What we collect!
Stamporama Discussion Board Logo
For People Who Love To Talk About Stamps


9 visitors online

United States/BOB & Other : Recent BOB finds

AuthorPostings
RobertMG
Members Picture

05 Apr 2016
04:19:35am
I completely blew my budget on a box full of stamp stuff (mostly souvenir sheets, panes, some blocks, and stamp shipping supplies) Its the first time i've ever bought bulk stuff in mint condition so i kinda expected to pay more, but im going to seriously have to consider selling....... so i can buy more!!!! (i have a feeling that this is a vicious cycle lol) anyways, among the items were quite a bit of used material which im having fun going through Happy...Image Not FoundImage Not Foundi gotta say i love how these revenues look!! Image Not Found

Like
Login to Like
this post
RobertMG
Members Picture

05 Apr 2016
04:23:30am
re: Recent BOB finds

Image Not Found yes i realize some of these aren't Bob items but am too lazy to move them atm lolImage Not FoundImage Not FoundImage Not Found

Like 
4 Members
like this post.
Login to Like.
Martyn
Members Picture

05 Apr 2016
11:34:33am
re: Recent BOB finds

Hi, I like them stamps but have never seen a "postal note" before, what is that for??
Confused

Like
Login to Like
this post

"Collect whatever YOU like, not what someone tells you."
RobertMG
Members Picture

05 Apr 2016
12:08:18pm
re: Recent BOB finds

Hi Martin!,

From what I understand they were used for sending small amounts of money to someone instead of using a money order and were in use from 1945 to 1951.

Maybe someone else on here has more info like who printed them and if there were other issues? Also I'm wondering what the cancel mark actually says..

Like 
1 Member
likes this post.
Login to Like.
ikeyPikey
Members Picture

05 Apr 2016
05:39:21pm
re: Recent BOB finds

"... I ... have never seen a "postal note" before, what is that for?? ..."



I had no memory of them either, so I googled and come up with:

http://arago.si.edu/category_2036406.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_postal_notes

Who knew?

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey
Like 
2 Members
like this post.
Login to Like.

"I collect stamps today precisely the way I collected stamps when I was ten years old."
harley14
17 May 2016
11:10:05pm
re: Recent BOB finds

ok..I'm wondering what is a BOB...Nerd

Like
Login to Like
this post
AntoniusRa
Members Picture

The truth is within and only you can reveal it
17 May 2016
11:35:19pm
re: Recent BOB finds

B.O.B. Stands for "Back of book". This includes all stamps that are nor regular issue stamps, including Semi Postals, Air Mails, Postage Due, Revenues, Cut squares etc. etc. etc.

Like
Login to Like
this post

mitch.seymourfamily.com/mward/collection/mapindex.html
rrraphy
Members Picture

Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant
18 May 2016
12:01:33am
re: Recent BOB finds

"B.O.B. Stands for "Back of book""


Yes indeed. But this is American lingo based on over reliance on Scott Catalogs. In many other catalogs, that distinction is different. Actually the Air Mail category should never have been in the back of the book, since air mail and regular issues stamps are interchangeables as far as usage is concerned. And why are souvenir sheets in Scott not all in the BoB, as they are elsewhere?
Still when folks here refer to BoB they mean all stamps listed in the front of the Scott catalogs, and by fiat, Air Mail are in the back. In Y&T (Yvert and Tellier catalogs) the pre-cancelled stamps are in the back. In Scott they are all over the place. I am sure there are other fuzzy distinctions that are unique to one catalog or another. And most catalogs have also some very strange numbering problems.

rrr..
Like
Login to Like
this post

"E. Rutherford: All science is either physics or stamp collecting."
sleepy
18 Mar 2018
11:54:09am
re: Recent BOB finds

I collect singles and don't consider souvenir sheets stamps, but most have stamps on them and I want those. So.....I put the sheets in a separate binder and the singles into a BOB section.

Like
Login to Like
this post
        
Please Note:
Postings that were loaded from the old Discussion Board cannot be edited.

Contact Webmaster | Visitors Online | Unsubscribe Emails


User Agreement

Copyright © 2024 Stamporama.com