Back-of-book stamps: locals and cinderella's collection

Back-of-Book Stamps - Exploring the Hidden Corners of Philately Back-of-Book (BOB) stamps are a fascinating category within philately: the unusual, the specialised, and the often overlooked issues that sit outside the main sections of standard stamp catalogues. In my collection, these stamps reveal an entirely different world of postal history — one shaped by administrative needs, temporary regulations, and exceptional postal services.

From postage due stamps and official service issues to charity labels, fiscal stamps, railway post markings, airmail overprints, telegraph stamps, and other special-purpose emissions, each piece offers insights into how postal systems adapted to changing demands. Many BOB issues are harder to find, produced in smaller quantities, or used only for a short time, making them particularly interesting for collectors who enjoy the unexpected.

On this page you’ll find a curated selection of these unusual and non-standard stamps: items that do not appear in the main catalogues, yet deserve proper attention for their historical, visual, and thematic relevance. Whether you are a seasoned philatelist or simply curious about the more obscure corners of stamp collecting, this Back-of-Book section offers a unique look at the diversity and creativity within postal history.

The most interesting ones in my collection are:

• Julemærker / X-Mas seals from Denmark. For more seals/Julemærker click here. Some year issues I tried to reconstruct the total sheet,

  For some examples click here.

  
  
• Perfins from Denmark. More perfins click here.
  
• Stamps related to "Nicolaus Copernicus."
  Nicolaus Copernicus[b] (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center.
• Precancels from Canada - Great Britain and other countries.
  The overprints from Grat Britail are commercial overprints from companies.

  More precancels click here.

  
  
• Windmill on stamps.
• Telephones on Stamps
• Local stamps from Great Britain linke Lundy, Davaar, Herm Island en Jethou.
  

  More examples click here.

  
• Geographical maps on stamps.

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