ISSUE 185 - May 1, 2026 - Stamp News Online Magazine
The Best of U. S. Stamp News:
Overprints & Surcharges
by William H. Waggoner
(From USSN, February 2003, with new, color images)
All surcharges are overprints, but not every overprint is a surcharge. Committing this maxim to memory will help you remember which is which in any discussion of these often-confused additions to the designs of stamps in both postage and revenue issues.
An overprint is exactly what the word says—something added to the face of a printed stamp, card or envelope. The addition may be done in manuscript, by typewriter, or by . . .
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