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All Document Indexes	Railway Post Office (RPO) Cover with Washington-Head Stamp
Introduction	Railway Post Office (RPO) Cover Addressed to Denmark
U. S. Three Cent Stamp	Illegal Use of Savings Stamp on Cover
Mr. ZIP	Illegal Use of Revenue Stamp on Cover
U. S. Parcel Post Stamp Used for First Class on Cover	Orange County, California Postal History
U. S. Five Dollar Stamp of 1922	U. S. Special Delivery Stamp
Example of American Flag Machine Cancellation	Swiss Airmail Stamp
Christmas Seals Used on a Postcard 'Tied' by a Cancellation Device	Ralph Williams Ford License Plate Holder, c. 1965
Perfection Mechanized Handstamp	Early Teddy Bear Postcard
Washington-Head Stamps	Early Return Address Labels
Privately Perforated Washington-Head Stamp

Illegal Use of Savings Stamp on Cover

Illegal Use of Savings Stamp for Postage

This is the image of a picture postcard that passed through the U.S. mails illegally in 1943. The reason for this is the use of a War Savings Stamp to pay the first class postage for the card. These savings stamps were supposed to be pasted into special books that could be exchanged for War Bonds, and were invalid for postage. Illegal usages can be quite fascinating for the collector.

There is another illegal usage illustrated in this grouping, as well as a War-Rate illegal item on the website.

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