Front: The front of a cover with most or all of the back and side panels torn away or removed. Fronts, while desirable if they bear unusual or uncommon postal markings, are less desirable than an intact cover.
Front - the front (face) of a cover from which the back panels have been removed. A front is less desirable than an entire.
Front - The front of a cover with most or all of the back and side panels torn away or removed.
Fugitive Inks - Printing inks used to produce stamps that easily fade or dissolve. Such inks discourage forgery or stamp re-use.
- G - ...
Front
A cover that has had the back side removed. Removal of a cover's back may include removal of a damaged area, making the item easier to mount, or simply ignorance of philatelic practices.
Front of an envelope mailed in the U.S. in 1906, with a postage stamp and address
An envelope is a common packaging item, usually made of flat material such as paper or cardboard. It is designed to contain a flat object, such as a letter or card.
The front (heads side) of a coin.
Oct
Synonym for octagonal - the Pan-Pac octagonal commemorative fifty-dollar coin.
The card fronts show scenes relating to forms of mail delivery, with explanatory text on the backs. The front and back of one of these cigarette cards are shown in Figure 5.
Now using Frontpage2000 to maintain the site. You will notice small changes in style, and hopefully more updates since this should make it easier.
Added a search page to enable users to search this web site.
Modified some links, and other maintenance.
Herewith, both the front and the reverse sides of a cover postmarked New York City and dated July 6,1932. It is franked with a full attached to a bisect of the Washington Bicentennial 2 cent stamp, Scott 707.
10: in front of plate numbers, "A" indicates issues produced by American Bank Note Co. on rotary plates from Scott 1789 onward. 11: "A" inscription, U.S. non-denominated stamp, valued 15-cents, placed on sale May 22, 1978.
(ii) Small envelope, with transparent front, filled with dealer's common stamps (either a mixture, or one-country or selected sets). (iii) The box of exchange-club booklets circulated between members. ...
A marking normally attributed to a recognized Competent Authority expertizer or expertizing committee applied to the reverse of a postage stamp, or the front and/or reverse of a cover, to assign a genuinity status to the item; ...
Look very closely to see if there are any signs of a postmark, even a tiny smudge, on the front of the stamp. If the front (face) of the stamp is clean, but the gum is gone, we can call the stamp "unused", which means neither mint or used.
For example, if an album is designed for stamps to be mounted on the front and back of each page, when the book is closed, the stamps can become tangled with one another on the facing pages. Opening the book may tear the mounted stamps apart.
In 1693, letters were held in front of a candle to determine the postage rate. The less the light shone through, the more costly the rate. This was known as candling.
An undersea post office actually did exist! ...
Mounts (Stamp) -- Acetate holders, clear on the front and with some sort of adhesive on the back. Mounts hold stamps with pressure and are affixed to an album page. Collectors use mounts to mount stamps or covers.
Multicolor -- More than two colors.
Marketers were thrilled with the promise of this new sales frontier. The growth of Parcel Post service was phenomenal. During the first six months of operation approximately 300 million parcels were handled.
Mounts. Vinyl or plastic holders, clear on the front and with gum on the back. Stamps and philatelic items are placed inside the mount and them mounted into an album.
Multicolor. More than two colors.
Additional Web space
POP e-mail accounts
Microsoft® FrontPage® Server Extensions
Professional Web site stats
Priority e-mail and phone support
Priority FTP access
Remote file posting and more! ...
The Mulready envelopes (actually the brother of the postage stamp), with the illustrations on the front, were adapted for use during our Civil War (Civil War Patriotics) and in the Spanish-American War, ...
You affix a stamp to the front for postage but modern postal adminstrations issues them with imprinted pictures and stamp. They are developed from the overseas Forces Air Letters used during World War II.
Backstamps are usually on the back of a cover, but they can be on the front.
Bilingual: Refers to stamps inscribed in two languages. Most Canadian stamps include both English and French text.
Unused, 8¢ Winged Globe, fine centering, LH, and a small thin not noticable from front (very presentable copy!)
2.25
.10 ...
The adhesive often turns brown over time and can "bleed" through to the front surface. It can also lose its adhesive quality, releasing the piece it was meant to secure.
V
View Cards Postcards that feature cities and places within cities, such as views of parks, main streets, depots, store fronts, bridges, and roads. They are not of topics such as Halloween, cats, or Clapsaddle.
Top ...
Easy-to-use clear acetate Stamp Mounts with a black background, protects both the front of the stamp and the back as well. They are available in many sizes, either precut or in strips which can be cut to length.
After the hinge is removed, grasp it with your tongs and hold it in front of your mouth. Breath on the stamp with your hot breath and say the word Hah! the same way you would if you were about to clean your eyeglasses.
Transit Mark: A postal marking applied by a post office between the originating and receiving post offices. It can be on the front or back of a cover, card or wrapper.
1996 was the 25th anniversary of the founding of Walt Disney World. The issue was printed in two formats: a souvenir sheet of four, and a sheet of 12 that served as the front and back covers of a brochure about the origin of Winnie the Pooh.
Get into the practice of using tongs from day one. Imagine a surgeon using his bare hands to operate a patient. Feels awful doesn't it. Place the hinge as near to the top as you can. See that the hinge should not show from the front.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Cover, Catalog, Cancel
|
