Stamp: Frank - undated (United States of America 1872)
Frank - undated (United States of America 1872)
01 January (United States of America ) within release Western Union Telegraph Company goes into circulation Stamp Frank - undated face value Complimentary No Face Value
| Stamp Frank - undated in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Stamp Number: | Sn: US 16T2 |
| Yvert et Tellier: | Yt: US TE2 |
Stamp is square format.
With unique control number in dark blue (prefix 0) Signature of the company's president, William Orton. With or without printer's imprint "NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK." (across two stamps)Stamp Frank - undated 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.
