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Tied
A stamp is said to be tied to a cover when the cancel extends over both the stamp and the envelope paper. Stamps can also be tied by the aging of the mucilage or glue that holds them to the paper.
Today in Philatelic History - 21st July
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Dr. G. Armaurer Hansen
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V D Paluskar1872-1931
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Michael Madhusudan Dutt 1824-1873
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