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	POST OFFICE IN PARADISE - Postal Markings: Pricing, Terms and Condition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Postal marking collectors are concerned with the quality of the mark and barely notice the stamp's condition.
		Postal marking collectors judge quality in reference to clarity, strength and completeness of the strike (a strike is the impression of the mark).
		Among three or four strikes of the same mark on the same kind of stamp, the closest to SON and clearly readable will command the higher price but one is rarely presented with choices, particularly for 2 rated marks.
	www.hawaiianstamps.com /pmptc.html (757 words)

	* Postal Marking - (Philately): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Postmark-A postal marking which indicates the time and point of origin of the mail to which it is applied.
		Transit mark: A postal marking applied by a post office between the originating and receiving post offices.
		Postal history concentrates on the use of stamps on mail...
	www.bestknows.com /philately/postal_marking.html (347 words)

	National Postal Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		By examining the rates and markings, the postal historian can tell the era in which a folded letter or envelope was used by the postal rate and supplemental markings even if no year date is on the correspondence.
		The other markings are usually a postal rate and date, but too often the date did not include the year.
		Way markings, meaning that a post rider accepted the letter along his route for deposit in the post office to which he was going, were used as early as the Colonial period, but without additional payment.
	www.postalmuseum.si.edu /statepostalhistory/studyofpostalsystem.html (1516 words)

	Colorado Postal Encyclopedia
		There are too many factors that influence the desirability and value of a given postal marking, not the least of which is individual collector interest and desire.
		It is necessary to emphasize that slight variations will occur in the impressions of the postal marking depending on, the nature of the device, the age of the device, the precision of the strike, and whether it was recently, if ever cleaned.
		In addition, express company markings used in Colorado has been published as a part of the "Encyclopedia" and Denver County was published in an issues prior to the start of the "Encyclopedia" in 1998.
	www.coloradopostalhistorysociety.com /PAGES_html/encyclopedia.html (2789 words)

	Auxiliary Markings Club - Postal-Markings.Org
		Postal marking applied to covers by handstamp, machine cancellation, a stick-on label, manuscript markings, or by mechanical or electronic methods such as addressograph or computer, indicating that the covers were given special attention due to some special circumstance.
		A broad definition would include accompanying postal service letters, and ambulance covers in which damaged or misdirected mail has at times been delivered, and markings placed on covers by institutions other than the postal service, such as the military, prisons, hotels, etc. Auxiliary Markings are sometimes known as Instructional Markings or Supplementary Markings.
		The Auxiliary Markings Club sponsors the Richard B. Graham Award to recognize the exhibiting of auxiliary markings.
	www.postal-markings.org (967 words)

	POST OFFICE IN PARADISE - Describing Postal Markings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For Hawaiian markings, the type numbers used most often are those adopted by John K. Bash and William J. Davey and published as The Postal Markings of Hawaii, Part III to Meyer and Harris, starting at page 265.
		Particularly in the area of cancels, service marks and auxiliary marks, the MH types are out of date and one object of this study is to gather enough information to present a more comprehensive listing and type reference for the cancels, service marks and auxiliary marks.
		In the case of foreign postal markings, a usage period refers to the full usage period reported rather than to just the period when a mark is recorded on Hawaiian stamps or covers.
	www.hawaiianstamps.com /pmdes.html (489 words)

	STAMP GLOSSARY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Authentication Mark: A marking, such as initials, placed on the reverse of a stamp examined and certified to be genuine by an expert.
		Postal tax stamps are similar to semipostals, but their use is usually required for all mail being posted during a specific period.
		Postally used suggests that an item exists because it was used to carry a personal or business communication, without the sender thinking of creating an item to be collected.
	www.artforwildhearts.com /sglossary.html (9270 words)

	FDC Terminology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		May exemplify some segment of postal history or simply be a souvenir of an event or a place.
		Postmark—A postal marking which indicates the time and point of origin of the mail to which it is applied.
		Tagged—Stamp or postal stationery which has had the postage area treated with a material sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) light, so that the cover can be mechanically oriented for cancelling.
	www.afdcs.org /html/fdc_terms.html (3854 words)

	Postal History: U.S.
		mark and part of cover, but not the stamps, are all that prevents this from being a VF cover.
		The circle date machine cancel of Oct.10, 1893 is a scarce and much sought-after marking by postal historians, and not often found on this desirable size 6 1/2 x 3 5/8 "cover.
		For the postal historian or serious student of political elections, this is a gem.
	mayflowertraders.com /WebPages/postal_us.htm (1459 words)

	Postal History - Draft Page
		The collection whose earliest piece is dated 1697 spans all the postal markings and offices of Carrick through to the present day.
		The postal development can be attributed to the fact that the area was on the postal route from Glasgow to Portpatrick.
		Through the years offices have opened and closed and postal markings changed until finally the indignity of a Glasgow postmark on mail originating in Carrick has brought us up to date.
	www.maybole.org /history/articles/postal/postalhistory.htm (590 words)

	Do you know the important parts of a cover?
		Many pencil marks can be removed cleanly and completely with a white, plastic art eraser, but some markings should be left alone, such as notations that are part of the history of the item.
		Collectors of postal rates try to find examples of covers that are properly franked to meet a specific rate: that is, ones bearing the exact value in stamps or metered postage to fulfill a rate.
		The word "postmark" is a general term for any postal marking, but it is often used to describe the marking that cancels the stamp and gives information about the location, date and time of mailing.
	www.linns.com /howto/refresher/covers_20010430/refreshercourse.asp?uID= (1705 words)

	Postmark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A postmark is a postal marking made on a letter or package indicating the (more or less precise) date and time that the item was delivered into the care of the postal service.
		Modern postmarks are often applied simultaneously with the cancellation or "killer" that marks the postage stamp(s) as having been used (though in some circumstances there may be a postmark without a killer, and sometimes the postmark and killer form a continuous design), and the two terms are often used interchangeably, if incorrectly.
		The first postmark (called the "Bishop Mark") was introduced by English Postmaster General Henry Bishop in 1661 and showed only the day and month of mailing in order to prevent the delay of the mail by carriers.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/Postmark.htm (873 words)

	DMM 302 Elements on the Face of a Mailpiece for Discount Flats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alternatively, these markings may be placed in the address area on the line directly above or two lines above the address if the marking appears alone, or if no other information appears on the line with the marking except postal optional endorsement line information under 708.7.0 or postal carrier route bundle information under 708.6.0.
		Alternatively, these markings may be placed in the address area on the line directly above or two lines above the address if the marking appears alone, or if no other information appears on the line with the marking except postal optional endorsement line information under 708.7.0.
		Required markings may be printed by a postage meter or other means that ensures a legible marking.
	pe.usps.gov /text/DMM300/302.htm (2156 words)

	Llama and alpaca postage stamps and other collectables
		They are the marks put on stamps by the postal service as the stamped item begins its way through the system.
		Markings on the stamp made with a pen are termed a "pen cancel." Often the town location of the post office which cancelled the stamp is in the cancel marking.
		This is termed a "town cancel." Though the term "postmark" technically refers to any postal marking, it is generally thought of in terms of a town cancel with the date included.
	www.gentlespiritllamas.com /html/stamp/stamp4.htm (136 words)

	Collecting Stamps
		A surcharge or postal marking applied by hand, as, contrasted with machine stamping.
		A postal card combining paper and envelope in one, there being a perforated and gummed edge which serves as a seal in closing and an easy means of opening.
		Markings introduced into the design of a stamp to distinguish the plate or printer.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles01/article698-2.shtml (1602 words)

	A Price Guide To U.S. A.P.O. Cancels of the Second World War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The type of mail service a cover received is determined by examining the endorsements, the markings placed on the cover by the sender, the auxiliary markings placed on the cover by the postal service and the franking.
		Any cover receiving postal service beyond the free surface rate or the concession air mail rate is worth a premium.
		The postal regulations required that when a U.S. serviceman sent a letter to a non U.S. military address in Great Britain, a British foreign rate franking of 2 ½ pence was required.
	postalhistory.com /APO/APOInto.html (6054 words)

	Glossary of Terms for the Collector of United States Stamps
		Paid Reply Postal Cards - two postal cards that are attached to each other and sold by the post office as a single unit.
		Plate Finisher Initials - marginal marking of the initials of a plate finisher, punched into the plate, found in different locations on various plates before the location for them was standardized as the lower right corner.
		Postal Insurance Stamps - stamps sold in a booklet of one stamp, from vending machines, to provide insurance on parcels.
	glossary.usstamps.org /glossary/glossary-page11.html (3521 words)

	EUROPA - Internal Market - POSTAL SERVICES - European Standardisation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A dedicated CES Technical Committee (TC/331) is working on defining European Standards for postal services within the previously mentioned areas.
		It is important (and required by the Postal Directive) that the European standardisation work shall take account of the harmonisation measures adopted at international level, and in particular those decided upon within the Universal Postal Union
		The new CES mandate will allow European harmonisation of technical standards to be continued for postal services, as required by the postal Directive.
	europa.eu.int /comm/internal_market/post/standardisation_en.htm (240 words)

	USATODAY.com - Postal Service might begin marking mail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service might begin marking letters and packages to try to reassure Americans that their mail has been inspected for anthrax and cleared for delivery, a spokesman said Monday.
		The plan to address concern over mail safety came as the Postal Service prepared to begin sorting and delivering the first batch of letters and packages that were impounded at Washington's giant Brentwood mail-sorting facility after anthrax was discovered there Oct 15.
		The Postal Service also said that traces of anthrax were found in two postal boxes in a post office in the Pentagon in nearby Arlington, Va. One box was rented by an unidentified member of the Navy and the other was unassigned, the Defense Department says.
	www.usatoday.com /news/sept11/2001/11/05/mail.htm (587 words)

	The language of cover collecting: terms H to W
		Indicium: The imprinted stamp of a postage meter or the imprint on postal stationery (as opposed to an adhesive stamp), indicating prepayment and postal validity.
		Mail deposited through slots in the sides of special postal streetcars was postmarked, sorted and dropped off as the streetcar traveled its route through the city.
		Taxe percue markings are often used instead of postage stamps as a matter of convenience.
	www.linns.com /howto/refresher/terms_20050711/refreshercourse.asp?uID= (1458 words)

	Glossary of Terms for the Collector of United States Stamps
		When these colored markings are properly aligned with one another, it indicates that the color alignment (registration) on the entire sheet is correct.
		Columbia Postal Supply Co. - major manufacturer of cancelling machines in use from the 1900s to the 1950s.
		Such covers generally have some postal marking explaining their delay and possibly damaged condition.
	glossary.usstamps.org /glossary/glossary-page4.html (2195 words)

	USPS - Postal and the People
		At different times in history, the Postal Service™ reached out to the public with programs that helped support what was happening in the country.
		The Postal Service was an intrinsic part of society, responsible for much of the communication and also established as a trusted entity.
		It was the Postal Service that initially got people used to putting their money away somewhere other than the cookie jar.
	www.usps.com /history/postaland_thepeople.htm (274 words)

	Noise Cancelling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On mail, a cancellation (or cancel for short) is a postal marking applied to a postage stamp or postal stationery indicating that the item has been used.
		(The confusion arises because of the practice of some postal administrations of applying the postmark directly on the stamp, at the cost of legibility.) The term "killer" is sometimes used as a more vivid synonym for "cancel".
		Pen cancels may still occasionally be seen (sometimes done with marker), typically when a postal clerk notices that a stamp has not been touched by the automated machinery (though there have sometimes been complaints by stamp collectors of redundant pen cancels by overzealous postal employees).
	www.blownspeakers.com /pages3/61/noise-cancelling.html (457 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		They appear to be forgeries -- but not the postal forgeries of these stamps that are usually seen.
		The appearance of these is much more deceptive than the postal forgeries as well.
		Their color is dull compared to the genuine stamps, but that may be due to the toning of the paper over the years.
	www.balticstamps.com /news.html (309 words)

	Tidbits of British Postal History
		This marking appeared on covers that traveled in Scotland from 1813 to 1839.
		This marking appeared on a parcel sent in 1999 from the U.K. to me in the United States.
		However, when discussing postal history, the noun “stamp” can refer to a postal marking on a cover, such as the ones shown above, and it can also refer to the device used to apply such a marking.
	www.gbstamps.com /gb_album/tidbits_history/tidbits_history_02.html (645 words)

	Alphabetilately: H is for Handstamp
		Those markings have become very standardized and mundane, and today their form is dictated or controlled by the postal authorities in Washington, DC.
		But there was a period, in the early days of stamps in this country (until 1890), when local postmasters were permitted to create their own cancels, and many of them took advantage of the opportunity to create very fanciful designs, by whittling the ends of corks, or small blocks of wood.
		The postage is correct, the 3¢ indicium on the postal stationery covering the basic first-class rate, and the 18¢ Prexie covering the 15¢ for Registration plus 3¢ for Return Receipt.
	alphabetilately.com /H.html (1523 words)

	Techdirt:Google Spying
		Maybe someone in the UK can enlighten me as to what a "postal code" means there, but apparently it identifies a single block or so in those parts - and by putting it into Google you can find out all sorts of goodies about your neighbor.
		Mine is NN14 6JR, NN is the nearest large town (Northampton), 14 is the postal district for that town, 6JR is an identifier for my street.
		In Canada as well, the first section of a Postal Code is the city area - in my V9H 1R8 code, V is for my Province, 9 for my region, and H is for my town, although larger towns will have more letters allocated.
	www.techdirt.com /articles/20021115/0210221.shtml (450 words)

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