KEVIII accounting year.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:00 pm
Hello all,
We have received the following query by e-mail and though we know we have seen references to financial accounting years we cannot put our fingers on the source.
We have tried the Four Kings, Kirk etc. but cannot find the reference.
Can anyone help with this.
Quote:-
Several writers easily refer to the connection between the control number and the year, like A37 reflects the accounting period - 1937. Or does it?
Can you please tell me exactly what dates constitute(d) a Post Office accounting year?
I always thought that anything to do with finances of the government fell within the Fiscal Year from April 5th, until April 4th of the following year.
So, I'm guessing the control number refers to the governmental Fiscal (April-April year).
What started me wondering (more than usual) about this was a remark by Kirk about some (1936) cylinder still being used in April of 1937.
Am I right in assuming that the Accounting Year is only the period within which Harrisons were paid, and has no literal relationship with the calendar year? .
So stamps printed in say January could well carry controls with the previous calendar year numbers because in fact they were still within the Fiscal Year?
Unquote.
Any help would be most appreciated.
Regards.
Ron and Eunice.
We have received the following query by e-mail and though we know we have seen references to financial accounting years we cannot put our fingers on the source.
We have tried the Four Kings, Kirk etc. but cannot find the reference.
Can anyone help with this.
Quote:-
Several writers easily refer to the connection between the control number and the year, like A37 reflects the accounting period - 1937. Or does it?
Can you please tell me exactly what dates constitute(d) a Post Office accounting year?
I always thought that anything to do with finances of the government fell within the Fiscal Year from April 5th, until April 4th of the following year.
So, I'm guessing the control number refers to the governmental Fiscal (April-April year).
What started me wondering (more than usual) about this was a remark by Kirk about some (1936) cylinder still being used in April of 1937.
Am I right in assuming that the Accounting Year is only the period within which Harrisons were paid, and has no literal relationship with the calendar year? .
So stamps printed in say January could well carry controls with the previous calendar year numbers because in fact they were still within the Fiscal Year?
Unquote.
Any help would be most appreciated.
Regards.
Ron and Eunice.