Cancelled to Order
Stamps postmarked in quantities for sale to the stamp trade, without giving any postal service in return.
Bleuté, or Blued Paper
Stamp paper which has acquired a bluish hue in its manufacture.
Booklets, Booklet Leaf, Booklet Sheet
Stamps issued in booklet form are printed in large sheets laid out on a different plan or imposition from regular
General Issues
A description used in some catalogues for definitive stamps, where such issues are shown separately from special issues such as
Approval Dealers Protection Society (ADPS)
"The ADPS Stamp Dealers Society is a UK based society formed in 1966 for the benefit of both full and
Bourse
That part of a stamp exhibition or fair, where dealers set up their stands to sell to collectors. Also the
Variation
A different version or format in which the stamp was issued (usually compared with the original single gummed sheet stamp).
Enter, Entry
An image transferred by a roller die to its position on a steel plate is said to be “entered.” When
Essay
A proposed stamp or design which has been rejected, or not adopted, or which, if adopted, has been modified in
Tab
An extra piece attached to a stamp containing text and/or graphics. Tabs may be joined to the stamp with or
Amoy
Port of southern China which had a British Post Office in operation from 1844 to 1922, using the stamps of
Alsace and Lorraine
French border province that has been occupied by Germany twice, first during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and again in
G.P.O., G.Pr.O.
Abbreviations for : General Post Office, Government Printing Office.
Anchor
Watermark used on certain issues of Great Britain and its colonies, most notably, G.B. issues of 1867-74 and Cape of
Allenstein
Former district of East Prussia, Germany, that is now part of Poland, known as Olsztyn. Occupied by an Allied Commission