DOMINICA SCOTT #2206e STAMP TO ST. VINCENT TYPE 40 TAPE REGISTERED COVER 2003

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DOMINICA SCOTT #2206e STAMP TO ST. VINCENT TYPE 40 TAPE REGISTERED COVER 2003
DOMINICA SCOTT #2206e STAMP TO ST. VINCENT TYPE 40 TAPE REGISTERED COVER 2003
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DOMINICA Scott #2206e Hibiscus flower stamp tied by indistinct cds on registered windowed cover sent to St. Vincent. According to the boxed statement of condition the cover was in a very battered state with the 'Damaged', 'Partly Opened', and 'In a Wet Condition' boxes all checked. It was repaired with two strips of the type 40 tape and tied with a 'Postmaster General, St, Vincent and the Grenadines' double oval handstamp. It is unusual to find the modern tapes tied to cover. This is the only reported usage of any British seal or tape in St. Vincent!
As early as 1918 the Royal Mail had a class of seals that combined the repair function and provided information to the postal customer regarding the damaged or delayed item. These seals were infrequently used for their repair function as other seals and later tapes were more convenient and even the smallest post offices had a variety of handstamps to explain why a particular mail item was damaged or delayed. Twenty different types have been reported with a number of minor types also identified. These labels are still un use yet infrequently seen.
Sent 2003, beautiful as is condition. (Seals / Tapes by definition were used to repair damaged mail caused by a wide variety of conditions and found in a wide range of condition.)
This cover appeared in the exhibit of the late Jim Kotanchik's Gold Medal award winning exhibit, "Official Seals of Great Britain" The exhibit was probably last shown at Westpex in 2009. It is possible that some of the information contained therein is no longer current. Jim Kotanchik was a highly regarded expert in worldwide seals.
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