable. I just hope I don't come off as a pest with all the questions. I love collecting and this forum has become my main go to for info on what I find. Though I must admit I enjoy trying to find the information first by researching articles etc. Often I bring it here for conformation of the information I have already found.... fact checking if you will.
it's hard to believe I started collecting stamps only a few months ago with less than 200 commemoratives found totally by accident... now I have cataloged in my collection almost 1900 stamps.
Thanks to Bob, I'm going to my first stamp show (Florex) next weekend.
you don't come across as a pest at all; quite the contrary. your question showed that you've already paid attention to things and are trying to see if the combination applies and the names for it. I think those are wise questions.
plus Randy and I get a chance to converse on your nickle, we get to see interesting postal history, with a question that adds context..... what could be better?
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"Save the USPS, buy stamps; save the hobby, use commemoratives"
Back when I was Heavily into African Cichlids I ran a couple of forms and was a mod on several more. I know I used to love the questions from people who were new to the hobby.
One of my proudest days was when one of my photos of a cichlid I raised was selected to be featured on a UNESCO World Heritage Centre Mission Report.
you can see the report here:
whc.unesco.org/document/129870