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Record 1 1980-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stamp and Postmark Collecting
CONT

The current passion for art stamps ... has greatly encouraged the maximum card with its visual impact, but "maximaphily" ... had its origins in the picture postcard craze of 70 years ago.

OBS

maximum card: A card bearing an adhesive stamp (as a commemorative) and an enlarged picture of the same stamp issued by a government or philatelic agency for sale to collectors with cancellation of the stamp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philatélie et marcophilie
DEF

Action de collectionner les cartes maximum.

OBS

carte maximum : Carte dont l'illustration reproduit le motif du timbre-poste y apposé.

Spanish

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