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CACHET [1 record]

Record 1 2016-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
  • Stamp and Postmark Collecting
DEF

A special design or inscription [usually applied on] an envelope to commemorate a postal or philatelic event ..., an advertisement forming part of a postage meter impression, or a motto or slogan included in a postal cancellation.

OBS

cachet: not to be confused with "postmark" (marking on mail that shows the date and point of mailing or arrival.)

OBS

cachet: term used at Canada Post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Timbres et oblitération
  • Philatélie et marcophilie
DEF

Inscription ou dessin spécial apposé [habituellement] sur une enveloppe afin de souligner un événement [postal ou philatélique]; [une] publicité faisant partie de l’empreinte de la machine à affranchir, ou [un] slogan faisant partie de l’oblitération postale.

OBS

flamme : ne pas confondre avec «cachet postal» (marque sur le courrier qui indique la date et le lieu de dépôt ou la destination).

OBS

flamme : terme en usage à Postes Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sellos postales y obliteración
  • Filatelia y matasellos
CONT

Las marcas postales son aquellas aplicadas en la correspondencia, como una forma de difusión o información, sin tocar los sellos postales. […] las marcas postales tienen como única función la de difundir y/o promocionar hechos o acontecimientos.

OBS

marca postal: no confundir con "matasellos", que es la marca que anula el franqueo al imprimirse sobre el sello postal y que indica la fecha y lugar del despacho de la correspondencia.

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