This variety occurs on stamps denominated in British, Spanish and French currencies.
Variety
Normally a fairly small printing flaw which renders a stamp different from most in a sheet of stamps. Of minor interest to the beginner, but of significance to advanced collectors.
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Variety. A variation from the standard form of a stamp. Varieties can include watermarks, different kinds of perforations, wrong colors or printing and production mistakes (overinking, missing colors, etc.) ...
Variety - A variation from the standard form of a stamp, such as inverts, watermarks, missing colors, imperforates, wrong colors and major color shifts.
Variety
A coin of the same date and basic design as another but with slight differences such as variations in date, mintmark size and placement.
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Mat Variety
The printed evidence of damage to an overprinting mat. Such varieties are very similar in nature to a plate variety.
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Variety on stamp
Enlarged view of Variety
The error above falls into a category sometimes referred to as "fly-specking", since it involves details so minute and obscure that most of us would never notice them.
A wide variety of railway stamps have been issued by different countries and by private and state railways. Railway stamps of an unofficial or semi-official type are considered cinderella stamps.
Constant Variety - a plate variety that appears on a plate and on every sheet printed from it. All sheets printed from a plate will show the variety from the time the trait is entered on the plate until the time it is removed from the plate.
We offer a wide variety of high-quality stamp collectors albums among our assortment of stamp supplies.
Stamp Catalog: A variety of stamp catalogs are available. They are very helpful, and can be borrowed from some libraries. A stamp catalog is a great reference book filled with illustrations that can help us identify and learn about our stamps.
Color Shift A variety where one or more colors of a multicolored stamp are misaligned.
Color Trials Proofs taken in various selected colors to help in the selection process for the stamp to be issued.
B (blank): Great Britain 1d red of 1858-64, variety where "B" is blank on bottom right corner.
B (in a box): auction abbreviation for booklet pane.
B4: auction term for block of four.
Positional piece - Portion of a sheet of postage stamps, usually containing a variety, extending to the corner of the sheet or other part of the margin containing marks sufficient to identify the exact location of the variety, ...
If you discover a watermark variety such as an inverted watermark*, do not detach the selvage.
Because the possible variety of such dateds is infinite and because they are not especially attractive, they have aroused little interest among precancel collectors.
Early imperforate stamps must be checked carefully to be sure they are not a later perforated variety with the perfs cut off. This "technique" is used to fool a collector into thinking he has the more valuable imperforate variety.
This part of the Young Collectors Zone is designed to allow you to buy a variety of used albums and album pages to open a whole new world of stamp collecting at very affordable prices. You will find free albums except for the cost of mailing to you..
Accessories -- Any of the large variety of collecting tools and aids. Accessories include hinges, mounts, stamp tongs, perforation gauges, stock books, magnifiers and philatelic literature.
Cinderellas include a wide variety of stamp-like labels, seals and bogus issues, as well as revenue stamps, local post issues and other similar items.
Magnifying glasses, which come in a variety of shapes and sizes, will help you not only see the design better, but also, in some instances discover small details which can help distinguish one stamp from another.
She takes you from there to the variety in the Indian Stamps. The book is colourful and presents a picture of India's heritage through her postage stamps. This book is a dedication to the Indian Nation on the Golden Anniversary of its Independence.
ALL PURPOSE CACHET- A cachet with a general purpose design that can be used for a variety of different stamp subjects.
BACKSTAMP - A handstamp applied to the back of a letter, usually indicating date of transit or receipt at the office of destination.
Broad Star. A larger variety of the "star" watermark, used on British Colonial stamps.
Bruselles. The French rendition of Brussels.
Flaw: A defect in a plate that reproduces as an identifiable variety in the stamp design.
Fleet Post Office: An official United States post office for use by U.S. military naval units abroad.
76¢ Hattie Caraway (variety die-cut gauge 11.5 horizontally by 11 vertically)
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For example, a new collector I know plunged right in and soon found that at least one variety of the recent U.S.
One of many covers flown on the Hindenburg zeppelin, featuring a variety of postal markings.
City carriers used a variety of methods to get their patrons attention, from ringing twice (yes, the postman did ring twice), to whistles and even wooden door knockers that helped save wear and tear on carriers' knuckles.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Cover, Catalog, Printing
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