Fine
A term that relates more to centering than to overall condition. A stamp that has fine centering if off center, but its design clears the perforations on all sides.
Very Fine
Term for the grades VF-20, 25, 30, and 35.
Very Good ...
Fine (F)
The design is noticeably off-center on two sides, design may be close to perforations on modern stamps or almost touching the perforations on very early issues.
Fine stamps are not as well centered, but it is generally agreed the perforations must not cut into the design. The color should be good, but not bright, the gum must be present though hinged, and perforations may be frayed but not missing.
Fine (F)
gum May be disturbed slightly, due to heavy, multiple or improper hinging.
colour Not as fresh as VF, but no fading ...
Fine to Very Fine. The term is one of several grades generally used to refer to the centering of a stamp although it may also be used to refer to the stamp's overall condition.
A fine pattern usually printed under the main design of a stamp is called burelage (pronounced byu-REL-ij). It is sometimes printed on the back of a stamp.
F (Fine)
The stamp above is noticeably off-center. Two sides have wider margins than the other two. Notice that the top and left sides nearly touch the design of the stamp but do not cut into the design of the stamp.
A very fine paper with a specially prepared surface that allows the controlled application of ink or pigment.
As Is: ...
Extremely Fine/Superb: Outstanding Condition. Near-Perfect Centering (large margins on imperforate stamps) Very Fine: Above Average Condition for year issued.
Underprint: A fine printing underlying the design of a stamp, most often used to deter counterfeiting.
A paper with a fine, even texture
Zemstvo issues
Russian local posts and stamps, 1870-1890 ...
Hairlines: Fine lines across the face of a stamp caused by plate cracks.
Highway Post Office (HPO): Portable mail-handling equipment for sorting mail in transit on highways (normally by truck). The last official U.S. HPO ran June 30, 1974.
F = FINE. This means noticeably off center on two sides, but the perfs touch the design only slightly or not at all.
VF = VERY FINE. This means the stamp is well centered, but not perfectly so.
A designation of fine means a stamp without flaws, average centering, gum with light hinge marks. Used stamps designated "fine" are not quite as fresh, cancels are heavier and centering is good.
Hair line - Any fine line in a printed postage stamp design, either a printed coloured line on unprinted paper, or an unprinted white line on the printed design; in particular, ...
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.
Ireland's Fine Gael Deputy Leader and Finance Spokesperson Richard Bruton, brother of former Taoiseach John Bruton, is sacked after publicly declaring his lack of confidence in Fine Gael's leader Enda Kenny.
Burelage: A design of fine, intricate lines printed on the face of security paper, either to discourage counterfeiting or to prevent the cleaning and reuse of a stamp. The burelage on some stamps is part of the stamp design.
Photogravure - a printing process in which a design is photographed on the printing plate through a fine screen.
Rosette Crack - a cluster of fine cracks on an engraved plate, radiating from a central point.
Rossback Perforation - a 12½ gauge perforation used by the BEP in 1919 on offset printed 1¢ stamps (Scott 536).
" Of course, we all want stamps in fine condition, but many precancels just don't exist that way. Your best bet is to collect whatever copies come along and replace them with better copies when and if you can.
Hatching - Close, fine lines for shading a stamp design.
Head Plate - See "Key Plate."
Herringbone Cancels - Any stamp cancel device that cuts a stamp so it can't be removed intact.
An original or master die of the basic design is engraved in recess as a reverse image onto a steel block. Fine lines are cut into the steel, where the colour is supposed to be, to hold the ink during the printing process.
Lithography is perhaps the toughest. These stamps usually are of the poorest printing quality. They often lack fine detail, being made up of lines of various lengths and thickness.
APPROVALS: Stamps sent to customers by dealers for purchase or return after examination. (Mystic thinks this is one of the easiest, most convenient ways to build a fine collection.) ...
The elaborate working is easily seen in fine detail, and would have been representative of the likely standard of the whole sheet. Four different designs were used, generally referred to as Type A, B, C and D. The practice ceased in 1924.
If you have an empty drawer that you can use, that's fine to; stamp collectors use just about every type of container imaginable.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Cover, Catalog, Printing
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