11. Real Football Stamps – Euro 2008. The Euro 2008 competition may be a sore point for British football fans, but Austria is celebrating the event with what is being described as one of the most sought after stamps of the year.
12. Religious Arguments Over Stamps – Christmas 2005.
In 2005, Royal Mail set about designing its traditional Christmas issue, and decided as religion as a subject, for the first time in
many years. They decided to use paintings of the Madonna and Child taken from around...
15. Rare Stamp
A rare stamp is simply a postage stamp that is difficult to find, due to low numbers being produced or large numbers being destroyed. Not all old stamps are rare. Not all modern
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16. Rubber Stamp
Rubber stamping, which is often just called stamping, is a procedure in which some sort of liquid colourant is applied to a
picture or pattern that has been carved, laser engraved, molded, or vulcanised, onto a sheet of rubber sheet. The rubbe...
19. RetouchRetouch – mostly refers to the minor corrections of flaws made directly onto the cylinder in photogravure printing.
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20. Recess PrintingRecess printing – the technique of printing where the ink is retained in the recesses of the printing plate before being transferred to the paper in the form of the design. Thus line engraving,
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The Euro 2008 competition may be a sore point for British football fans, but Austria is celebrating the event with what is being described as one of the most sought after stamps of the year.
Are you looking to sell your stamps or collectables? We offer a free valuation service, throughout the UK. We guarantee to make an offer on any collection we view.