Stamp Glossary "B".
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Back
of the Book (BoB)
Items that are listed in the back of specialized stamp catalogs such as
postage dues, revenues, postal saving stamps, etc. |
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| Backstamp
Postmark
applied to back of incoming mail to show date and time of receipt at the
receiving post office. |
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| Black Print Proofs printed in black by postal administrations for press releases. | |
| Blind
Perforation Perforation
holes that have been lightly impressed where the holes are not punched out into
the stamps, leaving the paper intact. |
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| Bisect
A
stamp cut in half which has been used to pay the postage at half the face value
of the
original stamp or
during shortages of stamps. The bisect is collected on the original cover with
the postmark or cancellation covering the cut to prove it is a true bisect. |
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| Block
An unseparated group of stamps, at least two parallel rows of stamps in
any direction. |
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| Blued
Paper
Paper which has a pale blue tinge, caused by ingredients used in the
manufacture of the printing ink and/or paper, or by the chemical reaction of one
on the other. |
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| Bogus
stamps
Fictitious stamp created only for sale to collectors. Bogus stamps
include labels for nonexistent values added to regularly issued sets, issues for
nations without postal systems, etc. Also
refers to issues meant to defraud collectors. |
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Booklet
A
booklet - Small cardboard cover, that contain one or more panes of stamps. |
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| Booklet
Pane
A small sheet, or leaf, of stamps from a stamp booklet, without
cardbord cover. |
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Bought
In
An
auction lot that failed to reach its reserve. |
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| Burelage
French
term for a group of usually wavy lines or dots.
This forms the background upon which the stamp is printed, being intended
to make forgery more difficult. |
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