Philippine Stamps and Topical Stamp Collecting, 2nd Edition

DEFINITIVE STAMP: A stamp intended for regular postage use

 

DENOMINATION: The monetary value of the stamps

 

ERROR: A mistake in the design of the stamp

 

ESSAY: The draft design of the stamp which is subject for review by a post office committee

 

FACE VALUE (FV): The monetary value of the stamp as expressed in the currency of the country

 

FAKE (STAMP): A stamp whose original design has been altered in order to increase its market value

 

FAULT: A physical distortion of the stamp such as the following: short perforation, clipped perforation, a hole on the stamp, an ink mark on the stamp, a tear or a crease

 

FIAP: "Federation of Inter-Asian Philately;" a governing regional organization of the Federation International de Philatelie (FIP) which coordinates the activities of national philatelic federations in Asia and promotes international philatelic exhibitions

 

FIP: "Federation International de Philatelie;" a governing world philatelic organization with strong ties with and support from post offices of the world, and which coordinates the activities of various national philatelic federations and promotes international philatelic exhibitions

 

FIRST DAY COVER (FDC): A special envelope with a cachet designed for postage use and which bears a stamp or souvenir sheet that is postmarked with the first-day-of-issue cancellation

 

GUM: The adhesive material at the back of the stamp which becomes sticky when applied with water

 

GUTTER: The divisional area that separates the stamps in the sheet, or the margin that connects the stamps in the sheet

 

GUTTER PAIR: Two stamps connected by a gutter

 

HAND STAMPED: A cancellation applied by hand

 

HINGES: Philatelic accessories which are very small, rectangular pieces of glassine papers used to mount stamps

 

HINGED MARK: The tiny observable mark resembling a square or rectangle which is found at the back of the stamp where the hinge was attached originally

 

IMPERFORATE (IMPERF): The absence of punched holes on the stamps which leaves the stamps with straight borders on all sides (See PERFORATION)

 

ISSUE: That which refers to a stamp or a set of stamps released by the post office for public use in the mail delivery system

 

JOINT ISSUE: Stamps with similar designs issued, officially, by two or more countries on the same day

 

KILOWARE: A mixture of stamps on paper which is sold by the kilo by stamp dealers