Barr's Penny Dispatch This is a local post that was set up by Elias Barr in 1855 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (United States of America). The post was set up to take mail to and from the post office for delivery.Two 1 cent stamps were issued for the post and they were type-set in a small rectangular design. One was printed in in red and the other in black, both on green paper.Forgeries of both of these issues have been made. Barsingshausen A German town which produced a temporary local issue during the Nazi collapse in May 1945.Following American occupation of the town, (which was subsequently incorperated into the British zone of occupation), Hitler head definitive stamps were obliterated with thick horizontal black bars. These overprints were applied typographicially by a local printer. The overprint applied was either two or three bars and was applied to the 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 pfennig values. The 20 pfennig value was also overprinted and this is known with both types. Basle Dove A cantonal stamp of Basle, issued in Switzerland on the 1 July 1845.It was given the nickname dove because the central design showed a dove with a letter in its beak. Bates, Barnabas An American postal reformer, clergyman and newpaper reporter.He supported the 19th century campaign for Ocean Penny Postage between the United States and Great Britain. In 1851 he produced a pictorial properganda envelope with the slogan 'WE ASK OF CONGRESS CHEAP INLAND AND OCEAN POSTAGE'.Bates was also an organiser of the Boston Cheap Postage Association which was founded in 1848 to campaign for cheaper American inland letter rates.As a result of his efforts the rate was reduced from 5 cents to 3 cents in July 1851. Later, in January 1863, it was again reduced, this time to 2 cents. Baton Rouge The capitol of Louisiana, (United States of America), which made local stamp issues during the civil war. (1861 - 1865).Stamp supplies from the North were suspended in 1861 when war broke out and the postmaster at Baton Rouge, (J McCormick), authorised the issue of 2, 5 and 10 cent stamps for local issue. The 2 cent was printed in green, the 5 cent in green and carmine and the 10 cent in blue. All the stamps were typeset and were probably produced in sheets of 10, (as 10 variations of each are known). The squre designs have fancy boarders, of which two types are known on the 5 cent value.The stamps appeared in July 1861 and were in use until the 16 October when the general issue of the Confederate States superseded them. Baum and Dallas These are the proprietors of the British Guiana newspaper 'The Official Gazette'.Joseph Baum and William Dallas produced the journal at their Church Street premises in Georgetown and were responsible for printing the temporary 1 cent and 4 cent stamps. There is no record of the denominations and quantities ordered, nor any record of the layout of the sheets forthe printed stamps. However it is thought that the 4 cent value was produced in sheets of eight. Both values were typeset in black on magenta coloured paper, but subsequent printings were made on deep blue paper. The design was simple, showing the badge of the colony framed with an inscription, and the colony's motto in Latin. Each stamp within the sheet differed slightly from the next in the spacing of the lettering. As a precaution against forgery, the stamps were initialled by postal officials before being placed on sale.The ornate press which was used to produce the provisional stamps of 1856 is still in use at Guyanna's Sunday Chronicle office. Bayonne City Dispatch A local post that was set up on the 1 April 1883 at Bayonne City, New Jersey. (United States of America).On the same day a 1 cent stamp was nissued. The stamp was printed from electrotypes in black and was produced in sheets of 10.The design showed a horse drawn stage coach in the centre with the name of the post and the value. This was enclosed in an upright double lined rectangular frame. The same design, applied by handstamp in purple, was struck on buff envelopes used by the post on the 15 May 1883. Bayreuth This is a camp for Ukrainian prisoners of war and displaced persons that operated from the end of World War 2 until 1949. During this period the camp housed between 2,000 and 3,000 people.On the 12 December 1948 a series of seven stamps were released. These were typographed in Bayreuth. The stamps were printed on greyish gummed paper and were perforated 11½. Some of the values were also issued imperforate. Bearing Handstamps These are Indian postmarks that indicated that postage had not been prepaid by the sender and therefore was due to be paid by the recipient. The handstamps incorperated the word 'BEARING'.The problem of delivering 'BEARING' mail was the uncertainty as to wheather the person would accept the letter and pay the fee. It was a custom of Indian soldiers at the time to send empty envelopes to their wives to let them know that all was well. They, then knowing the intent of the message, would refuse the letter and payment, and the letter would then be sent to the dead letter office.From the 1 March 1861, all Indian internal mail had to be prepaid. A fine of 4 annas was impossed for any letters which did not comply with the new regulations.Until the begining of February 1856, letters to England could only be sent with Indian internal postage. They were ten sent to England on the compulsary bearing steamer and the fee was collected by the recipient by the British post office. This was then paid to France. Bears This is a nickname given to the stamps issued by J M Wimer, the postmaster of St Louis, Missouri. (United States of America).The stamps were isued in November 1845 in 5, 10 and 20 cent values and the design showed the St Louis coat of arms with two bears as supporters.The term is also occasionally applied to the stamps of Berlin, Germany, whose emblem is the bear. Beaufort House Essays These are designs submitted by Charles Whiting, of Beaufort House, in the British Treasury compitition, (1838 - 1839), for the first postage stamps.Examples of these stamps areknown in various colours and many of them were produced in two colour combinations. Circular designs.Square designs. Beaumont A city in southern Texas, (United States of America), where local stamps were isued during the civil war. (1861 - 1865).In 1861, stamp supplies from the north were withheld and the postmaster of Beaumont issued three 10 cent stamps for local postage. The stamps have a crude type-set design consisting of a square 10c printed in black. The three types are 10c in black on yellow paper, 10c in black on rose paper and 10c in black on yellow paper. (This was a taller stamp). These remained in use until 16 October 1861 when the general issue of the Confederate States came into circulation. Avalible for additions If you have additional information to be included please email us using the link below
Two 1 cent stamps were issued for the post and they were type-set in a small rectangular design. One was printed in in red and the other in black, both on green paper.
Forgeries of both of these issues have been made.
Following American occupation of the town, (which was subsequently incorperated into the British zone of occupation), Hitler head definitive stamps were obliterated with thick horizontal black bars. These overprints were applied typographicially by a local printer. The overprint applied was either two or three bars and was applied to the 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 pfennig values. The 20 pfennig value was also overprinted and this is known with both types.
It was given the nickname dove because the central design showed a dove with a letter in its beak.
He supported the 19th century campaign for Ocean Penny Postage between the United States and Great Britain. In 1851 he produced a pictorial properganda envelope with the slogan 'WE ASK OF CONGRESS CHEAP INLAND AND OCEAN POSTAGE'.
Bates was also an organiser of the Boston Cheap Postage Association which was founded in 1848 to campaign for cheaper American inland letter rates.
As a result of his efforts the rate was reduced from 5 cents to 3 cents in July 1851. Later, in January 1863, it was again reduced, this time to 2 cents.
Stamp supplies from the North were suspended in 1861 when war broke out and the postmaster at Baton Rouge, (J McCormick), authorised the issue of 2, 5 and 10 cent stamps for local issue. The 2 cent was printed in green, the 5 cent in green and carmine and the 10 cent in blue. All the stamps were typeset and were probably produced in sheets of 10, (as 10 variations of each are known). The squre designs have fancy boarders, of which two types are known on the 5 cent value.
The stamps appeared in July 1861 and were in use until the 16 October when the general issue of the Confederate States superseded them.
Joseph Baum and William Dallas produced the journal at their Church Street premises in Georgetown and were responsible for printing the temporary 1 cent and 4 cent stamps. There is no record of the denominations and quantities ordered, nor any record of the layout of the sheets forthe printed stamps. However it is thought that the 4 cent value was produced in sheets of eight. Both values were typeset in black on magenta coloured paper, but subsequent printings were made on deep blue paper. The design was simple, showing the badge of the colony framed with an inscription, and the colony's motto in Latin. Each stamp within the sheet differed slightly from the next in the spacing of the lettering. As a precaution against forgery, the stamps were initialled by postal officials before being placed on sale.
The ornate press which was used to produce the provisional stamps of 1856 is still in use at Guyanna's Sunday Chronicle office.
On the same day a 1 cent stamp was nissued. The stamp was printed from electrotypes in black and was produced in sheets of 10.
The design showed a horse drawn stage coach in the centre with the name of the post and the value. This was enclosed in an upright double lined rectangular frame. The same design, applied by handstamp in purple, was struck on buff envelopes used by the post on the 15 May 1883.
On the 12 December 1948 a series of seven stamps were released. These were typographed in Bayreuth. The stamps were printed on greyish gummed paper and were perforated 11½. Some of the values were also issued imperforate.
The problem of delivering 'BEARING' mail was the uncertainty as to wheather the person would accept the letter and pay the fee. It was a custom of Indian soldiers at the time to send empty envelopes to their wives to let them know that all was well. They, then knowing the intent of the message, would refuse the letter and payment, and the letter would then be sent to the dead letter office.
From the 1 March 1861, all Indian internal mail had to be prepaid. A fine of 4 annas was impossed for any letters which did not comply with the new regulations.
Until the begining of February 1856, letters to England could only be sent with Indian internal postage. They were ten sent to England on the compulsary bearing steamer and the fee was collected by the recipient by the British post office. This was then paid to France.
The stamps were isued in November 1845 in 5, 10 and 20 cent values and the design showed the St Louis coat of arms with two bears as supporters.
The term is also occasionally applied to the stamps of Berlin, Germany, whose emblem is the bear.
Examples of these stamps areknown in various colours and many of them were produced in two colour combinations.
Circular designs.
Square designs.
In 1861, stamp supplies from the north were withheld and the postmaster of Beaumont issued three 10 cent stamps for local postage. The stamps have a crude type-set design consisting of a square 10c printed in black. The three types are
10c in black on yellow paper, 10c in black on rose paper and 10c in black on yellow paper. (This was a taller stamp).
These remained in use until 16 October 1861 when the general issue of the Confederate States came into circulation.
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