US 1932 Postage Due Stamp 50c. Scott. J86a


US 1932 Postage Due Stamp 50c. Scott. J86a


Series: Postage Dues

Issued date: 16-11-1932 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 50c.

Emission: Postage Due
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): J86a
Stanley Gibbons (UK): D709
Michel (Germany): P51B
Yvert et Tellier (France): T51a

Dimensions (height x width):
25.4mm x 22.2mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary press (dry printing)

Stamp Colors: Scarlet
Perforation: Perf 11 x 10.5

Themes: Numbers

Note:Formerly Scott J86, renumbered by Scott in the 2020 edition of the catalogue.

Description:- Beginning in 1879, Postage Due stamps were issued to be placed on packages to indicate insufficient postage. Understated elegance defines the 1879 Postage Due stamp. It features an ornate numeral and simple frame executed in finely crafted engraving. Its beauty was appreciated – Australia duplicated the same design for its first Postage Due stamp in 1902. On March 3, 1879, an Act of Congress authorized the use of Postage Due stamps. These stamps were unique, since they were the first US stamps that didn’t prepay for the delivery of mail. Instead, they denoted the amount of postage to be collected by the person receiving the mail because it was insufficiently prepaid.