Harlan Stone
Awards - Hall of Fame
For deceased philatelists who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of national or international philately.
5-hwan Tombstone stamp shown in Figure 6.
Since 1983, most stamps of Saudi Arabia have been inscribed only in Arabic.
The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum.
Epigraphy (from the Greek: ἐπιγραφή epi-graph", literally "on-writing", "inscription"[1]) is the study of inscriptions or epigraphs as writing; that is, ...
The Printer's Stone - the other large Cinderella Stamp dealer, who also stocks and sells books on the topic.
Just Wendy Thematics, an extensive, well designed site specializing in thematic stamps. Check it out.
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Maidstone Overseas: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Maigre: (Fr.) thin.
Mai Gt.Pre. 1902: overprint on stamps of Haiti, (Gouvernmnet Provisoire) Provisional Government, 1902.
Tombstone date-stamp - A date handstamp contained within a frame shaped to resemble the headstone of a grave.
Toned - paper not tinted yet clearly not white; usually a pale shade of cream or brown.
At SAN you can bid and buy from fine philatelic auction houses such as Siegel, Apfelbaum and Cherrystone under one cyber-roof.
I make it a point to be there and offer to buy the contents of the box in the "corner stone.
This great system inspired Herodotus to write of them the words which are presently emblazoned in the stone facade of the great Post Office in New York: "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, ...
Lithography - a printing process in which the design is drawn, photographed, and transferred to the stone or plates of zinc or aluminum in a greasy ink. It is then fixed by treatment with acid.
Or if you go to Yellowstone, you can get a postcard of "Old Faithful" for a stamp that came out years ago. Or if you are visiting Mount Rainier, you can get cards from there. There are at least three different stamps with Mount Rainier on them.
Constructed of materials provided by the three original allies, the ceiling, walls and columns of the chamber are constructed of Chteau Gaillard stone from France, the altar is from Britain, ...
Ronnie Wood, the lead guitarist of The Rolling Stones became a renowned stamp collector after his alcohol rehabilitation therapy. Wood collects rare stamps and often makes them his subjects in painting.
Canadian Stamps portray famous leaders, milestone events, and notable accomplishments of each country, and a stamp collector loves that.
die proofs taken from an engraved die just completed, before duplicating it on to a plate or stone.
plate impressions taken before the actual printing is proceeded with.
colour proofs in the officially-approved ink before the 'run' is commenced.
Silver coin that served as a cornerstone of U.S. currency from 1792 through 1935. Also see: Dollar, Trade dollar
Silver nickel
Synonym for Wartime nickel.
Plate Proofs Plate-maker or printer impressions from the plate, etched cylinder or ‘stone' before printing commences.
Demonetized. Stamps made invalid for postage by law. Die. The original engraved piece of metal or other material from which reproductions are taken to form the plate or stone for stamp printing.
of an establishment, all undesirable features, such as telephone poles, junk yards, background clutter, and sometimes even cars and people were remove by airbrush. Lithography A printing process using a smooth, flat, porous surface of stone on ...
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