I generally despise CTO stickers. When a government issues these with no intent of their use for postal purposes, they are, IMO, not postage stamps. They're stickers. Furthermore, many are/were produced featuring a subject/topic that has nothing to do with the culture or history of the country. I usually give 'em away. Thanks for another interesting philatelic video.
Good afternoon. Great video. Sometimes, cancellation of stamps is done in order to reduce the cost. In Russia, even during the Soviet era, there was a large number of philatelists, including children. They could not always buy expensive stamps, so already cancelled or used stamps were sold. Even now, in Russia, stamps are divided into three categories: clean, used or cancelled. The cheapest ones are considered to be used and passed through mail and washed envelopes. During the Soviet era, many countries of the socialist bloc sold stamps for union purposes, which were mostly used or cancelled. Now, collectors are in the majority.
I bought a Scott album that covered worldwide in the early '50s. It was almost completely full of stamps, but I was a bit disheartened to discover that the majority were CTOs. I enjoy stamps for the learning experience...so I wasn't that upset. There is no way I could have afforded buying all those stamps to fill the album. I figured the time someone put into that made it worth it, and they were all nicely mounted. The cost of the mounts alone must have been a ton. I can always swap the CTOs out with officially used or mint stamps, should I come across them. In the meantime, it's a joy to peruse through it and learn more about what was going on in different countries during that time.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on CTOs. I collect stamps from a number of former communist block countries. In 90% of the cases I have all three - Mint, Used and CTO. As you mentioned there are unscrupulous dealers who will sell washed CTO as used. I have been duped this way once. Fortunately the packet only cost a few cents per stamp. Greetings from a sort of neighbour as I am in Creston BC.
Thank you for an interesting video, Stamp Sleuth. I have been trying to get info about CTOs for a while now, among other things because I cannot decide whether I should collect them or not. As I understand e.g. they are not allowed to be used in exhibitions. The latest I could find out is that one gets two types of CTOs. The one is the CTO cancellation of UPU approved "real" stamps also used for postage, thus one get a mint, postally used and CTO cancelled stamp of the same stamp. However, other CTOs are stamps just printed for selling to dealers and collectors and which has no postally used counterpart. I think there is a distinct difference between these two kinds of CTOs and how to think about them.
I totally agree! Here in Canada you can actually order CTO stamps from the post office at a reduced cost lower than mint, but only of stamps that are also used on mail. Many thanks for watching and taking the time to leave so great a comment!
I do not collect CTO'S but I would never disparage anyone who did. Collectors are free to collect whatever they want and whatever they can afford. Just an FYI Sharjah is pronounced just like it is spelled not like Sahara. The ones from Spain and the Latin American countries are generally called remainders by collectors rather than CTO's and have lines across the face of the stamp. I do collect remainders. I always get a kick out of these Trucial States that are 99.9% Muslim yet issue Christmas stamps every year because they know that collectors will buy them.
Cto can be very attractive but also very frustrating as you cannot hinge them because of the gum. They are usually low value but have to be mounted and mounts are very exspensive.
I am also interested in CTO's but only from the trucial states in the middle east.AJMAN, UM UL QUWAIN , etc. I wonder if they printed CTO FDC? anyone...I refuse to get the communist countries cto's no matter what. The quest is when did CTO's begin....The 1950's after the war...or? Another facet is the 'stamps 'that have Kings and Queens of England, Flags of the world, Coat of Arms, etc What would you call those..they are not cancelled either.
As far as I know CTO were in their hay day in the late sixties early seventies. Those flags, crests. royals an presidents are stickers meant to be placed on album pages near the top left and right. They often come with an album when you bough it. Many thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment.
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I generally despise CTO stickers. When a government issues these with no intent of their use for postal purposes, they are, IMO, not postage stamps. They're stickers. Furthermore, many are/were produced featuring a subject/topic that has nothing to do with the culture or history of the country. I usually give 'em away. Thanks for another interesting philatelic video.
You are most welcome! Many thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment.
Good afternoon. Great video. Sometimes, cancellation of stamps is done in order to reduce the cost. In Russia, even during the Soviet era, there was a large number of philatelists, including children. They could not always buy expensive stamps, so already cancelled or used stamps were sold. Even now, in Russia, stamps are divided into three categories: clean, used or cancelled. The cheapest ones are considered to be used and passed through mail and washed envelopes. During the Soviet era, many countries of the socialist bloc sold stamps for union purposes, which were mostly used or cancelled. Now, collectors are in the majority.
Great information for my viewers! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment!
Personally, I don't mind them, and if you want to collect them, that's fine.
I guess some of it comes down to cost, too.
I bought a Scott album that covered worldwide in the early '50s. It was almost completely full of stamps, but I was a bit disheartened to discover that the majority were CTOs. I enjoy stamps for the learning experience...so I wasn't that upset. There is no way I could have afforded buying all those stamps to fill the album. I figured the time someone put into that made it worth it, and they were all nicely mounted. The cost of the mounts alone must have been a ton. I can always swap the CTOs out with officially used or mint stamps, should I come across them. In the meantime, it's a joy to peruse through it and learn more about what was going on in different countries during that time.
Best way to collect and for all the right reasons! Many thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on CTOs. I collect stamps from a number of former communist block countries. In 90% of the cases I have all three - Mint, Used and CTO. As you mentioned there are unscrupulous dealers who will sell washed CTO as used. I have been duped this way once. Fortunately the packet only cost a few cents per stamp. Greetings from a sort of neighbour as I am in Creston BC.
Hello Creston! i have had similar experiences but still collect CTO issues. Many thanks for watching and leaving so great a comment!
Thank you for an interesting video, Stamp Sleuth. I have been trying to get info about CTOs for a while now, among other things because I cannot decide whether I should collect them or not. As I understand e.g. they are not allowed to be used in exhibitions. The latest I could find out is that one gets two types of CTOs. The one is the CTO cancellation of UPU approved "real" stamps also used for postage, thus one get a mint, postally used and CTO cancelled stamp of the same stamp. However, other CTOs are stamps just printed for selling to dealers and collectors and which has no postally used counterpart. I think there is a distinct difference between these two kinds of CTOs and how to think about them.
I totally agree! Here in Canada you can actually order CTO stamps from the post office at a reduced cost lower than mint, but only of stamps that are also used on mail. Many thanks for watching and taking the time to leave so great a comment!
Thank you for the information.
Any time!
I do not collect CTO'S but I would never disparage anyone who did. Collectors are free to collect whatever they want and whatever they can afford. Just an FYI Sharjah is pronounced just like it is spelled not like Sahara. The ones from Spain and the Latin American countries are generally called remainders by collectors rather than CTO's and have lines across the face of the stamp. I do collect remainders. I always get a kick out of these Trucial States that are 99.9% Muslim yet issue Christmas stamps every year because they know that collectors will buy them.
Yes it is a unique area of collecting. Many thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment.
Cto can be very attractive but also very frustrating as you cannot hinge them because of the gum. They are usually low value but have to be mounted and mounts are very exspensive.
Indeed that is a big issue, though most I see have been hinged!
They most certainly can be hinged
@@dennisferguson9129 doesn't that damage the gum
@@JohnVaughan-sl7mj It leaves a hinge mark but they're cancelled stamps. Many have completely lost their gum
I am also interested in CTO's but only from the trucial states in the middle east.AJMAN, UM UL QUWAIN , etc. I wonder if they printed CTO FDC? anyone...I refuse to get the communist countries cto's no matter what. The quest is when did CTO's begin....The 1950's after the war...or? Another facet is the 'stamps 'that have Kings and Queens of England, Flags of the world, Coat of Arms, etc What would you call those..they are not cancelled either.
As far as I know CTO were in their hay day in the late sixties early seventies. Those flags, crests. royals an presidents are stickers meant to be placed on album pages near the top left and right. They often come with an album when you bough it. Many thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment.
Yes they are not stamps