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PRECANCELLED POSTAGE STAMP [1 record]

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Record 1 1978-03-13

English

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

Precanceled postage stamps are canceled before they are applied to mail. ... Business firms or organizations buy precanceled stamps to save time in processing the mail and speeding the delivery.

OBS

for "precancel": The elliptical turn "precancel" must be used in this sense.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Timbres et oblitération
DEF

Timbres oblitérés à l'avance servant à l'envoi d'imprimés, circulaires, journaux, revues, catalogues, et délivrés en gros à des firmes, associations industrielles, commerçants, etc.

Spanish

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