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THINNED STAMP [1 record]

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Record 1 1978-02-27

English

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

Beginners and laymen very often simply tear stamps off covers and postcards. In most cases bits of paper from the reverse of the stamp remain on the cover. When you look at such a stamp against the light you can easily see a lighter area in the place where the paper is thinner. Philatelist call such stamp thin.

Key term(s)
  • thin stamp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Timbres et oblitération
CONT

Un timbre aminci perd beaucoup de sa valeur.

OBS

Amincissement [d'un timbre]: diminution plus ou moins légère de l'épaisseur (...) [de son] papier.

Spanish

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