CDS - acronym for circular date stamp. See 'Socked on the nose'.
CDS
Cello-Paq - a miniature pane (either 1 or 2 panes) of stamps enclosed in a sealed, clear plastic wrapper. Introduced in 1961 with the Wilding definitives.
CDS - see Circular Date Stamp.
Censored Mail - a cover that has had its contents examined by civilian or military censors, and which bears a marking evidencing such examination.
"CDS" stands for Circular Date Stamp, the most common sort of postmark put on letters to record their time of entry into the mailstream, or of their receipt at some point along the way.
CDS — "Circular datestamp." A circular postmark containing the date and, usually, the place of mailing. A CDS used at the left or bottom or on the back of a cover is a transit marking or a receiving marking.
CDS
ceremony program
The printed program usually distributed by the Postal Service or sponsoring organization at the first day dedication of a new stamp. These are usually collected with the new stamp affixed and cancelled on the first day.
REC'G CDS: Receiving Circular Date Stamp.
Rechnung: (Ger.) bill, invoice.
Rechromed: replating a printing plate with chrome to extend the useful life after it has been repaired or restored.
Rechts: (Ger., Dut.) right.
CDS - (Abbrev.) Circular date stamp cancel.
Census Marks - See Dumb Cancellations.
If you like a nice cancellation, particularly a circle with readable names and dates (called CDS, circle-date-stamp), try 1, 2, 4 or 7. Which is the best centred and the most pleasing?
 See also: Stamp, Used, Cancel, Cancellation, Cover
  
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