Postal marking
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Postal Markings
Postal Markings include handstamps, machine markings, hand notations, x-cancels, etc., i.e.
*Postal Marking - any impression (whether by machine, handstamp, or pen), placed on mail by an employee of the Post Office in the course of handling mail.
Postal markings have their own nomenclature. Although the words "cancel" and "postmark" are often used interchangeably, there are nuances of difference.
Postal markings introduced in the late 1980s to date the receipt of metered mail by the Postal Service and now used much more widely to code commercial mail for delivery.
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.
Triptych:
A se-tenant strip of three related stamps, often forming one overall design.
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The earliest postal markings date back to about 3000 B.C. They were used by Egyptian court officials and read: 'In the name of the living king, speed!' ...
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.
State; located in southwestern Germany; currency: 60 kreuzer = 1 gulden; stamps of this country can be found in these catalogs: Michel, Scott, Stamps of the Grand Duchy of Baden, Stanley Gibbons, Yvert & Tellier; 1806: first postal markings known ...
Crash Cover - A cover saved from the wreck of a plane, train or other vehicle with a postal marking explaining the damaged condition.
Creases - A fold mark remaining on a postal piece.
CSAC - Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee.
Postal history: The study of historical postal markings, rates and routes.
Postal stationery: Anything excluding postage stamps used in the postal system including covers, postcards etc.
Postmark: Official postal marking.
Duplex cancel: A two-part postal marking consisting of a canceler and a postmark. The canceler voids the stamp so it cannot be reused. The postmark notes the date and place of mailing.
Others collect postal stationery, postmarks and postal markings of a country. In order to do this, these collectors must also know quite a bit about the postal system of the country or group they are collecting from.
Postmark. An official postal marking usually giving the date and origin or a piece of mail and is often part of the cancellation obliterating a stamp to prevent reuse.
Postmark: Any official postal marking. The term is usually used specifically in reference to cancellations bearing the name of a post office of origin and a mailing date.
Entire. A complete envelope, with stamps or other postal marking.
Error. A stamp bearing a mistake of some sort.
Essay. A proposed design for a stamp which was not accepted in its original form.
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
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a mystery story, as you try to find out how and why this stamp and envelope traveled and received certain postal markings.
One of many covers flown on the Hindenburg zeppelin, featuring a variety of postal markings.
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.
 See also: Stamp, Cover, Used, Cancel, Postmark
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