Types of Stamps
Stamps of India
- Commemorative Stamp
- Definitive Stamp
- Miniature Sheets
- Se-Tenant
- Sheetlet
- Souvenir Sheet
- Booklet
- British India
- My Stamp
Special Covers
Term of the day
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Tagging
Phosphor coating on stamps used to activate automatic mail-handling equipment. This may be lines, bars, letters, part of the design area or the entire stamp surface. Some stamps are issued both with and without tagging. Catalogs call them tagged or untagged.
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