Carnet

By PDb Glossary|2015-12-10T15:50:52+11:00Jan 27, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - C|

French for "booklet" (q.v.) Carnetisme - The collection and study of stamp booklets.

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Dead Country

By PDb Glossary|2010-08-26T17:40:04+10:00Jan 26, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - D|

A former stamp-issuing entity that no longer issues its own stamps. Also, the old name of an active stamp-issuing entity

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Colour Error

By PDb Glossary|2015-12-10T21:36:29+11:00Jan 25, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - C|

An item printed in the wrong colour, or colour omitted.

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Pjonustu Frimerki (Iceland)

By PDb Glossary|2011-04-08T15:05:04+10:00Jan 24, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - P, Stamp Inscriptions, Stamp Inscriptions - P|

Official Stamp

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Omnia Juncta in Uno (Latin)

By PDb Glossary|2011-04-08T15:04:13+10:00Jan 24, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - O, Stamp Inscriptions, Stamp Inscriptions - O|

All Joined in One

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Muttertag (German)

By PDb Glossary|2011-04-08T15:02:28+10:00Jan 24, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - M, Stamp Inscriptions, Stamp Inscriptions - M|

Mother’s Day

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Mataku i te atua Fakamamalu ki te tupu (Ellice Is.)

By PDb Glossary|2011-04-08T15:01:39+10:00Jan 24, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - M, Stamp Inscriptions, Stamp Inscriptions - M|

Fear God; Honour the King

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Postes Persanes (French)

By PDb Glossary|2011-04-08T15:05:10+10:00Jan 23, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - P, Stamp Inscriptions, Stamp Inscriptions - P|

Persian Post

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Posta Aerea (Italian)

By PDb Glossary|2011-04-08T15:05:08+10:00Jan 23, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - P, Stamp Inscriptions, Stamp Inscriptions - P|

Air Post

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Philately

By PDb Glossary|2010-08-26T22:10:45+10:00Jan 20, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - P|

Coined by M. G. Herpin, the term refers to stamp collecting in the widest sense. Rather obscurely from the Greek:

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Demonetised

By PDb Glossary|2010-08-26T17:40:06+10:00Jan 20, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - D|

Obsolete stamps which have been specifically deprived of validity in the post and of redemption value. All Great Britain stamps

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Cancellation

By PDb Glossary|2015-12-10T11:36:51+11:00Jan 19, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - C, Postmarks|

Any mark applied to a stamp to prevent its re-use in the post. Found in various forms including a postmark,

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Sobreporte Aereo (Spanish)

By PDb Glossary|2011-04-08T15:08:03+10:00Jan 19, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - S, Stamp Inscriptions, Stamp Inscriptions - S|

Air Surtax

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Corner Letters

By PDb Glossary|2011-03-21T13:22:24+11:00Jan 19, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - C|

See Check Letters

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Séptimo Congreso Panamericano del Niño (Spanish)

By PDb Glossary|2011-04-08T15:07:57+10:00Jan 18, 2008|Glossary, Glossary - S, Stamp Inscriptions, Stamp Inscriptions - S|

Seventh Pan-American Child Congress

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