accumulation a large quantity of stamps often with many duplicates album a binder with stamp mounting pages approvals stamp sent by dealer for inspection & possible purchase binder a book for holding stamp mounting pages booklet pane 4-12 stamps printed together for small bookIets bourse a stamp event with dealers present cachet a special cancellation for first-day or speciel event cancellation a mark, defacing the stamp, to prevent reuse cancelled to order cancelled in sheets, not used on letters catalog a book listing stamps issued in a given area and their value CDS circular date stamp cancellation centering degree of evenness by borders around stamp changeling "wrong" color caused by chemicals, heat or light cinderella a stamp or item not listed in ordinary catalogs coil stamp printed in strips, often straight on opposite sides commemorative stamps issued to honor a person, place or thing common design stamps of identical design issued by two or more countries cover card or envelope with stamp or stamps affixed cut square corner of card or envelope with printed stamp definitive stamp issued over a long time for ordinary mail purposes duplicate more than one copy of a stamp EFO's errors, freaks & oddities; stamps misprinted in a variety of ways essay a trial design for a stamp, not adopted face value value when used for mailing letter or package fantasy stamp issued by a deposed or non-existent government fault defect such as thin spot, crease missing perforation, etc. first day cover envelope bearing stamp cancel dated first day of issue forgery imitation of an issued stamp, unlawfully produced glassine a transparent paper used for stamp envelopes granite paper paper incorporating colored silk threads gum adhesive used to attach a stamp to envelope or card gutter pair two stamps separated by paper from sheet margin hingeless plastic mounts for stamps which do not disturb their gum imperforate without holes in margins, must be cut apart killer part of cancel consisting of horizontal bars kiloware stamp mixtures sold by foreign governments to dealers laid paper paper showing parallel lines when seen from back line pair two attached coil stamps with vertical line between local a stamp valid for postage in a very limited area lot any group or collection offered as a unit maximum card souvenir with stamp plus color enlargement of same mixture an assortment of stamps with duplication never-hinged (NH) without any mark on the gum on stamp back on piece with part of envelope or other paper attached overprint any words or design printed on stamp before sale parcel post stamp stamp issued for postage on packages pelure paper thin, semi-transparent paper pen cancel stamp defaced by pen stroke rather than stamped cancel perforated having holes around margin to help in stamp separation perforation gauge a metal or plastic plate used to measure perforation spacing philatelic pertaining to stamps and covers plate block 4-6 stamps, with selvage containing control number(s) PNC (Plate number coil) coil stamp with small plate number on bottom post card a small card which can be mailed without envelope postane due stamp stamp showing additional postage that must be collected postal card a government issued post card with printed stamp postal stationery postal cards and envelopes bearing a printed stamp postal tax stamp tax stamp required on letter plus regular postage postally used used on actual mail, not cancelled-to-order printer's waste imperfect stamps from mistakes in printing process proof test printing of accepted design, often in different colors quadrille pages pages with crossed lines to help in mpunting regular issue see definitive regummed new adhesive applied after original was removed remainders unsold stamps from original issue repaired intentionally altered to improve appearance reprint stamp printed from original plate, usually unofficially revenue stamp a stamp issued for tax, not postal purposes rouletted having slits around margin to help in stamp separation SASE or SSAE stamped, self-addressed envelope second a stamp having moderate to serious faults selvage blank paper from sheet margins attached to stamp semi-postal stamps having extra charge added for charitable purpose set two or more stamps of a common theme, usually issued together se-tenant two attached stamps of different designs or values short set a set missing one or more values, usually the high one short corner one or more perforations missing on corner of stamp socked-on-nose cancel cancellation nicely centered on stamp souvenir card a special card with stamp designs, not valid for postage souvenir sheet small sheet with few stamps and margins, good for postage space filler a faulty stamp good enough to occupy a space in your album stampless cover stampless envelope, usually bearing town and postage amt. stock card a page with pockets for storing or displaying stamps straight-edge stamp lacking perforations on one side only surcharge an overprint which changes value of the stamp tete-beche two attached stamps, of which one is inverted topical stamp related to theme such as music, sports, birds, etc. tropical gum yellow or brown color, due to heat or age watermark design impressed in paper, visible when stamp is wet wove paper ordinary paper without apparent grain |