POLAND H&G #162 & 807 STAMPS TO ENGLAND BRITISH TYPE 15 TAPE POSTAL CARD 1959

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POLAND H&G #162 & 807 STAMPS TO ENGLAND BRITISH TYPE 15 TAPE POSTAL CARD 1959
POLAND H&G #162 & 807 STAMPS TO ENGLAND BRITISH TYPE 15 TAPE POSTAL CARD 1959
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POLAND Higgins & Gage #162 postal card uprated with Scott #807 (x2) stamps tied by indistinct 1959 slogan cancel on completely torn in half postal card with type 15 tape repair tied by October 21, 1959 Launceston Cornwall cds. The type 15 tapes have 9 different '51' numbers reported. This piece shows '6435' and the larger combination use to the right has '1932'. (Type 15 Elizabeth II, "and officially secured" 37mm long Height: 25.4mm Paper: Brown Craft. EKU: 2/18/1958) At the start of Queen Elizabeth's reign, the use of seals was winding down and by 1960 their use was abandoned and tapes came into general use for both repair and RLO usages.
As early as 1918 the Royal Mail had a class of seals that combined the repair function and provided information to the postal customer regarding the damaged or delayed item. These seals were infrequently used for their repair function as other seals and later tapes were more convenient and even the smallest post offices had a variety of handstamps to explain why a particular mail item was damaged or delayed. Twenty different types have been reported with a number of minor types also identified. These labels are still un use yet infrequently seen.
Sent c. 1960s, 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 It is possible that some of the information contained therein is no longer current.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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