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1. Broken Frame Broken Frame – term used to describe a break in the frame or outer edge of the design of the stamp or vignette, when it has been caused by damage to the printing plate. This then looks like a white break in the coloured line. Rob B...
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2. Broken Letter Broken Letter – term used when an overprint or surcharge has some damage causing malformed or broken letters. When this happens it becomes an aide to collectors to identify specific position on a sheet of stamps. Rob Browning
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3. Bullseyes Bullseyes – a popular name for the first stamps of Brazil which have large white numbers printed on a circle of black. Rob Browning
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4. Burélage Burélage – a pattern of wavy lines or dots usually forming a network, this was intended to help make forgery of the stamp more difficult. This pattern is printed on the stamp before the stamp design. Rob Browning
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5. Blind Cancellation Blind Cancellation – a postmark which either doesn’t show any place name of origin or sometimes one that has a name but no date of posting. This latter even was due to the date slug being missing from the 30/08/2007 | 0 comment(s) | Read more...

6. Bishop Mark Bishop Mark – a circular mark applied to pre-stamp letters showing an abbreviated form of the date of the month on which they were posted or received in London. They were named after Henry Bishop who as first Postmaster General after the rest...
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7. Backstamp Backstamp – normally a hand applied circular date stamp applied to the reverse of an envelope or other postal item to indicate when it was received either at a transit office ...
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