Machin stamps: finite, interesting, challenging
By Rick Miller
Too often I hear collectors say they are losing interest in collecting and are on the verge of giving up.
Affixing machine
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search ...
Machin: The name given to a well-known series of British definitive stamps first issued in 1967. The design of the stamp depicts a plaster portrait of Queen Elizabeth II created by artist Arnold Machin.
Machin The name given to G.B. definitives, first issued in 1967 bearing the Queen's head designed from a plaster cast of the queen's profile by Arnold Machin, ...
machinable parcel—A parcel that is of the correct size and weight to be safely sorted by mail processing machinery such as a parcel sorting machine.
Machine Cancels - Stamps cancelled by machinery rather than hand stamps.
Mail Early block - U.S. marking block with the selvage bearing the inscription "Mail Early.'' ...
Machine Cancel
A cancellation imprint imparted to a cover by a machine, not a hand stamp. Most machine cancellations are metal die hub cancels.
Magnifier ...
*Machine Cancel - a cancellation applied by a machine, as opposed to one applied by a hand-held device. Machine cancels were first used in the 1870s.
"Mail Early in the Day" - a slogan used as a marginal marking from 1966 to 1978.
MACHINE-PRECANCELED COIL STAMPS
One further type of mechanical device has been used extensively for precanceling. It was devised specifically for precanceling coil stamps in rolls, rather than stamps in sheets.
Machine Cancel Society
Silver Medal - must be a member, can be won only once unless a upgrade in quality is apparent, available for national shows only.
A machine invented by French engineer Jean Castaing that added the edge lettering and devices to early U.S. coins before they were struck.
The machine that makes the perforations in a sheet of stamps is called "the machine that makes the perforations in a sheet of stamps". There is no machine or thingy that tells how many stamps have perforations.
Vending machine stamp - stamp designed or printed for sale in coin-operated machines. These stamps may differ from ordinary postage in perf varieties, and they tend to be small format size.
Vignette - the primary design area of a stamp ...
The Stamp Machines and Coiled Stamps,
by George P. Howard; H. L. Lindquist Pubs., 1943 ...
Affixing Machines
Privately manufactured machine for applying stamps to envelopes worked by hand or electricity.
Affranchts ...
Not Flat-Machinable - Standard Mail pieces not meeting flat-size requirements, are charged higher prices than a flat (large envelope) but lower prices than a parcel.
Watermark. A machine-applied, deliberate thinning of paper during its manufacture, to produce a semi-transparent pattern or design of some kind.
Makeshift Vending Machine Booklets Lot#Cat#DescriptionConditionPrice
107
BK178x
15 - #2492 Pink Rose ($4.80) ...
Mach: auction abbreviation term for machine.
Macharraviaga: local post, Spanish civil war, Nationalist, (Malaga)1937.
Back to index Franking machines A Franking machine is a postage payment machine that automatically applies the proper postage to letters, large envelopes and packets passing through it.
Coil stamps - Postage stamps issued in the form of a long strip, one stamp wide, in the form of a tight roll issued either from a machine or by a hand dispenser. The postage stamps can be arranged in a coil side by side or one above the other.
There is some humor in the fact that the first stamps were issued by Great Britain, yet it remained for an Irishman by the name of Henry Archer to hit upon a machine in 1847, ...
Pen Canceled: Stamps canceled with an ink pen or marker pen rather than a hand stamp or machine cancel. Many early stamps were routinely canceled by pen. A pen cancel may also indicate that a stamp was used as a fiscal.
Phosphor -- A chemical substance used in stamp production to activate machines that automatically cancel mail. The machines react to the phosphor under ultraviolet light. In 1959, Great Britain began to print phosphor lines on some of its stamps.
DATESTAMP - A hand or machine stamp containing a date
ETIQUETTE - An adhesive which is not a postage stamp.
FANCY CANCEL - A cancellation which is or includes a design.
A mark, applied by hand or machine, to cancel the stamp and thus prevent re-use. Also a general term for any postal markings applied to mail.
Presentation Pack
Prestige Booklet ...
Stamps issued in rolls for use in affixing or vending machines.
Commemoratives:
Stamps which honor anniversaries, important people, or special events. Commemoratives are usually sold for a specific period of time.
Coil: A stamp prepared in rolls for sale and use in stamp-vending and affixing machines. Coils are often imperforate on two parallel sides and bear distinctive perforations. Some are numbered on the back to distinguish them from sheet stamps.
Our culture is changing the way we communicate with each other. We now correspond using phones, fax machines and e-mail in addition to letters.
TAGGING: A chemical substance applied to a stamp which activates automative cancellation machines.
TONGS: Metal tweezer-like implements used to handle stamps.
TOPICALS: Stamps which all have a common theme, such as animals, flowers, etc.
Automatic stamps are produced individually by a machine on demand in a denomination selected by the customer. There normally is no date on the stamp. As of 30 June 2003, framas were withdrawn from use in Australia.
No tagging was used for the 10,000,000 production run, presumably because of the stamp's intended purpose for use on overseas parcels, which are not scanned by phosphor sensing machines.
The earliest adhesive stamps were issued imperforate and had to be torn apart or cut with scissors, although the printers, Perkins Bacon, actually had a small perforating machine in 1840 to perforate cheque book counterfoils.
The position of the design on a stamp. On perfectly centered stamps, the design is exactly in the middle. Coil Stamp Stamp produced in a roll for use in vending machines. Usually identified by a pair of straight edges on opposite sides.
After the Scinde Dawk, Colonel Forbes of Calcutta Mint came up with an essay for a postage stamp. It showed a Lion and Palm tree. This stamp was never printed, as the colonel could not ensure an adequate supply with the limited machinery at his ...
A reperfed stamp is a stamp to which perforations have been added or modified after leaving the post office or vending machine (Privately perforated and Postmaster perforated stamps are a different topic)." - Read all about it! aj.
After doing this and using the stencil, draw your pattern. Using a dye-cutting machine will guarantee a great design. Use thick foam sheets and paste them along with double-stick tape, so you get a fine image.
They usually featured pinup art and were sold in penny arcade vending machines. Archival Any museum quality material that will protect postcards for extended periods of time. Artist In Europe, this refers to cards of actors and actresses.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Cover, Cancel, Printing
|
