Engraved stamps have easily identifiable characteristics. The printed design is crisp and finely detailed, and the ink is raised from the surface of the paper, giving the stamp a tactile quality.
Engraved:
Stamps produced from steel plates into which the design has been inscribed. Lines on the face of engraved stamps are slightly raised, and when seen from the back are slightly depressed.
First Day Cover: ...
Engraved (intaglio) - a form of stamp printing where the ink is carried in depressions below the surface of the plate. The ink is picked up from the depressions in the printing medium by the paper.
Engraved Paperweight and Certificate - best exhibit featuring the region & Greater Southern Africa including former colonies and countries.
Criteria available in .pdf
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Re-engraved - a transfer roll or plate on which the original design is altered. Stamps produced from such re-engraving are distinguishable from stamps printed before the re-engraving.
Re-engraved: A stamp with an altered design made by changing a transfer roll from an original die.
Receiving Mark: A postmark or other postal marking applied by the receiving, rather than the originating, post office. See also Backstamp.
Engraved is perhaps the easiest to identify. The ink lies on top of the paper, by sliding your finger lightly across the stamp, you can feel the ridges of the ink. Ridges can clearly be seen using a 10 power magnifying glass.
Re-engraved - term used for a new plate which has been made from a worn die that has been deepened and strengthened
Re-issue - a stamp previously withdrawn from use but reintroduced from old stocks or by fresh printings from original plates ...
Re-engraved: A stamp with an altered design as the result of a change made to a transfer roll or printing plate prior to a later printing, thereby distinguishing it from the original die.
As a stamp is engraved it is necessary to check progress and a series of proofs are printed or 'pulled' from the die. These are known as progressive or contemporary die proofs.[1] ...
Line engraved - The process of printing postage stamps from steel or copper plates produced by impressions from an engraved die, the recesses in the plate accommodating the ink; also called intaglio or recess printing.
These stamps were engraved, and printed in sheets of 400, from flat plates about 18"x22".
Printed by a line-engraved process used for Australian stamps issued from the late 1920s to the mid 1970s.
International stamps:
Can only be used to send mail from Australia to an international destination. They are GST free.
A steel rod that is engraved, punched, or hubbed with the date, lettering, devices, and other emblems used to strike a coin.
Die alignment
Term to indicate the relative position of the obverse and reverse dies.
Reay produced fine engraved envelopes of the U.S., 1870-74.
Rebuts: 1: postal marking instruction to return the piece of mail. 2: (Fr.) (service des) undeliverable or refused international mail being returned to sender.
Recess printing - Line-engraved or intaglio printing. Recesses are formed on the plate.
Recommande - Registered.
s Intaglio - A Gravure printing process also known as recess printing, engraved, and line-engraving, intaglio is a form of recess printing; that is, the design is etched into the printing plate, below the surface.
Intaglio Printing The method by which a print is made from a design of recessed lines engraved in a die or plate. In printing an intaglio design, the die or plate is inked and then wiped clean. Ink remains in the engraved recesses.
The process, as the second term would imply, calls for the making of a photoengraved plate for printing in which there are no sharply cut lines, but rather faint, ...
Lillard and engraved by John H. Snively. It was printed by Wheeler Brothers Printers of Nashville, Tennessee. It is believed 200 were actually used on mail carried on Samuel Archer King's balloon "Buffalo.
The Grizzly is the first of a new series of high value engraved definitives that will feature indigenous wild animals of Canada.
A design created by Joseph Barnard (1816-1865), whose initials are engraved on the neck of the queen on Post Office Mauritius Stamps. A copper plate of 3.25 inches by 2.5 inches was used to engrave the design.
The British colony of Mauritius issued their first two stamps engraved "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid." Only 500 each of a one-penny and two-penny value were printed; 26 still exist.
Its reduced size allowed more stamps to be engraved on the printing plates and also sped up the production.
Because of this, the stamps had subtle differences that collectors should be aware of before designating them.
Canadian perfin stamps ...
These bore a portrait of George Washington and were printed from line engraved plates. By arrangement with other postmasters Mr. Morris' postage stamps were generally accepted as evidence of prepayment of postage.
Die: The piece of metal on which the design of the stamps is engraved & used in the press.
Directory markings: marks explaining the reason for failure of delivery.
Dummy stamp: Officially produced imitation stamp.
DIE: A small flat piece of soft steel used in the printing of a stamp. The stamp design is engraved on the die, which in turn prints it on the stamp.
DIE-CUT: Cut by a metal device to produce perforation-like wavy lines for separating stamps.
Die - The original engraving of a stamp design, usually recess-engraved in reverse on a small flat piece of soft steel.
Die cut - A form of separation usually used on self-adhesive stamps.
Line Engraving: Printing done from an intaglio plate produced from a hand-engraved die and transfer roll rather than by photographic or chemical means. See also Gravure.
Album containing a pane of a new stamp which is distributed to each dignitary at a first day dedication ceremony. The album may have the recipient's name engraved on it. Traditionally, the first album is always for the President of the United States.
First involved with the printing of the $20 Gardens definitive in 1990, Avon Graphics' main work with Australia Post has been special effects, such as foil die-stamping, holograms, and limited edition engraved printing.
In those days, stamps were printed from metal plates that had the pictures of the stamps carved (engraved) right into the metal. Sometimes, several different plates were used and this one is from Plate No. 1.
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