This is a new book, a visual and documentary tour of Prague’s postal and Scout services during the turbulent transition years between the wars.
Discover the untold story of how scouts and seals brought a nation’s hope. The map of Europe was transformed with the end of World War I, creating new nations by ethnic groups, one of them being Czechoslovakia. In its early days, the new republic and Prague, its capital, needed a secure, reliable, and fast postal service between the National Liberation Committee and other government offices.
Through archival documents, rare and unpublished stamps, envelopes, maps and original photographs, this publication sheds light on the extraordinary role of Czech Scouts in maintaining civic and national identity through postal communication.
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The Royal Philatelic Society London has published yet another book on Rhodesia and Nyasaland mails, once again written by the same distinguished team of experts: Brian Trotter RDP, RDPSA, Hon. FRPSL, Patrick Flanagan RDPSA, FRPSL, and Keith Harrop FRPSL.
As stated on the RPSL website:
One of the less-trodden collecting paths in postal history is that of the postage due mails, which is a particular interest of the authors, and is therefore given centre stage with a relatively in-depth review of the subject regarding the Rhodesias and Nyasaland postage due mails. Perhaps a slightly more descriptive title for this first section of the book may be “More to Pay Mails”, as there are several reasons why there could be “more to pay”.
Postage due mail normally refers to unpaid or insufficiently paid mail, which is the most common form of postage due mail. However, “more to pay” can also be required when invalid stamps were used to prepay postage, or if a registered piece of mail was not correctly registered at the post office counter or an item was sent without registration for which registration was compulsory. These resulted in an additional charge and were referred to as mail “Posted Out Of Course” (POOC). These, along with other types of postal material, also fall into the broad “more to pay” mail category.
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Postal and Scout Services in Prague 1914-1918
This is a new book, a visual and documentary tour of Prague’s postal and Scout services during the turbulent transition years between the wars.
Discover the untold story of how scouts and seals brought a nation’s hope. The map of Europe was transformed with the end of World War I, creating new nations by ethnic groups, one of them being Czechoslovakia. In its early days, the new republic and Prague, its capital, needed a secure, reliable, and fast postal service between the National Liberation Committee and other government offices.
Through archival documents, rare and unpublished stamps, envelopes, maps and original photographs, this publication sheds light on the extraordinary role of Czech Scouts in maintaining civic and national identity through postal communication.
Publication details: 500 pages, over 1200 high-quality images, premium archival paper; limited edition; ISBN: 978-84-09-73891-5; language: English.
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Reach the Philatelic World with FEPA
Join us in our mission to share knowledge across the philatelic world! Now is the perfect time to place your banner on fepanews.com, the official FEPA website. Your banner can appear on our homepage and/or in every single news post we publish — and we’ve been doing so almost every other day for four consecutive years!
Get in touch today at info@fepanews.com. We’ll be delighted to share the details and help you make the most of this unique opportunity.
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Rhodesia and Nyasaland Mails: Colonial Rule to beyond Majority Rule – Postage Dues & Other Charges
The Royal Philatelic Society London has published yet another book on Rhodesia and Nyasaland mails, once again written by the same distinguished team of experts: Brian Trotter RDP, RDPSA, Hon. FRPSL, Patrick Flanagan RDPSA, FRPSL, and Keith Harrop FRPSL.
As stated on the RPSL website:
One of the less-trodden collecting paths in postal history is that of the postage due mails, which is a particular interest of the authors, and is therefore given centre stage with a relatively in-depth review of the subject regarding the Rhodesias and Nyasaland postage due mails. Perhaps a slightly more descriptive title for this first section of the book may be “More to Pay Mails”, as there are several reasons why there could be “more to pay”.
Postage due mail normally refers to unpaid or insufficiently paid mail, which is the most common form of postage due mail. However, “more to pay” can also be required when invalid stamps were used to prepay postage, or if a registered piece of mail was not correctly registered at the post office counter or an item was sent without registration for which registration was compulsory. These resulted in an additional charge and were referred to as mail “Posted Out Of Course” (POOC). These, along with other types of postal material, also fall into the broad “more to pay” mail category.
More details and how-to-order instructions:
https://www.rpsl.org.uk/language/en-US/Home/Publications/Books/Rhodesia-and-Nyasaland-Mails-Postage-Dues
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