01 January (Chile ) within release Telegraph Tax stamps goes into circulation Stamp Fixed Priced Stamp face value 20 Chilean centavo
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Yvert et Tellier: | Yt: CL TE21 |
Stamp is square format.
Printed by Talleres de Especies Valoradas in sheets of 100 (10x10) stamps. Used for international telegrams. Exist with inverted watermark (bottom tip of shield pointing left). VG 1059Stamp Fixed Priced Stamp 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.