I found an old envelope with a one cent Canadian stamp and a three cent Canadian stamp cut in half and attached to the envelope. The envelope was passed through the postal system in 1939 to a home in Granville Ferry NS. I`m assuming for a collector . Can anyone add to the mystery of bisect stamps for me?
The truth is within and only you can reveal it 02 Jun 2016 06:22:32pm
re: bisect stamps
Bisects have been used in a great many countries to cover franking when there were a shortage of suitable stamps. When found on cover they are usually quite valuable and hence are commonly found on contrived covers in an attempt to cheat collectors.
Since I read the beginning of this thread, I came across this one for sale, you know where...
I remember the topic of bisects back when I was collecting in the 1970s. I experimented by sending a few to myself, and got them in the mail without issue. I'll have to dig them up. They are probably somewhere in the hoard.
I found this in a large lot of pre-cancels I bought. Not really a bisect, but interesting. The 2 halves are not from the same stamp as far as I can tell. No clue as to why someone did this.
