Guildford & District Philatelic Society
Founded in 1943

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    Cinderellas

Cinderella collecting embraces a variety of stamps used for revenue purposes perhaps,  for advertising,  or as poster stamps when they are miniature versions of full size posters used to promote a major exhibitions - the great International Fairs in Belgium in the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th Century for example. Cinderellas are often great examples of graphic art reflecting the fashions of the time, as these examples of Art Nouvea demonstrate. 

 

 

Cinderellas were not used for regular postage and had no intrinsic value except when used for revenue purposes. GDPS has a number of members who collect Cinderellas.

 

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