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Coil
A stamp prepared in rolls for sale and use in stamp-vending and affixing machines. Coils are often imperforate on two parallel sides and bear distinctive perforations. Some are numbered on the back to distinguish them from sheet stamps.
Today in Philatelic History - 6th September
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Indian Fashion Series 3
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Bhaktivedanta Swami (1896-1977)
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Sarat Chandra Bose
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