Semi-postal
Postage stamp issued to raise money for a particular purpose
A semi-postal stamp or semipostal stamp is a philatelic term for a postage stamp issued to raising money for some purpose, usually for charity.[1] Semi-postals have an additional monetary value (surcharge), devoted to that specific non-postal, charitable purpose and separated from the official postal value with a "+" sign.[2]
- Exampls of semi-postals
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Virgin Mary on a 1993 semi-postal of Ukraine -
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Related pages
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change- ↑ Cabeen, Richard McP (1979). Standard Handbook of Stamp Collecting. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. pp. 455–457. ISBN 0690017731.
- ↑ "Semipostal". Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms. AskPhil; Collectors Club of Chicago. Archived from the original on 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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- "GAO Report No. GAO-05-953 'U.S. Postal Service: Factors Affecting Fund-Raising Stamp Sales Suggest Lessons Learned'". Reports & Testimonies (updated daily). U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO). 2005-09-30. Retrieved 2009-08-22.[permanent dead link]