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11. Obliterator Obliterator – The device used to cancel a stamp to prevent it being reused. Many early obliterators were dumb and consisted of...
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12. Maltese Cross Maltese Cross – A distinctive eight pointed cross (used by the knights of Malta) and used a lot in the design of stamps, watermarks & cancellations. The name given to the early cancellations used on GB stamps 1840/41. Many different exam...
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13. Lozenge Cancellation Lozenge Cancellation – cancellation in the shape of a diamond – usually made up of bars or dots and was found on many early French letters & stamps. Rob Browning
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14. Town stamp Town stamp – any postmark which includes the name of the town. It is normally applied to pre-stamp postmarks and includes all the various shapes, straight-line or boxed cancels. Rob Browning
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15. Tied Tied – an expression to indicate that the postmark or
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16. Telegraph Cancel Telegraph cancel – cancellation showing that the stamp had been used to prepay telegraph fees. They have a cir...
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17. Target Cancel Target Cancel – a type of cancel made up of concentric circles and looking like a target. Rob Browning
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18. Spoon Cancel Spoon 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. Rob...
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19. Special Event Postmark Special 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...
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20. Mileage Mark Mileage Mark – a pre stamp postal mark (sometimes called tombstones as they were often in the shape of a small tombstone) which includes a number that indicates the distance to the place named either from London or from some central reference ...
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