In 1930, postage for a single letter within cost only 50 cents of our former Franc about 760 times less than today if Considering that the current tariff of 58 cents = 3.80 Francs new!
War I and then the economic crisis of 1929 had left the ailing finances of our country, and many ways more or less justified, were considered good at the time to try to fill gaps.
That does he not remind you of something? ...
Post will then take part - a modest but several times - to harvest the necessary funds, including through various issues of stamps carry a surcharge more or less important.
These stamps, which draws were often quite limited, remained popular ever since, especially in the eyes of collectors, and have in fact been little used on mail, which is sometimes pretty rare.
Especially as their face value does not fit really well at a rate determined, and above all the surcharge in question had no franking value: it was left to the buyer's expense, in vain! All profits go to the coffers of the state.
The generosity of customers of the Post is not legendary, these stamps had very little success, they were expensive, unhelpful, and their sales have remained very weak ... except among collectors of the time, which often have them stored.
They are not really rare, but still expensive though. Too??
These stamps surcharge included five successive issues, 3 stamps each year, sold between 1927 and 1931 for the benefit of the Sinking Fund .
The Sinking Fund was a statutory body designed to "undermine" the internal state debt (a consequence of repeated loans issued during the First World War and the period that followed). It was fueled by taxes on tobacco and various food, but also by those surcharges on stamps.
Of these 15 stamps, he found that 12 are the type that interests us as Sower.
Indeed, in 1927, 1928 and 1929, is the kind pastor who had been selected three times for 1 stamp f. 50 but then the sower has taken over. Why??
What is most curious in this affair is that the stamp Pasteur 1 f. 50 did exist prior to these issues (and we only had to change its color), whereas no such Sower stamp to 1 f. 50 had never been considered until now!
therefore had to manufacture it on purpose!
And even more curious, it appears that it will never exist without overload!
So we took the trouble to make this strange object, a new special punch to 1 f. 50 Sower type, then, by electroplating, carefully conducted a complete cylinder called A + B for printing 2 sheets of 100 stamps each round of press.
Given the weak sales of these stamps, it is not at all certain that this matter has finally been profitable for many of our finances at the time!
It is likely that the record or even loss !
So we tried to return a little more expensive this Sower of deficits:
In 1930, after a first printing in purple for the Sinking Fund, we drew a second blue for Andorra (the next day!), then a third and final the following year, red this time to wrapping up the fifth round of the Sinking Fund.
total drawing only 4 days for this singular Sower three colors, and always crowded! Unique in the history of philately! So only
eight corners possible dates that have come together for you:
Believe in a keen corners dated, 3 draws together these was not an easy task, but at least was a real pleasure party, having I lasted for about 3 decades!
Fun: The rarest of these three runs, by far, is being, as is often the case, alas, to whom we give the least value in our famous catalogs: IT blue acts of Andorra.
The press certainly have had to turn much shorter for the principality for the Sinking Fund which is hoped to replenish ...
War I and then the economic crisis of 1929 had left the ailing finances of our country, and many ways more or less justified, were considered good at the time to try to fill gaps.
That does he not remind you of something? ...
Post will then take part - a modest but several times - to harvest the necessary funds, including through various issues of stamps carry a surcharge more or less important.
These stamps, which draws were often quite limited, remained popular ever since, especially in the eyes of collectors, and have in fact been little used on mail, which is sometimes pretty rare.
Especially as their face value does not fit really well at a rate determined, and above all the surcharge in question had no franking value: it was left to the buyer's expense, in vain! All profits go to the coffers of the state.
The generosity of customers of the Post is not legendary, these stamps had very little success, they were expensive, unhelpful, and their sales have remained very weak ... except among collectors of the time, which often have them stored.
They are not really rare, but still expensive though. Too??
These stamps surcharge included five successive issues, 3 stamps each year, sold between 1927 and 1931 for the benefit of the Sinking Fund .
The Sinking Fund was a statutory body designed to "undermine" the internal state debt (a consequence of repeated loans issued during the First World War and the period that followed). It was fueled by taxes on tobacco and various food, but also by those surcharges on stamps.
Of these 15 stamps, he found that 12 are the type that interests us as Sower.
Indeed, in 1927, 1928 and 1929, is the kind pastor who had been selected three times for 1 stamp f. 50 but then the sower has taken over. Why??
What is most curious in this affair is that the stamp Pasteur 1 f. 50 did exist prior to these issues (and we only had to change its color), whereas no such Sower stamp to 1 f. 50 had never been considered until now!
therefore had to manufacture it on purpose!
And even more curious, it appears that it will never exist without overload!
So we took the trouble to make this strange object, a new special punch to 1 f. 50 Sower type, then, by electroplating, carefully conducted a complete cylinder called A + B for printing 2 sheets of 100 stamps each round of press.
Given the weak sales of these stamps, it is not at all certain that this matter has finally been profitable for many of our finances at the time!
It is likely that the record or even loss !
So we tried to return a little more expensive this Sower of deficits:
In 1930, after a first printing in purple for the Sinking Fund, we drew a second blue for Andorra (the next day!), then a third and final the following year, red this time to wrapping up the fifth round of the Sinking Fund.
total drawing only 4 days for this singular Sower three colors, and always crowded! Unique in the history of philately! So only
eight corners possible dates that have come together for you:
Believe in a keen corners dated, 3 draws together these was not an easy task, but at least was a real pleasure party, having I lasted for about 3 decades!
Fun: The rarest of these three runs, by far, is being, as is often the case, alas, to whom we give the least value in our famous catalogs: IT blue acts of Andorra.
The press certainly have had to turn much shorter for the principality for the Sinking Fund which is hoped to replenish ...
Andorra philatelists would also have given their heart and their letters are found today in the beautiful sales! ... priceless! ... 
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