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21. Fugitive Inks Fugitive inks – inks that run when wet, used as a security device to prevent stamps being cleaned and re-used. Rob Browning
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22. Fluorescence Fluorescence – ultra violet light causes many printing inks to fluoresce, thus the presence or absence of fluorescence may be used in several ways. To identify different printings of the same stamp. To reveal forged or repaired 13/09/2007 | 0 comment(s) | Read more...

23. Flaw Flaw – An imperfection in the design of a printed stamp caused by damage to or a foreign body affecting the plate stamps are printed from. If it is damaged then all sheets printed from that plat...
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24. Frank Frank – A handstamp or machine cancel showing that postage has been prepaid. Modern franking machines allow use by private companies after paying in advance and allows the franking ...
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25. Flag Cancel Flag Cancel – this is the name given to some of the machine cancellors from the USA that were in use 1880-1920 and where part of the design of the cancel was in the form of a ...
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26. Fancy Cancel Fancy Cancel – term used to describe some of the more exotic cancellations which appear on stamps - to a certain extent synonym...
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