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258 - Philatelic Issue Data (R)


MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full
October 2004

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined


Subfield Codes
$a - Issuing jurisdiction (NR)
$b - Denomination (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Issuing jurisdiction and denomination information about philatelic material, such as postage stamps, postal stationery (postal cards, etc., made available by a postal administration bearing a stamped impression (indicium) of denomination), revenue stamps (tax stamps), postage due stamps, and registered mail stamps. These are usually valid within a defined area and carry a value signifying prepayment or payment due for services or taxes.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Issuing jurisdiction
Administrative territory or entity that has the overall authority for creating the philatelic material and for regulating its use.
258 ##$aNewfoundland :$b5 pence.
258 ##$aNippon :$b120.
$b - Denomination
Monetary value assigned to the unit by the issuing jurisdiction.
258 ##$aCanada :$b1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents.
258 ##$aUnited States of America and other jurisdictions :$bvarious denominations.
$6 - Linkage
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

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