Private cancellations are cancellations of postage stamps, or, in some cases, artistamps, applied by other than a government or other official stamp-issuing entity.
Collecting postmarks and cancellations II
By Janet Klug
This installment of Refresher Course continues the discussion of collecting postmarks and cancels begun in the April 1 Linn's.
Cancellation:
A mark placed on a stamp by a postal authority to prevent its reuse.
Cancelled to Order (CTO): ...
CANCELLATION: Mark on stamp to show it has been postally used.
CENTERING: The way the design on a stamp is positioned. If perfect, margins between design and perforations are equal on all sides.
Cancellation Markings or defacement placed on a stamp by a postal authority to show that it has been used.
Centering The position of the design on a postage stamp. On perfectly centered stamps the design is exactly in the middle.
Cancellations
A mark applied to a stamp to prevent its re-use. Usually referred to as a Postmark.
Charity Stamp ...
Cancellation: Also known as Cancel. A marking intended to show a stamp has been used and is no longer valid as postage. Modern cancels usually include the name of the original mailing location or a nearby sorting facility and the date of mailing.
Cancellation: A marking that shows a stamp has been used. Modern cancels usually include the location of the post office from which the item is mailed and the date of mailing.
Cancellation
Any form of stamp defacement applied to prevent revenue loss through illegal reuse of stamps. Although cancellations are most commonly encountered as ink obliterations, they also can be holes, cuts, tears or even laser burns.
*Cancellation - any postal marking applied to a stamp to prevent its reuse. Cancellation is not synonymous with postmark, although the two terms are frequently confused and used interchangeably.
Dumb Cancellation - A postmark without a date or place of cancellation.
Duty Plate - The plate that holds the variable design component of a two-part design. Also see key plate.
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Cancel, Cancellation. A marking, usually a handstamp or postmark, that indicates a stamp has been used.
Catalog. Comprehensive listing of postage and revenue stamps, including current price valuations and illustrations.
cancellation A medium cancel covering more of the design than in Fine condition. Cancellation not necessarily legible.
Cancellation - A mark used by the post office to show that a stamp has been used.
Cancellation. A marking applied to an envelope, usually stamped, to denote mailing and to render the stamp, if any, unfit for further use.
The cancellation at the highest point in the World took place on May 10, 1996 when a set of four stamps with the FDC on Himalayan Ecology were carried by team of Indo-Tibetian Border Police to Mount Everest.
Cut Cancellation -- A cancellation that cuts the stamp. Often a wedge-shaped section is cut away. On many issues, such cancellations indicate use of postage stamps as fiscals or telegraph stamps rather than as postage.
The Cancellations of Waterbury,
Mannel Hahn, editor; William R. Stewart, Chicago, 1940 ...
Type of Precancellation: The most popular area in this field is Double Line Electros, although there are many other possibilities. Printed, Mimeos, Typesets, Double Line Handstamps, Integrals, Vinyls, and on and on.
Paquebot: Cancellation indicating the use of sea transport in mailing.
Par Avon: French for “By Air'.
Parcel post stamps: Dedicated stamps for parcels.
Scenic cancellation: Japanese postmark with a graphical representation of a geographical or historical design of cultural significance to the community in which the post office is located.
Dumb cancellation - An obliteration handstamp containing neither figure nor letter, often made of cork. Used for a variety of purposes including: cancellation of postage stamps (see maltese cross); War time security cancelling, and postage census.
FANCY CANCEL - A cancellation which is or includes a design.
FILLER - A stiff piece of paper or cardboard found inside a First Day Cover. It provides necessary stiffness for a clearer cancellation.
- Circular Date Handstamp, the prefered type of cancellation for most modern postage stamps.
C.R. - Caledonian Railway.
C.T.O. - Cancelled to order.
There are plenty of pictorial cancellations that tie in nicely with a stamp and postcard. Recently, I did several on the 150th birthday of Thomas Edison. I did one on George Washington's birthday from Mount Vernon. on February 22. ...
Grill - a pattern of small, square dots in an overall square or diamond-shape that is applied to stamps to prevent their reuse after cancellation.
Worldwide Numerical & Lettered Cancellations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Also, a stamp designated by the USPS as a precanceled stamp without cancellation marks. The USPS sells precanceled stamps for Presorted First-Class Mail and regular and nonprofit Standard Mail.
Tied: A stamp is said to be tied to a cover when the cancel extends over both the stamp and the envelope paper. Some purists refuse to accept a postmark that doesn’t link a cancellation and the stamp.
If you have stamps with purple ink or cancellations on them, you may want to soak them separately, because these colors may run, discoloring other items in the container.
 See also: Cancel, Stamp, Used, Cover, Catalog
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