01 January (Ecuador ) within release Revenue Stamps 1962 goes into circulation Stamp Telegraph stamp, overprinted face value 20 Ecuadorian centavo
Stamp Telegraph stamp, overprinted in catalogues | |
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Colnect codes: | Col: EC 1962-14 |
Stamp is square format.
Printed by Institut de Gravure, Paris. Telegraph stamp overprinted horizontally, in black "MOVIL / 1962".Also in the issue Revenue Stamps 1962:
Stamp Telegraph stamp, overprinted it reflects the thematic directions:
Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas pigeon post is not. Ancient signalling systems, although sometimes quite extensive and sophisticated as in China, were generally not capable of transmitting arbitrary text messages. Possible messages were fixed and predetermined, so such systems are thus not true telegraphs.