Tong: Tweezerlike tool with rounded, polished tips, used to handle stamps. Tongs prevent stamps from being soiled by dirt, oil or perspiration.
Tong: Tweezers-like tool with rounded tips which is used to handle stamps.
Topical: Philatelic material on a subject.
Type: A basic design of a stamp.
Tong - Tweezers for handling stamps.
Topical - Stamp or cover showing a particular subject or a stamp collection that features the same topic.
Transit Postmark - A postal mark that is made between destination points.
Tong: Tweezer-like tool used to handle stamps. Tongs prevent stamps from being soiled by dirt, oil or perspiration.
Simply grab the stamp with the tong.
Put the blades more towards the center of the stamp to avoid damaging the perforations as much as possible.
Only apply enough pressure to securely take and move the stamp.
 See also: Tongs, Stamp, Cover, Applied, Entire
  
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