Why was 883-890 S/S Invalid for Postage

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Why was 883-890 S/S Invalid for Postage Jul 15, 2021 14:37:20 GMT -5 kacyds, guyana1230, and 3 more like this

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Post by youpiao on Jul 15, 2021 14:37:20 GMT -5

This is Germany, Scott Nr 883-890 (with a bunch of useless selvedge cropped out), issued in 1964 to honor the martyrs of the resistance. Scott has a footnote saying that, while the stamps were valid for postage, the sheet itself was not. Has anyone ever heard a rationale why the sheet would not be valid for postage?

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khj Administrator Stamp Bears Supporter Posts: 9,891 Location (Country): USA	Why was 883-890 S/S Invalid for Postage Jul 15, 2021 15:23:03 GMT -5 guyana1230 and coastwatcher like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by khj on Jul 15, 2021 15:23:03 GMT -5 Selvedge discrimination!

coastwatcher Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 1,447 Location (Country): Southeastern Kentucky, USA	Why was 883-890 S/S Invalid for Postage Jul 15, 2021 16:36:40 GMT -5 guyana1230 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by coastwatcher on Jul 15, 2021 16:36:40 GMT -5 Isn’t there a federal law against that?
	“The President of today is just the postage stamp of tomorrow.” ~ Gracie Allen “What should I do? I think the best thing is to order a stamp with my face on it.“ - Charles, Emperor of Austria (1882-1922) on learning of his accession to the throne APS #230539

youpiao Stamp Bears Posting Guru Posts: 3,603 Location (Country): USA	Why was 883-890 S/S Invalid for Postage Jul 15, 2021 17:01:16 GMT -5 via mobile guyana1230 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by youpiao on Jul 15, 2021 17:01:16 GMT -5 No selvedge was injured, in the creation of the image.
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Why was 883-890 S/S Invalid for Postage Jul 15, 2021 19:10:11 GMT -5 guyana1230, youpiao, and 2 more like this

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Post by khj on Jul 15, 2021 19:10:11 GMT -5

While it does apply to the cropping of pic (all is forgiven, Tedski), I was primarily referring to the official policy of the S/S not being valid for postage if the entire S/S was used intact.

Fortunately, numerous post offices refused to participate in this exclusion, and some postal clerks brazenly canceled large envelopes and packages that had the entire S/S affixed.

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