Philippine Stamps and Topical Stamp Collecting, 2nd Edition

MAXIMUM CARD: A post card affixed with a stamp which shows a similar or identical design and postmarked on the area where the stamp was affixed with a first-day-of-issue cancellation related to the topic shown on the post card and/or stamp

 

METER CANCELLATION: A cancellation applied to a mail through a machine and which shows the amount paid for postal services

 

MINIATURE SHEET (MS): A sheet which contains 6 or more stamps

 

MINT: A term used to refer to a stamp, souvenir sheet or miniature sheet in its original, never-used condition --- complete with gum at the back; (NOTE: Some postage stamps in mint condition did not have gum when they were first issued by the post office.)

 

MULTIPLE CANCELLATIONS: A cover with three or more postmarks that were applied separately

 

NEVER HINGED (NH): A stamp which has never been attached to a hinge

 

OVERPRINT (OVPT): A printed mark applied by the post office on the original stamp which makes the original stamp an overprint stamp

 

PACKET: A small package which contains an assortment of stamps

 

PAIR: Two identical stamps in their original connected form

 

PERFIN: A stamp with craftily designed punched holes on it

 

PERFORATION (PERF): The punched holes --- the size of a pinhead --- on the stamps in the sheet which make it easy to separate the stamps (See IMPERFORATE)

 

PHILATELIC CLUB: An association of stamp collectors

 

PHILATELY: The collection and study of stamps and other postal items

 

PHILATELIST: A specialist in the field of stamp collecting; a term which is often associated with a stamp collector

 

POSTAGE STAMPS: Small sheets of paper with imprinted designs issued by the post office for use in the mail service and which serve as pre-payment for the services that will be rendered by the post office

 

POSTAL CARD: A post card with a special imprint design and pre-paid postage fee and which is designed to carry an "open," written message

 

POST CODE: The code which consists of numbers and letters or numbers only and which is used to facilitate the mechanized handling and delivery of mail matters; Also known as Postal Code (See ZIP CODE)

 

POSTMASTER: An official of the post office who is in charge of supervising the mail service in a particular locality

 

POST OFFICE: A branch of the government that regulates and handles the transmission of mail matters

 

REDRAWN: A stamp whose design is a slight modification of the original design of a stamp which was issued in the past but still retains the basic design of the original one

 

REGISTERED MAIL: First class mail which is recorded at the post office and at points of transmission to guarantee delivery of the mail

 

REISSUE: An official reprinting of a previously issued stamp