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Record 1 1977-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
CONT

An electric watermark detector is a little plastic box with a hinged lid. (...) When a stamp is inserted in a slot and a light is turned on, the watermark can be seen under the proper colour in the disc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
  • Timbres et oblitération
OBS

Filigranoscope: Petit godet à fond noir au fond duquel on place le timbre-poste verso vers le haut. On verse quelques gouttes de benzine sur le dos du timbre. Le filigrane apparaît.

Spanish

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