MALTA #264 STAMP TO USA BRITISH TYPE 8 TAPE FDC FIRST DAY COVER 1957

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MALTA #264 STAMP TO USA BRITISH TYPE 8 TAPE FDC FIRST DAY COVER 1957
MALTA #264 STAMP TO USA BRITISH TYPE 8 TAPE FDC FIRST DAY COVER 1957
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MALTA Scott #264 stamp tied by April 15, 1957 Valletta, Malta machine cancel on cacheted First Day Cover sent to Dr. Harold L. Emiley of Chicago, Illinois with large segment of type 8 tape use to repair the top edge of cover. Appears to have been damaged/delayed in Malta for a lengthy period with indistinct Malta cds tying seal and July 23rd New York transit marking on reverse. Also, a National Philatelic Society Member label on reverse. (King George VI Type 8, Crown 2,
Found Open or Damaged and Officially Secured
', Size 25.4mm high Form '
51-6506
' & '
P144B
' (EKU 6/22/1942)
In summary form, given by Kotanchik in his exhibit: Great Britain was the first country to use repair tapes starting in 1928. Issues through about 1983 were printed on brown (Kraft-style) gummed paper 1 or 2 inches in height. Later issues were printed on white or transparent tape with red printing. Forty-three different basic designs have been reported. A peculiarity of the brown paper tapes is the use of a number in the format "51-nnnn" or "56-nnnn" where "nnnn" is a four digit number. This sequence is found in different locations depending on the issue. For many designs three or four different numbers are typical, but for some there may be as many as ten. The interpretation of these numbers is unknown. All of the tapes are imperforate and supplied to post offices in rolls of 1,000 impressions. Segments of tape were torn off the rolls without regard to the design. All but one of the crown designs is the same as used for seals. other than types 1, 1A, 2 and 21 all tapes are bilingual in French and English.
Sent 1957, 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 It is possible that some of the information contained therein is no longer current.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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