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Collect Stamps
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KNOWLEDGE
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What kinds of stamps are there?
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Definitive stamps: They feature former presidents, statesmen, prominent
persons and national shrines. Their denominations range from 1 cent to
14 dollars.
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Commemorative stamps: They honor important people, events or subjects.
Only a limited number of each commemorative is printed.
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Special stamps: They include the Christmas and Love stamps.
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Airmail stamps: sending mail overseas.
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Booklet stamps: come in small folders that contain panes of 3 to
20 stamps each.
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Gummed booklet stamps: have at least one straight edge.
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Coil stamps: issued in rolls. Each coil stamp has two straight edges
and two edges with either slitlike cuts or little holes, called perforations.
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Zoning Improvement Plan (ZIP): Established in 1963, a system
of five-digit codes or ZIP codes that identifies the individual post office
or metropolitan area delivery station associated with every mailing address.
This system was later expanded to ZIP+4, which includes more defined delivery
areas.
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Glossary
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Black Jack: The nickname for the very popular U.S. two-cent black
Andrew Jackson stamp, which was issued in various forms between 1863 and
1875.
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Bourse: A marketplace, such as a stamp exhibition, where stamps
are bought, sold or exchanged.
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First Day Cover (FDC): An envelope with a new stamp and cancellation
showing the date the stamp was issued.
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Imperforate: Indicates stamps without perforations or separating
holes.
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Miniature Sheet: A single stamp or block of stamps with a margin
on all sides bearing some special wording or design.
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Par Avion: French for mail transported "by air".
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Watermark: A design pressed into stamp paper during its manufacture.
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Wet Printing: Has a moisture content of 15-35 percent, compared
to 5-10 percent for "dry" printings, also has a duller look than "dry"
printings.
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JZone.com 1999
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