Arrow

Arrow. On many sheets of stamps, small arrow markings appear in the sheet margin. This was done to aid in the perforation process.
As Is. A term usually used by auctions to denote that a stamp is offered for sale without any guarantees.

Arrow: On many sheets, small arrow-like markings appear in the selvage, generally serving as guides for the cutting of the sheets into predetermined units. Some collectors save stamps or blocks displaying these marks.

Arrow - Arrow-like markings used as guides for cutting sheets of stamps.
Arms Types - Stamp bearing Coats of Arms or heraldic devices.

Arrow - a marginal marking, shaped like a "V" which served as a guide for cutting sheets into smaller units, and as a guide in the perforation process.
Arrow Block - margin block with a "V" shaped marginal marking.

Arrows and rays
Term referring to 1853 quarters and half dollars. The rays were removed in 1854 because of striking difficulties created by the busy design.
Arrows at date ...

Arrow. A v-shaped marking appearing in the sheet margins of stamps, generally at the ends of guide lines, which are used as a guide for perforating.
Artigas. A stamp design type used by Uruguay, portraying Gen. Artigas.

Arrow - marking in a margin, as a guide for cutting sheets into smaller units for perforations. After 1894, arrows were used at both ends of guide lines of U. S. stamps printed from flat plates.

An arrow block of four of the United States 2¢ Sloop Restorationen stamp (Scott 620) is shown in Figure 5.

a Bachman's Sparrow
b Northern Bobwhite
c Fox Squirrel/Red-bellied Woodpecker
d Gray Fox/Gopher Tortoise
e Brown-headed Nuthatch
f Broadhead Skink
g Rosebud Orchid
h Grass-pink Orchid/Yellow-sided Skimmer (dragonfly)
i Eastern Towhee ...

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The examples above are the earliest types, with no advertising on the back - just the manufacturer's name.

Black bar: marking printed next to the arrows on sheets of British stamps with phosphor bands to help in checking supplies.

Arrow - Small arrow markers appearing in the selvage as a guide for the cutting of a sheet of stamps into pre-defined blocks. Collectors save these as "arrow blocks".
Ausstellung - Exhibition.
Avion - Air Mail.

When a curve is coming up, a sign will simply warn "Curve" and with an arrow indicate the direction. When another route intersects, we are advised accordingly. Every motorist can follow such signs with the greatest of ease.

Marginal Guide Marks Lines, dots, arrows and other marks in the margins of sheets of stamps use as guides by the printer in perforating and trimming the printed sheets.

the stamps in a sheet, often carrying inscriptions of various kinds, such as the imprint and authority off the printer or Government printing establishment; instructions and notes for separation or division into specified values and amounts; arrows ...

See also: Stamp, Used, Sheet, Margin, Catalog