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X-ROULETTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- percé en croix
1, record 1, English, perc%C3%A9%20en%20croix
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cross roulette 1, record 1, English, cross%20roulette
correct
- percé en losanges 1, record 1, English, perc%C3%A9%20en%20losanges
avoid, see observation, adjective
- lozenge roulette 1, record 1, English, lozenge%20roulette
avoid, see observation, adjective, Great Britain
- X-roulette 1, record 1, English, X%2Droulette
correct, see observation, adjective, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rouletted with a succession of more or less minute diagonal crosses ... 1, record 1, English, - perc%C3%A9%20en%20croix
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
percé en losanges: ... a misnomer for percé en croix. 1, record 1, English, - perc%C3%A9%20en%20croix
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lozenge roulette: An English misnomer for percé en croix ... 1, record 1, English, - perc%C3%A9%20en%20croix
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
X-roulette: A synonym for cross-roulette and, thus, an English synonym for percé en croix. 1, record 1, English, - perc%C3%A9%20en%20croix
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Timbres et oblitération
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- percé en croix 1, record 1, French, perc%C3%A9%20en%20croix
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Percé en lignes : Se dit d'un timbre dont les bords ont reçu légèrement l'empreinte d'une lame coupante, [...] les mots percé en scie, en arc, indiquent des variantes du même procédé désignées d'après la forme des empreintes. 2, record 1, French, - perc%C3%A9%20en%20croix
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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