# RK24 - 1924 $2.50 bl, fee stamp, perf 11
 Discover Consular Fee Stamps
Issued by U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, consular fee stamps are proof passport and visa fees were paid. Â Think who might have used them â travelers off on exotic adventures, World War II journalists, â anythingâs possible! Â Set your collection apart with this unusual find.
Consular Service Fee StampsÂ
That same act also provided for the reorganization of the consular service in the United States. This included classifying and grading the consuls and consuls-general, and specifying their salaries.
According to the act, every consular officer was to have these new stamps in several denominations to meet the various fees for passports and visas. The stamps were to be affixed to the documents to prove the fees had been paid, usually placed close to the signature or in the lower left corner.
They were not supposed to be available to the public unused, but a small number have gotten into collectorsâ hands. Itâs interesting to consider who may have used these stamps â travelers off on exotic adventures, World War II journalists, â anythingâs possible.
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Click here to read the full text of the act.
 Discover Consular Fee Stamps
Issued by U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, consular fee stamps are proof passport and visa fees were paid. Â Think who might have used them â travelers off on exotic adventures, World War II journalists, â anythingâs possible! Â Set your collection apart with this unusual find.
Consular Service Fee StampsÂ
That same act also provided for the reorganization of the consular service in the United States. This included classifying and grading the consuls and consuls-general, and specifying their salaries.
According to the act, every consular officer was to have these new stamps in several denominations to meet the various fees for passports and visas. The stamps were to be affixed to the documents to prove the fees had been paid, usually placed close to the signature or in the lower left corner.
They were not supposed to be available to the public unused, but a small number have gotten into collectorsâ hands. Itâs interesting to consider who may have used these stamps â travelers off on exotic adventures, World War II journalists, â anythingâs possible.
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Click here to read the full text of the act.