Values
A used stamp with a pen cancel is usually worth much less than a stamp cancelled using a handstamp or machine. In particular, the additional information from the handstamp is lost and the pen cancel may indicate fiscal (revenue) rather than postal use. Pen cancelling is a common method of cancelling stamps used fiscally. Stamps marked valid for both postage and revenue use are usually worth less when fiscally used.
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Famous quotes containing the word values:
“All fine architectural values are human vales, else not valuable.”
—Frank Lloyd Wright (1869–1959)
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—Roger Gould (20th century)
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—Robert Hewison (b. 1943)