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HORIZONTAL STRIP [2 records]

Record 1 2015-03-19

English

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

(...) horizontal strip of stamps, usually with a number to denote quantity in the strip.

OBS

strip: three or more stamps in horizontal or vertical rows.

OBS

for "strip" : Unless "vertical strip" is specified, the use of the term "strip" implies "horizontal strip".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Timbres et oblitération
CONT

(...) (bande horizontale ou bande verticale).

OBS

Bande: (...) Ensemble de plusieurs timbres se tenant à la suite par un côté ou l'autre (...)

Spanish

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Record 2 1978-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Arts
OBS

These horizontal strips are not glued, but move freely to allow for expansion and contraction of the panel and to preclude future cracking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts plastiques
OBS

Collées au panneau, à la colle forte, les lames de maintien comportent des entailles qui permettent d'introduire les lames de soutien tout en leur laissant un certain jeu.

Spanish

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