AAT
Australia Antarctic Territory If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Agency
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
ABNC, ABNCo.
American Bank Note Company If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Banknote IssuesAmerican Letter MailAllied Military Post
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Acacia Gum
A water-soluble gum obtained from several species of the Acacia (Acacia Senegal and Acacia arabica, used in the manufacture of adhesives. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Bleuté, or Blued PaperAdvertisementAcknowledgement of receipt
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Accessories
Products used by the stamp collector to aid stamp identification and handling. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...CachetAgencyBack-Stamped
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Accountable Mail
Mail, which requires the addressee’s signature on receipt to provide proof of delivery. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Carriers’ StampsAcknowledgement of receiptDead Letter
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Acid-free Paper
Paper manufactured under neutral conditions with a pH greater than 7.0, containing no acidic additives. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Chalky, or Chalk-Surfaced PaperCigarette PaperBleuté, or Blued Paper
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Acknowledgement of receipt
A stamp issued against payment of a special fee, so that acknowledgement of receipt of the postal item will be obtained. Mostly countries collect such fees using normal postage stamps and attach a suitable etiquette to the envelope (see recorded ...
Monday, May 4th, 2009
Across–the-lines Mails
U.S. Civil War term for mail carried by private express between the North and the South. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...AirmailDead LetterOxidised
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Adhesive
a stamp which has to be affixed to a letter, postcard or packet with gum or other. As apposed to a stamp already printed on the envelope. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Die CutAlbinoCachet
Monday, December 28th, 2009
Admirals
In 1912 and 1925, Canadian stamp series depicting King George V in full dress uniform as admiral for the Royal Navy. Also New Zealand 1926 issue and the first stamps of Southern Rhodesia (1924-30). If you enjoyed this article, you might ...
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Advertisement
Some stamps have been issued having an advertisement printed on the back. The most well-known are certain Queen Victoria issues of New Zealand, but some British stamps were also printed experimentally. Modern self-adhesives from Sierra Leone have advertisements printed on ...
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Advertising Cover
Envelope, which advertises a commercial product. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...On CoverCrash CoverAlbino
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Aero-Philately
a branch of philately concerned with the study and/or collection of air-stamps. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...CarnetPhilately
Friday, November 28th, 2008
Aerogramme
A special lightweight single sheet of paper printed and gummed and designed when sealed to form an air letter. The official ones carry a printed stamp and they sometimes attract a lower airmail rate. If you enjoyed this article, you might ...
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Agency
A commercial firm, which promotes and sells the postal products of the country or countries it represents; a post office maintained in one country’s territory by another country. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Carriers’ StampsBack-StampedAdvertising Cover
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Air Label
Labels inscribed Par Avion or equivalent, which means by air. France had the first example in black on red paper (August 17, 1918); the UPU adopted a standard blue colour in 1922 for affixing to material carried by air. If you enjoyed ...
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
Air Stamp
a stamp issued specifically for mail transported by air. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Sweden’s First Air Mail StampAIF First Day Covers by Air 1940Airmail
Sunday, February 8th, 2009
Airmail
A general term to denote letters and postal items carried by air. The cost is usually more than the surface mail, particularly on the longer distances, and of course the time taken is much less than by surface mail. Many ...
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Airmail Stamp
Stamp intended to prepay airmail postage; the first recorded is the 25 cent rose, Italian express stamp, 200, 000 of which were overprinted in 1917. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Acknowledgement of receiptAirmailAerogramme
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Albino
an impression made without colour from an uninked stamp plate or die or from the printers' type. They usually occur when two stamps or envelopes are fed into a press at the same time creating an embossed imprint on the ...
Friday, January 9th, 2009
Allen’s City Dispatch
Local stamp issued in Chicago, U.S.A. in 1882. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...American Letter MailAir StampAmur Province
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Allenstein
Former district of East Prussia, Germany, that is now part of Poland, known as Olsztyn. Occupied by an Allied Commission from the end of World War I until 1920 when a plebiscite returned the area to Germany. German stamps were ...
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Allied Military Post
British and American Zones used their stamps; 1946 saw three general issues of these stamps with the same design; America (Bureau of Engraving and Printing); Britain (Harrison and Sons Ltd.) and Germany (G. Westermann). If you enjoyed this article, you might ...
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
Alsace and Lorraine
French border province that has been occupied by Germany twice, first during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and again in 1940, during World War II. During the 1870 occupation, Germany issued stamps for the province with values expressed in French ...
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
Alwar
A feudatory state of Rajasthan, British India which issued its own locals from 1877-1899. Now part of India. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...BPA CertificateAdvertisementAngola
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Amadeus or Amadeo
King of Spain from 1870 to 1873. Several issues from Spain during this period bear his likeness. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Andorra (Andorre)Alsace and LorraineAngola
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Ambulante (Fr.)
Travelling. Used on stamps or on cancellations of various nations, particularly of Belgium and France, "Poste Ambulante" indicates that the mail item was processed by a mobile post office. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Carriers’ StampsDead LetterAndorra
Friday, March 6th, 2009
American Letter Mail
Company Local issues from Boston, U.S.A., issued in 1844 by Lysander Spooner. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...American Topical Association (A.T.A.)AmoyLoose Letter
Friday, August 7th, 2009
American Topical Association (A.T.A.)
The leading authority for Thematic collectors around the world. The A.T.A. publishes its own journal and handbooks on a wide variety of Thematic Subjects. Write to them at: PO. Box 65749, Tuczon AZ 85728, U.S.A. or email to: ATAOffice@aol.com If you ...
Sunday, February 8th, 2009
Amoy
Port of southern China which had a British Post Office in operation from 1844 to 1922, using the stamps of Hong Kong with the postmark "A1". If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Back-StampedAmerican Letter MailGeneral Letter Office
Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Amur Province
A briefly autonomous administration in eastern Russia which issued stamps in 1920 bearing the Russian inscription "Amur Province - Postage Stamp". If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Alsace and LorraineCommemorativeAcknowledgement of receipt
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Anchor
Watermark used on certain issues of Great Britain and its colonies, most notably, G.B. issues of 1867-74 and Cape of Good Hope triangulars from 1853-64. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Allied Military PostCementGeneral Issues
Saturday, September 12th, 2009
Andorra
Independent state between France and Spain, which does not charge for internal mail. Before 1928, Spanish and French stamps were used. In 1928, the Spanish postal service established the Correos Andorra overprint. The French postal service established a postage due French stamp ...
Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Andorra (Andorre)
Independent state in the Pyrenees mountains, between France and Spain, that is neither a republic or a monarchy. Governed jointly by the President of France and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel, Andorra is the last surviving remnant of the feudal ...
Monday, July 13th, 2009
Angola
A much-troubled former Portuguese colony on the west coast of southern Africa. Gained full independence from Portugal in November 1975, but has since then been pretty much in a constant state of civil war. First stamps were issued in 1870 ...
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Aniline
the organic base or parent substance for many dyes and drugs. In its pure form, aniline is a highly poisonous, oily, colorless liquid with a distinctive odor. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...AdvertisementChangelingDie Cut
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
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 part-time dealers worldwide. The Society requires all members to abide by a strict code of ethics. Collectors can therefore have confidence ...
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Arrow, Arrow-Block
Arrows, and similar marks, printed in the margins of sheets as register marks for printer and perforator. An arrow-block consists of four or more stamps, with an arrow in the margin. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...BlockCementBooklets, Booklet Leaf, ...
Friday, December 28th, 2007
As is
An expression used by auctioneers and dealers to indicate the lot or stamp is sold without their usual guarantee and therefore is not returnable. The expression does not necessarily mean that the item is not genuine, merely that the dealer, ...
Sunday, December 28th, 2008
ASCAT
International Association of Publishers of Stamp Catalogues. External links Official Website: http://ascat-org.com/ If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...American Topical Association (ATA)Association of Scottish Philatelic Societies (ASPS)Approval Dealers Protection Society (ADPS)
Friday, December 4th, 2009
ASDA
Indicates membership of either the American or the Australian Stamp Dealers Association (now known as the Australasian Philatelic Traders' Association or APTA). If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...American Topical Association (ATA)Approval Dealers Protection Society (ADPS)Association of Scottish Philatelic ...
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
ATM
Automatic Teller Machine. In reference to stamp collecting, an ATM, which also dispenses stamps. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Automatic PerforationOptical Character Reader (OCR)Philately
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Automatic Perforation
Stamps supplied in rolls for use in vending machines were, in early examples, imperforate, or perforate in one direction only, and the machine perforated the stamp automatically on delivery. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...CoilsPrivate PerforationPerforation
Friday, December 26th, 2008
Back-Stamped
The dated postmark applied to mail by the receiving post office of destination or by a post office handling the piece while in transit. When present, is usually found at the back of a cover although it can be on ...
Saturday, December 27th, 2008
Backstamp
Postmark applied to the back of incoming mail to show date and time of receipt at the receiving post office. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Back-StampedBank MailCancellation
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Ballon Monté
A French expression meaning "balloon with pilot". It can be found on mail during the siege of Paris (1870-71). For this a higher rate of postage was charged. Balloons were used because there were no other way to leave the ...
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Bank Mail
Stamp assortment, usually on paper, collected from the incoming mail of financial institutions. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...BackstampAccountable MailDie Cut
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Banknote Issues
In the United States, from 1870 to 1887, the American, Continental and National Bank Note Company printed these stamps. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...ABNC, ABNCo.Bureau IssuesOmnibus Issues
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Batonné Paper
Watermarked with parallel lines far apart. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Blued PaperBleuté, or Blued PaperCigarette Paper
Sunday, October 12th, 2008
BEP
Bureau of Engraving, Washington, D.C., where all U.S. currency and almost all U.S. postage stamps have been produced, since 1894. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Bureau IssuesBureau PrecancelsBureau Print
Saturday, June 20th, 2009
Bisect, Bisected Provisional
A stamp cut in half (vertically, horizontally or diagonally) for use at half the face value. The bisection by the public was sanctioned by authorities during a shortage of stamps of a lower denomination. In some case, the bisecting was ...
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Bleuté, or Blued Paper
Stamp paper which has acquired a bluish hue in its manufacture. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Blued PaperChalky, or Chalk-Surfaced PaperCigarette Paper
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Block
An unseparated group of no fewer than four stamps. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Arrow, Arrow-BlockCitizens Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC)
Monday, December 28th, 2009
Blued Paper
See Bleuté. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Bleuté, or Blued PaperBatonné PaperCigarette Paper
Saturday, December 27th, 2008
BNA
British North America If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Never Hinged (NH)Allied Military PostBureau Print
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Bogus
A fictitious stamplike label created for sale to collectors. Bogus issues include labels for nonexistent countries, nonexistent values appended to regularly issued sets and issues for nations or similar entities ...
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
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 sheets, mainly for the convenience in cutting up and binding. A BOOKLET SHEET is the full sheet that has ...
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Both Sides, stamps printed on
Stamps printed on both sides, which are extremely collectable, are created due to economy of paper usage. At some point, the printer has decided that a sheet has been deficiently printed in the first pass and has turned the sheet ...
Friday, May 9th, 2008
Bourse
That part of a stamp exhibition or fair, where dealers set up their stands to sell to collectors. Also the period of time at the end of a club meeting, when members sell stamps to each other. If you enjoyed this ...
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
BPA Certificate
A certificate issued by an expert of the British Philatelic Association, which indicates the genuineness or otherwise of a stamp or cover. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Royal CertificateASDAASCAT
Sunday, February 8th, 2009
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