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Record 1 2016-02-05

English

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

[The process of cancelling] a postage stamp ... in order to render it unusable for further [postage].

Key term(s)
  • cancelation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Timbres et oblitération
DEF

[Processus visant à annuler un] timbre-poste [...] de manière à le rendre inutilisable pour un affranchissement ultérieur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sellos postales y obliteración
DEF

[Acción de] anular los sellos de correos imprimiendo sobre los del franqueo de una carta, paquete u otro objeto postal, una marca para impedir que sean empleados de nuevo.

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