Talk:Definitive stamp
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[edit] 2007 posts
I find it strange that this article defines definitive series in terms of the range of values. While many definitive series fulfill this criterion, there are some that do not. For example, the Australian "endangered species" and "kangaroo and koalas" series only included the 45c rate, but no one would hesitate in calling them definitives. The USA $2 bobcat was not part of a series but a single definitive stamp that was used to satisfy a particular postal need.
All previous literature that I have read defines definitives as stamps that are reprinted as often as necessary to meet postal need, rather than commemoratives which usually only have a single print run.
Raichu2 12:48, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
- Good point! Your definition is better I think - is there an example source to cite? L.N. Williams defines them as stamps issued for "normally permanent use", and as "not provisional or commemorative", which is pretty broad. BTW, Scott puts the bobcat into a "flora and fauna issue 1990-1995", dunno if that was USPS or just their own idea. Stan 14:23, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Wanted to draw attention to an apparent inconsistency fwiw. I don't know anything about the subject, so this is how it comes across to the untutored: "The highest value of the series is generally quite large, typically from 50-100 times the normal letter rate; typical values include one pound, five dollars, etc. Not often seen by the average person, they are most common for parcels." This suggests that one pound is the highest value definitive stamp in say the UK or that five dollars is the highest such US stamp ... but maybe I'm misreading? If so, the amounts are more like 5-10 times the normal letter rate, not 50-100? Tt 225 10:31, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
- Good point, mixing up eras a bit - in 1938, US letter rate was 3c, and the highest value was 5$, but nowadays the letter rate is 41c, and the highest regular stamp is still 5$ (although there are priority mail stamps that are higher). Perhaps the "50-100" should become the weaselier "many times", followed by a couple specific examples. Stan 16:41, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
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