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FRANKED MAIL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
- Postal Equipment and Supplies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- handheld machine
1, record 1, English, handheld%20machine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine which is pressed into contact with the item of mail to be franked and pushed across its surface to produce the impression. 1, record 1, English, - handheld%20machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
- Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine tenue à la main
1, record 1, French, machine%20tenue%20%C3%A0%20la%20main
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine mise manuellement en contact avec la surface du pli postal et que l'on pousse sur cette surface pour réaliser l'empreinte. 1, record 1, French, - machine%20tenue%20%C3%A0%20la%20main
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-06-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Office Equipment and Supplies
- Postal Equipment and Supplies
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- impression sequence
1, record 2, English, impression%20sequence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The order, under UPU regulations, in which impressions shall read from right to left as follows : value paid impression, place and date impression and optional impressions. On letter mail, the value paid impression and place and date impression shall be contained within an area 40 mm high by 74 mm long in the upper right corner of the item to be franked. 1, record 2, English, - impression%20sequence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et fournitures de bureau
- Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ordre des mentions imprimées de l'empreinte
1, record 2, French, ordre%20des%20mentions%20imprim%C3%A9es%20de%20l%27empreinte
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordre selon lequel, d'après les règlements de l'UPU doivent figurer, de droite à gauche, les différentes empreintes à savoir : vignettes de valeur, timbre à date puis mentions facultatives. Sur les lettres la vignette de valeur et le timbre à date doivent s'inscrire à l'intérieur d'une surface de 40 mm de hauteur et de 74 mm de longueur réservée à cet effet sur le coin supérieur droit du pli à affranchir. 1, record 2, French, - ordre%20des%20mentions%20imprim%C3%A9es%20de%20l%27empreinte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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