Variable value stamp

A free cutting mark (abbreviation: ATM) is a stamp that is sold on a stamp vending machines to postal customers. There are - as decided by the Universal Postal Union in Hamburg 1984 - postage postage stamps, which can be printed out electronically controlled ( coin ) stamp - vending machines.

In general, the postal customer a printed directly on (security) paper in your machine brand in all functional parts obtained after hire ( with coins or banknotes, smartcards, etc. ) ( value and state indication, Post territorial symbols, inter alia ) the usual Freimarken equivalent.

As its predecessor, the stamp booklet can be counted, which were also sold through vending machines. The disadvantage of this was that you could not buy a special stamp, but the same had to acquire a whole contingent of brands.

List of countries

The first country that brought out machine brands, 1969 was France. This was followed in 1976 Switzerland 1978 Norway 1979 Brazil. In Germany, the German Federal Post Office brought out for the first time in 1981 machine brands. Austria followed in 1984 more countries. :

  • Machines brand ( Germany )
  • Stamps Year 1981 the German Federal Post
  • Machines brand ( Germany )
  • Stamps - year 1987, the German Federal Post Office Berlin
  • Machines brand ( Germany )
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