Inscription: The letters, words and numbers that are part of a postage stamp design.
Inscription
Kiloware
Used stamps on paper collected and sold by weight.
Inscription: The text on a stamp.
Intaglio: A form of printing in which the inked image is produced by that portion of the plate sunk below the surface.
Inscription
The integral design elements on a stamp that include the lettering and wording. An inscription may also refer to wording, lettering, or markings that appear in the marginal paper on a pane.
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inscriptions on stamps
FDC cachets
Translations of practically all major languages can be accomplished by the members of the APS Translation Committee.
Inscriptions usually appear within or near the frame.
Inscriptions might include some or all of the following: the name of the country, the type of service provided by the stamp, the denomination, the date the stamp was issued or printed, ...
An inscription on a coin. The most popular being IN GOD WE TRUST, which first appeared on the 1864 two-cent piece and is now is required on all U.S. coinage.
MS
Acronym for Mint State.
Any word, inscription, or device placed on a stamp to alter its use or locality, or to serve a special purpose.
Pair:
Two unsevered stamps.
The Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, begun by Mommsen and other scholars, has been published in Berlin since 1863, with wartime interruptions. It is the largest and most extensive collection of Latin inscriptions.
Selvedge Inscription
Finally, the words "GRIZZLY BEAR" and "OURS BRUN" appear at the bottom of the stamp, serving to identify the animal's species in English and French.
Chiffre Taxe. An inscription appearing on the postage due stamps of France.
Cliche. A single stereotype of a stamp design.
Coils. Stamps sold in rolls for use in stamp vending machines.
2: anotacion, Colombia registration inscription, 1865-70. 3: architect, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. 4: Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia S.A. Avianca airlines, overprint on Colombian air mail stamps of the 1950s.
Tablet - Usually rectangular extra piece attached to each postage stamp in a sheet (sometimes only to marginal copies) bearing an inscription or other design, and which can be removed without postally invalidating the stamp.
Until 1958 in Canada, selvedge was used mainly to carry inscriptions bearing plate numbers and names of printing companies. Warning information concerning the authorized use was also printed on the selvedge of panes containing precancelled stamps.
Cachet - a printed, embossed, or hand struck inscription, with or without illustration, impressed usually on the left side of an envelope face or postal packet to advertise the special circumstances under which the item was mailed, ...
The 1858 cover on the left above (Siegel sale 744, lot 167) is a fairly simple one - it has 65 cents in postage (five 12's and a 5), and the inscription "Via England".
Margin -- 1) the selvage surrounding the stamps in a sheet, often carrying inscriptions of various kinds; or 2) the unprinted area between stamps in a sheet or what is left after stamps are separated.
Penalty Envelope - an envelope sent free of postage by a government agency that contains a printed inscription, usually in the place where a stamp is customarily affixed, warning of a penalty for unauthorized use of the envelope.
(French) To collect, Inscription on some Postage Due stamps.
Abnormal
Term used for certain stamps produced by De La Rue for Great Britain 1862-1880 from plates which were not put into normal production.
CACHET - a printed, embossed or hand stamped inscription or device impressed on a cover to denote special circumstances in which it has been posted.
Private Controls Inscriptions overprinted on stamps or printed on the backs of stamps by private firms or institutions to prevent unauthorized usage or prevent theft from their stocks of postage stamps.
Note that the post-cancelation below is a common type which shows vertical lines that place the inscription in a box. Such cancelations are therefore often designated as "box-killers.
A small sheet of stamps bearing a commemorative inscription.
Cover
An envelope, postcard or any other wrapper used to mail correspondence.
Mail Early block - U.S. marking block with the selvage bearing the inscription "Mail Early.''
Major Varieties - Stamp designs that vary substantially from the initial stamp issue.
Dummy stamps are usually blank or carry special inscriptions, blocks or other distinguishing ornamentation. They are not valid for postage, nor are they intended to reach the hands of stamp collectors. Some do by favor of postal employees.
SOUVENIR SHEET: A small sheet of stamps issued for a specific commemorative purpose, with inscription or artwork in its border. Usually issued in conjunction with a stamp show.
Postage Stamps and Christianity by Barbara Mueller. 1964, Concordia Publishing House. Soft cover, good condition. Clean with some edge wear on covers. 83 pages + 15 pages of black & white images. Inked gift inscription on first title page.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Cover, Catalog, Overprint
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