Vineta provisional
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The Vineta Provisional is a German stamp made on April 13, 1901 on board the cruiser SMS Vineta
. As the postal officer had not been supplied with 3 Pfennig Germania stamps, he bisect
ed his 5 Pfennig stamps (Michel nummer 55) of the series and stamped them by hand with a "3 PF" mark. Mail with the Vineta provisional stamp was sent from Pernambuco
to Germany on April 17, 1901. Only 600 stamps were issued making the provisional one of the rarer stamps in German philately
.
had an interest in acquiring this stamp. However, because philatelists generally considered the stamp a self-made variety, not an official issue by the Reichspost, the #67 assignment was heavily criticised and eventually withdrawn. As a result prices for this stamp have declined.
Falsifications
of this stamp are known to exist.
SMS Vineta
Seiner Majestät Schiff Vineta was a German Victoria Louise class protected cruiser built for the Kaiserliche Marine in the late 1890s. Vineta was built in the Imperial Dockyard in Danzig. She was laid down in 1895, and completed in Sept...
. As the postal officer had not been supplied with 3 Pfennig Germania stamps, he bisect
Bisect
Bisection is the general activity of dividing something into two equal parts.Bisect may mean:*bisection, in geometry, dividing something into two equal parts* bisection of earthworms to study regeneration...
ed his 5 Pfennig stamps (Michel nummer 55) of the series and stamped them by hand with a "3 PF" mark. Mail with the Vineta provisional stamp was sent from Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
to Germany on April 17, 1901. Only 600 stamps were issued making the provisional one of the rarer stamps in German philately
Philately
Philately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting, which does not necessarily involve the study of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps...
.
Controversy
The stamp gained notoriety because it had been catalogued by the Michel catalogue as a regular stamp and given the number 67. Collectors who aspired to put together a complete collection of issues of the ReichspostReichspost
- Imperial Reichspost :* The Imperial Reichspost was the name of the postal service of the Holy Roman Empire, founded by Franz von Taxis in 1495...
had an interest in acquiring this stamp. However, because philatelists generally considered the stamp a self-made variety, not an official issue by the Reichspost, the #67 assignment was heavily criticised and eventually withdrawn. As a result prices for this stamp have declined.
Falsifications
Philatelic fakes and forgeries
In general, philatelic fakes and forgeries refers to labels that look like postage stamps but are not. Most have been produced to deceive or defraud...
of this stamp are known to exist.