Keytype: A basic stamp design used of issue of two or many different stamps.
Kiloware: A mixture of stamps still on paper which is sometimes sold by weight.
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Keytype: A basic stamp design utilized for the issues of two or more postal entities, usually differing in the country name and inscription of value. Many of the earlier colonial issues of Britain, France, Spain, Germany and Portugal are keytypes.
Keytype - A basic stamp design used for the issues of two or more postal authorities which include captions of respective countries, denominations, etc.
Keytypes were an economical way for small colonies to have their own quality stamps.
France, Portugal, and Spain also used the keytype method to create stamps for some of their colonies.
Malta Keytype: nickname for King George V 1914 series that was used for several of the Crown Colonies.
Omnibus Issue: An issue released by several postal entities celebrating a common theme. Omnibus issues may or may not share a keytype design.
 See also: Used, Official, Local, Stamp, Catalog
  
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