Types of Stamps
Stamps of India
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Special Covers
Term of the day
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Mail Early Block
U.S. marginal marking block with the marginal selvage bearing the inscription "Mail Early (in the Day)." This first appeared on U.S. marginal selvage in 1968. It was subsequently replaced by the Copyright notice. Typically a block of four or six stamps.
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