Fiscal Philately
Fiscal and fiscally used stamps are not generally acceptable to collectors of postage stamps. There are collectors in most countries
Fiscal
A stamp used for revenue purposes other than postage. F.C. is a commonly used contraction to denote that a stamp
First Flight
In aero-philately special attention is given to cards and covers carried on the first flights, whether experimental pioneer efforts or
Keyed
A term used in Plating (which see) where a pair, strip, or block is found to key-up with a position
Hair-lines
Originally used to describe the fine line crossing the outer angles of the corner blocks of early typographed British stamps
First-day Cover
A stamp used on the first day of its issue and retained on its envelope as evidence of first-day posting.
Faux pour servir
Forgeries which have passed in the post or have been made with intent to defraud the post.
Desulphurate
Some printing inks derived from metallic bases are liable to become impregnated with sulphur. Stamps printed in such inks are
Cut to Shape
A stamp of unusual form, e.g. round, oval, octagonal, etc., trimmed close to the conformation of the impression. Stamps which
CDS
Circular Date Stamp or Postmark
Advertisement
Some stamps have been issued having an advertisement printed on the back. The most well-known are certain Queen Victoria issues
Allen’s City Dispatch
Local stamp issued in Chicago, U.S.A. in 1882.
Dead Letter
A term for a mail item, which is undeliverable due to a poor address, or where the addressee is deceased
BNA
British North America
Banknote Issues
In the United States, from 1870 to 1887, the American, Continental and National Bank Note Company printed these stamps.