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Bulk Rate (10c) Auto coil single
Object Details
- Description
- The portrayal on postage stamps of America's fascination with the automobile continued when the United States Postal Service released the non-denominated Automobile Bulk Rate stamp at the Scopex Stamp Show in State College, Pennsylvania. The stamp's vignette presents a composite of early twentieth century automobiles rather than one specific auto.
- This stamp, along with many other non-denominated definitive stamps of the 1990s, was intended for use by businesses and organizations for different mail services, in this case presorted bulk rate mail.
- When issued in 1995 and throughout its use by qualified business entities, the stamp's postage value was ten cents. Patrons could use the stamp indefinitely to pay for presorted bulk rate mail. If the postage was more that ten cents due to the item's weight, the degree of presorting done by the sender and/or the rate for presorted bulk rate mail went up from ten cents, and the difference owed was calculated and paid at the post office at the time of mailing.
- The United States Postal Service issued two different versions of the Automobile bulk rate stamp. The first was issued on March 10, 1995, in a horizontal coil format with 9.8 measure perforations vertically (Scott 2905). The second was issued on June 15, 1996, in a horizontal coil format with 11.5 serpentine die cut measure perforations vertically (Scott 2906).
- mint
- serpentine die cut vertical perf. 11.5
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- June 15, 1996
- Object number
- 1998.2008.125
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (black, brown, red brown); self-adhesive / photogravure
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 2906
- Topic
- Cars & Trucks
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1998.2008.125
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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