102. Stanley GibbonsStanley Gibbons is probably the most famous philatelic company in the world, specializing in collectable postage stamps and related products from all around the world.
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103. Spoon CancelSpoon Cancel – popular name of a duplex hand stamp where the 2 parts of the cancel overlap thus giving an outline shape that is spoon like. These were experimental and covers bearing this type of cancel fetch a premium by collectors.
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104. Special Event PostmarkSpecial Event Postmark – A slogan cancel or special handstamp or cachet publicising a particular event especially philatelic events such as exhibitions, shows or conferences and the application of the postmark is usually restricted to mail pos...
105. Short PerfShort Perf(s) – this is where one or more of the perforation teeth on a stamp are missing, or shorter than the remaining teeth. This could have occurred when the stamp was separated from the sheet due to poor perforation or due to carelessnes...
106. Stamp Varieties – Inverted VignetteVariety – Inverted Vignette – possibly the best known and most spectacular of these varieties is the inverted Jenny (Curtis Jenny aircraft flying upside down in the middle of ...
107. Stamp Design Not all stamps are square, or rectangular, in shape. Circles, triangles and pentagons have been produced. Sierra Leone and Tonga made stamps which were sh...
108. Stamps - Early HistoryPostage stamps first appeared in Great Britain and Ireland in May 1840 as part of Rowland Hill's postal reforms. From this point on, the postage fee would be paid by the sender rather than the recipient...
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