COMPOUND PERFORATIONS: More than one gauge of perforation on the same stamp - often on perpendicular sides.
CONDITION: Quality of a stamp regarding its centering, color, and gum.
Compound perforations: Difference gauge perforations on different sides of a single stamp.
Condition: The appearance and quality of any philatelic material.
Compound perforations -- This has nothing to do with the condition in which a forensic investigator might find a murder victim. Instead, it refers to a stamp that has a different perf count vertically and horizontally.
Compound perforations are expressed by two numbers, such as "Perf. 12 x 12 1/2." The first number refers to the horizontal perforations at the top and bottom of the stamp. The second number is the gauge of the vertical perforations at both sides.
Compound perforations - perforations that consist of two or more gauges per stamp. These usually consist of one gauge horizontally and a different one vertically. The horizontal gauge is written first and the vertical last (12 x 8).
Dantelurile mixte: (Rom.) mixed perforations, compound perforations.
Dantzig: (Fr.) Danzig.
" (The horizontal top side of the stamp is always given first, followed by the right side, and then, if necessary, the bottom, when indicating compound perforations.) For all but the specialist the trend is to ignore perforations on stamps as a means ...
Composite Proof - A printer's proof showing two or more different designs.
Composite Sheet - Stamp sheets consisting of different values, types or designs.
Compound Perforations - When there are two different sizes of ...
 See also: Compound perforation, Perforations, Stamp, Used, Perforation
  
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