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INDENTED POSTAGE STAMP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- perforated stamp
1, record 1, English, perforated%20stamp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- indented postage stamp 2, record 1, English, indented%20postage%20stamp
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A postage stamp perforated with the distinctive marks of the individual or firm using it. 2, record 1, English, - perforated%20stamp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When small portions of paper are removed it [the stamp] is termed perforated. 3, record 1, English, - perforated%20stamp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
When an interior row is missed there will be two vertical rows imperforate between, the left row stamps will be perforated horizontally, and the right row will be perforated only at the right side. [CABST, 1979, p. 387.] 4, record 1, English, - perforated%20stamp
Record 1, Key term(s)
- perforated postage stamp
- indented stamp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Timbres et oblitération
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- timbre dentelé
1, record 1, French, timbre%20dentel%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- timbre perforé 2, record 1, French, timbre%20perfor%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- timbre-poste dentelé 3, record 1, French, timbre%2Dposte%20dentel%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- timbre-poste perforé 3, record 1, French, timbre%2Dposte%20perfor%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
perforé, percé, piquage : désigne les trous effectués dans la marge des timbres pour en faciliter la séparation. C'est l'opération de perforation qui transforme le timbre non dentelé en timbre dentelé. En général les trous effectués sont ronds. Sur les timbres, au type Napoléon III non dentelé, divers perçages ont été réalisés avant l'apparition du premier timbre dentelé (percé en ligne, en scie, en arc, etc.). 4, record 1, French, - timbre%20dentel%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
dentelé, dentelure, perforation : c'est la perforation des bords du timbre dont le but est de faciliter la séparation des timbres. On raconte qu'un employé des chemins de fer Irlandais eut le premier l'idée de denteler les timbres, après avoir vu à l'œuvre une perforatrice de ticket. [...] Un timbre dentelé est caractérisé par le nombre de dents sur deux centimètres. Exemple : dentelé 13 ou dentelé 13[astérisque]14. Un petit instrument appelé odontomètre permet de mesurer le nombre de dents. Dans leur grande majorité les timbres classiques de France sont dentelés 14[astérisque]13½. 4, record 1, French, - timbre%20dentel%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
L'ensemble des dents constitue la dentelure et les timbres sont dits dentelés. 5, record 1, French, - timbre%20dentel%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un timbre dentelé doit posséder «toutes ses dents». Une dent courte ou absente peut diminuer sensiblement la valeur du timbre. 4, record 1, French, - timbre%20dentel%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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