peelable label A self-stick label that can be easily removed from a cover without leaving adhesive or blemish. Used for addressing covers—later removed to create unaddressed covers. Refers to the method of addressing a cover. [Back to top] ...
The peelable label shown in Figure 2 promotes the firm of Assad Yazbeck and Sons of Freetown. According to the label, the firm sold Pirelli tires, was a distributor for Mercedes-Benz and served as a travel agency.
Label stain (LS): blemish from a peelable label on a cover. La Bisbal: local post, Spanish civil war, Republican, 1937. Labrador USA Post Office: 1908; bogus stamps for Labrador, Canada.
See also: Series, Margin, Machin, Local, Label
 
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