show cancel
Special cancellation designed for and applied at a philatelic show or exhibition station. [Back to top]
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Figure 3. This cover bears a show cancel from the first day of issue for the nondenominated Woody Wagon stamp of 2001. Click on image to enlarge.
They may offer a special show cancel, as well as current U.S. stamp issues for sale. Now that you're at a show, look around at others in attendance, avidly hunting for the elusive stamp, or buying more readily available items.
Show cancel: postmark applied to covers at philatelic events; the name of the event is indicated in the cancel.
Show-hsien: local post, east China, 1949
Show stopper: nickname for a rare and unusual exhibition item.
 See also: Used, Single, Stamp, Cancel, Variety
  
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