Hey! I have a question for a postcrosser from Germany. I removed these two stickers or postage stamps from postal items from Germany. The denomination is the same as a postage stamp, but there is no perforation and they are made on uncoated paper, on the back I did not find traces of an adhesive layer. What is it?
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Hello,
It is indeed a stamp - a variable value stamp, which had been bought from a machine with the value used printed on it. You can see some examples if you go to this website, there is an example http://postcardsblogatdustin.blogspot.com/2017/01/cover-from-germany_30.html or google Variable Value stamp (issued 24-10-2008). Hope that answers it)
Best regards,
Nikita
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In German these stamps are called “Automatenmarken” (automat / machine stamps). There are 10 different motifs until now.
There’s a Wikipedia article, only in German, but with some pictures:
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