| Cachet
(pronounce
‘ka-shay') A design printed or stamped on an envelope describing or
commermorating an event. Cachets can be for any event e.g. on first day of
issue, first flight and stamp exhibition covers, etc.
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| Cancellation
Markings or defacement placed on a stamp by a postal authority to show
that it has been used.
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| CTO
(Cancel
To Order) Mint
stamps, cancelled by postal authorities without having been used for
postage.Have a postal cancellation, but with glue.
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| Censored
Mail Mail
that have been opened and censored. The
covers will have a hand stamp indicating the mail have been censored.
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| Centering
The position of the design on a postage stamp. On perfectly centered
stamps the design is exactly in the middle.
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| Chalky papaper. A chalky-like substance coats the surface to discourage the cleaning and
reuse of cancelled stamps ( Shines at slanting
illumination)(Mostly of Russian definitives stampswas printed on common
and chalky paper)Do not soak these stamps in
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| Charity
Stamps Stamps
that are sold at more than the inscribed face value usually with a printed or
overprinted surcharge. The extra is
used for charity work.
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| Christmas
Seals Charity
labels used to raise funds for various groups. |
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Christmas Stamps Special
postage stamps issued for use on mail during the holiday season.
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| Cinderalla
Label issued in the shape of a stamp and produced by a non-governmental
body for promotional purposes.
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| Circuit
Book Book
with stamps or covers affixed and circulated for sale amongst members of a club.
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| Classic
stamps
An early stamp issue,has
strict, "classic" design,usually pre-1930s.
Most people consider these to be
rare stamps, but classic stamps are not necessarily rare.
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| Cleaned
Stamps which have had ink, fiscal or other cancellation removed by
chemical.
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| Cleaned
Plate
When ink clogs a printing plate after continual printings, the resultant
stamps are poorly printed. Stamps
printed from the same plate, after cleaning, will look sharp and clean and are
easily distinguishable as being from the ‘Cleaned Plate’.
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| Coarse
Perforation
Large
holes and teeth far apart and irregularly spaced. |
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| Coils
Stamps issued in rolls (one stamp wide) for use in dispensers or vending
machines. |
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| Colour
Error An
item printed in the wrong color or have colors omitted.
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| Colour
Shift
A
variety where one or more colors of a multicolored stamp are misaligned.
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| Colour
Trials Proofs
taken in various selected colours to help in the selection process for the stamp
to be issued.
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Colour
Proofs
Impressions of the approved colours taken prior to the stamps being
printed.
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| Coloured
Cancellation
A
postmark applied to any stamp in any color other than black.
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| Colour
Changeling
A stamp which has changed colour due to chemical or climatic influences.
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Combination
Cover Postal
evelope that bears the stamps of more than one country which was paid the
postage for different portions of the journey.
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| Commemorative.There
are basically two types of postage stamps - commemmorative and definitive
commemorative
stamp is one that is issued for a short time and which has an underlying
special theme or subject : honour or commemorate anniversaries, important people or
special events.
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| Composite
Sheet
A sheet of stamps made up of different values, types or designs.
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| Compound
Envelope Official
postal stationery bearing more than one embossed or printed stamp.
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Compound
Perforations
Different gauge perforations on different (normally adjacent) sides of a
single stamp.
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| Condominium
Stamps Stamps
issued by a counrty/territory under joint rule by two or more powers.
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| Control
Letters and Numbers Inscriptions
found on the margins of sheets of stamps.
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| Cover
An envelope that has been sent through the postal system.
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| Cut
Square
Imprinted stamp from envelope, card etc. that was cut in the form of a
square or rectangle.
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| Cut
to Shape
Imprinted stamp from enevelope, card, etc. that was cut to outline of the
stamp design.
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| Cylinder
Numbers Numbers
in the margins of stamps printed by photogravure from rotary cylinders.
A separate number appears for each different colour used in multi-colored
stamps.
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