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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

Both indicator positions are undefined; each contains a blank (#).

■ 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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(02/22/2008)