Cachets

Labour Day U.S.C.S. 456 Cachet: King of 1934 Cachets (1935)

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008: "Stamps", Articles, Cachets, Philatelic Publications

The following was first published in Stamps (April, 1935) and was written by John J. Haag, P.J.A., Cachet Editor of that publication. The best cachet for the year 1934. For the third year the readers of Stamps have selected the cachets they ...

Prisoner of War Mail

Saturday, April 5th, 2008: Cachets, Censored mail, Glossary, Military, Postal Stationery

A letter or other postal item to or from a prisoner of war, which usually bears some evidence such as a cachet, censor label or other mark to indicate this fact. Special postal stationery or local stamps have also been ...

Handstamp

Saturday, April 5th, 2008: Cachets, Glossary, Handstamps, Overprints, Postmarks

A postmark, overprint, cachet or other such mark applied to a stamp or postal item by hand.

Helicopter Mail

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008: Cachets, Flight, Glossary

Mail which has been officially carried by helicopter and which bears a cachet or other evidence of this fact.

Parachute Mail

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008: Cachets, Flight, Glossary

Mail dropped by parachute from passing aircraft on islands or other isolated locations, and usually identifiable by cachet or other inscription

Boxed

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008: Cachets, Glossary, Handstamps, Postmarks

Description of a postmark, handstamp or cachet to indicate that it has an outer line around it, usually in the shape of a rectangle.