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Record 1 1999-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stamp and Postmark Collecting
DEF

A device for determining the watermark on a stamp.

OBS

watermark: a marking in paper resulting from differences in thickness usu. produced by pressure of a projecting design in the mold or on the dandy roll and visible when the paper is held up to the light ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philatélie et marcophilie
DEF

Petit godet à fond noir au fond duquel on place le T.P. [timbre-poste], verso vers le haut. On verse quelques gouttes de benzine sur le dos du T [timbre]. Le filigrane apparaît.

OBS

filigrane: dessin imprimé dans la pâte du papier par le réseau de la forme et qui peut se voir par transparence.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Filatelia y matasellos
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