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TIMBRE COMMEMORATIF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
- Stamp and Postmark Collecting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- commemorative stamp
1, record 1, English, commemorative%20stamp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- commemorative postage stamp 2, record 1, English, commemorative%20postage%20stamp
correct
- commemorative 3, record 1, English, commemorative
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stamp that is issued to commemorate an event or to honour a person, [place or organization and that is] normally printed in limited quantities and sold within a specific period of time. 4, record 1, English, - commemorative%20stamp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Timbres et oblitération
- Philatélie et marcophilie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- timbre-poste commémoratif
1, record 1, French, timbre%2Dposte%20comm%C3%A9moratif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- timbre commémoratif 2, record 1, French, timbre%20comm%C3%A9moratif
correct, masculine noun
- commémoratif 3, record 1, French, comm%C3%A9moratif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Timbre-poste émis] pour rappeler un [évènement] important, [ou pour] honorer [une personne, un endroit ou une organisation et qui est normalement imprimé] en quantité limitée et vendu pendant une période déterminée. 4, record 1, French, - timbre%2Dposte%20comm%C3%A9moratif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sellos postales y obliteración
- Filatelia y matasellos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sello conmemorativo
1, record 1, Spanish, sello%20conmemorativo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sello de correos conmemorativo 2, record 1, Spanish, sello%20de%20correos%20conmemorativo
correct, masculine noun
- estampilla conmemorativa 2, record 1, Spanish, estampilla%20conmemorativa
correct, feminine noun, Latin America
- conmemorativo 1, record 1, Spanish, conmemorativo
correct, masculine noun
- extraordinario 1, record 1, Spanish, extraordinario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sello postal emitido para conmemorar un acontecimiento de interés [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - sello%20conmemorativo
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